Opinion Medical Retirements

[Howie B]

No shock at all to see Finucane get medically retired today. We must be the only club not to rort this rule.

He was no chance to last 4 years and has barely made it through 2. The sharks should be made to include some of the payout under the cap for the next 2 years. They offered him the 4 years which gave them the advantage over other teams who would only go to 3.

Needs to be a rule based on the probability of them making it to the end of the contract. Finucane was busted before he signed.

 

[ILiveForDib]

On medical retirements we have one candidate of our own, Ryan Sutton.

 

[jof]

Can we medically retire Patolo?

 

[TwinTurbo]

Based on the Jackson precedent some of whatever Finucane gets paid going forward HAS to be included in their Cap.


Always a Bulldog

 

[Powerslide]

I hate the continual reference to Jacko and that it was an attempt by the dogs to try to cheat the cap. It was clear what job Josh wanted when he eventually retired. He had the appropriate training to do that job. It was not like he was given an ambassador role to keep him around the club, like Inglis. Jacko is working

But I am sure that Finucane will get medically retired and his contract for next year will be paid out and not on the Cap. I am glad that the Dogs didn't try to bring Finucane back, would have been another bad recruitment decision.

 

[bradyk]

No shock at all to see Finucane get medically retired today. We must be the only club not to rort this rule.

He was no chance to last 4 years and has barely made it through 2. The sharks should be made to include some of the payout under the cap for the next 2 years. They offered him the 4 years which gave them the advantage over other teams who would only go to 3.

Needs to be a rule based on the probability of them making it to the end of the contract. Finucane was busted before he signed.

Another club could of offered him a 4 year deal and done the same thing assuming the player wants to medically retire and it's valid. There was a chance when Shark gave him that deal that Finucane would refuse to retire and keep pushing on.

 

[Howie B]

Based on the Jackson precedent some of whatever Finucane gets paid going forward HAS to be included in their Cap.


Always a Bulldog

I dont think it does if he is medically retired though ?

That's the rort. If you sign a bloke over 30 to a multi year deal you should get penalised

 

[John Matrix]

We got a couple who need to be retired, problem is if they want to play on here they can’t choose to retire.

If only they realised they are shit it might help them decide.

 

[D.O.W.]

If he ends up working with Cronulla, they have to include into their cap, it’s basically like-for-like the Jacko scenario.

We’re a targeted club….simple.

 

[CaptainJackson]

No shock at all to see Finucane get medically retired today. We must be the only club not to rort this rule.

He was no chance to last 4 years and has barely made it through 2. The sharks should be made to include some of the payout under the cap for the next 2 years. They offered him the 4 years which gave them the advantage over other teams who would only go to 3.

Needs to be a rule based on the probability of them making it to the end of the contract. Finucane was busted before he signed.

I've got no problem with the Finucane retirement not counting to the cap, it's genuine, don't think neither the player nor club expected it to be less than 4 years.

But the Inglis and Burgess retirements were pure rorts, especially when both Inglis and Burgess tossed up the idea of coming back and playing footy again (eventually opting not to).

Speaking of retirement's, its not necessarily a retirement a cancellation of contract. Will Schuster's $1 million payout from Manly count to their cap?

 

[TwinTurbo]

Speaking of retirement's, its not necessarily a retirement a cancellation of contract. Will Schuster's $1 million payout from Manly count to their cap?

Yes


Always a Bulldog

 

[Tommilroydoggies]

I've got no problem with the Finucane retirement not counting to the cap, it's genuine, don't think neither the player nor club expected it to be less than 4 years.

But the Inglis and Burgess retirements were pure rorts, especially when both Inglis and Burgess tossed up the idea of coming back and playing footy again (eventually opting not to).

Speaking of retirement's, its not necessarily a retirement a cancellation of contract. Will Schuster's $1 million payout from Manly count to their cap?

From memory Inglis signed with a super league club briefly didn’t he?

 

[CaptainJackson]

From memory Inglis signed with a super league club briefly didn’t he?

Don't think he did, there were talks he was gonna do something like that but in the end he only ended up playing park footy I think

 

[bradyk]

Don't think he did, there were talks he was gonna do something like that but in the end he only ended up playing park footy I think

He signed with Warrington Wolves

 

[KLil]

No shock at all to see Finucane get medically retired today. We must be the only club not to rort this rule.

He was no chance to last 4 years and has barely made it through 2. The sharks should be made to include some of the payout under the cap for the next 2 years. They offered him the 4 years which gave them the advantage over other teams who would only go to 3.

Needs to be a rule based on the probability of them making it to the end of the contract. Finucane was busted before he signed.

Makes sense.

 

[CaptainJackson]

He signed with Warrington Wolves

Well there you go.

 

[Kempsey Dog]

According to zero tackle Finucane on 300k in 2025, so if correct his contract must have been front loaded.

 

[BULLDOGS CRADLE TO GRAVE]

SAD TO SEE BUT I HOPE EVERYTHING GOES WELL FOR DALE ONE OF THE VERY FEW PLAYERS THAT GAVE 100 PERCENT EVERY GAME IF I REMEMBER RIGHT HE CAPTAINED OUR UNDER TWENTYS FOR TWO YEARS WITH JACKO AND ANOTHER FULLA WENT ON TO PLAY WITH WARRIORS AND COWBOYS I THINK CAN NEVER REMEMBER HIS NAME WAS A FORWARD THE THREE OF THEM CAME THROUGH TOGETHER

 

[Wayne Rooney]

How can Gerard Sutton be retired?

 

[John Matrix]

SAD TO SEE BUT I HOPE EVERYTHING GOES WELL FOR DALE ONE OF THE VERY FEW PLAYERS THAT GAVE 100 PERCENT EVERY GAME IF I REMEMBER RIGHT HE CAPTAINED OUR UNDER TWENTYS FOR TWO YEARS WITH JACKO AND ANOTHER FULLA WENT ON TO PLAY WITH WARRIORS AND COWBOYS I THINK CAN NEVER REMEMBER HIS NAME WAS A FORWARD THE THREE OF THEM CAME THROUGH TOGETHER