You watch...money talks and players will walk. Don’t be surprised if you see in the coming weeks he’s signed with another club.
It shits me to tears how the club persists in not taking any initiative in getting players signature. It’s only taken them two weeks after his NRL debut to come out and offer a contract now he’s the one holding all the cards. How dumb can you fucking be? Where is the smarts in that? Let him play and put his skills on show for the whole competition to see so that other clubs can turn around go “yep I’ll take him”.
I’ve said it all along learn from the other clubs who know the loop holes to getting players signed without fucking the cap. Tell me how clubs like the rorters, sharks and storm do it constantly and not get pinged for salary cap breach yet still sign some quality players. Or better yet get them signed before other clubs have a chance to dangle carrots under their noses.
They’ve been doing it for years all the young up and comers have gone elsewhere because we have shit business people sitting behind a desk who can’t get a deal done.
Times have changed and the NRL is a business like any other, learn the loop holes and exploit the fuck out of it like everyone other club otherwise it’s going to take a long fucking time just using the cap and some sponsors to recruit or re-sign any decent players and be a competitive side again.