Official Paul Vaughan off to ESL in 2023

[Bob dog]

Stout as fuck, must be a good offer, can't blame him.

 

[Dognacious]

No dickhead policy is needed , can't fault his play I tip the hat to him , but not a good look when no other team in the nrl wants him,

He threw a BBQ wingnut.

 

[D- voice]

Straight from the horse's mouth
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If legit...
This could mean one thing only, we are certain to get someone much better !

 

[alchemist]

pity... after years of cream puffs in our forward pack, Vaughan was a welcome change... but since he only signed for one year on a reduced contract after getting sacked by the Dragons, hard to expect him to pass on a big money deal in England

 

[jordansaba]

now duftys turn…

 

[Brendan7]

No dickhead policy is needed , can't fault his play I tip the hat to him , but not a good look when no other team in the nrl wants him,

Would be purely about money, it's his last contract.

 

[c-b-b]

He has been playing decently, I'd hate to see how we would have gone this year without him. Basically the only forward at times making over 100m.

Unless he's a marquee signing in SL he's not getting mega bucks, their whole cap is around $1.6 million pounds.

 

[doggieaaron]

We really need to sign some props hopefully gus is going hard for royce hunt

 

[Philistine]

Vaughan has been solid but he's probably getting double what we could offer in England...

I doubt that. The salary cap in England is 2.1M pounds ($3.654M at today's rate).

 

[CrittaMagic69]

If legit...
This could mean one thing only, we are certain to get someone much better !

Na we signed Sutton so we downgraded.

 

[Cappuccino]

He has been playing decently, I'd hate to see how we would have gone this year without him. Basically the only forward at times making over 100m.

Unless he's a marquee signing in SL he's not getting mega bucks, their whole cap is around $1.6 million pounds.

Hes taken what he can get it seems. fuck hes bled some cash and potential cash the last few years

 

[B-Train]

I doubt that. The salary cap in England is 2.1M pounds ($3.654 at today's rate).

We were only paying him 300k or so. He was on about 500-600k at Saints and could probably get close to that in England. Which is why he's heading to the ESL as NRL clubs obviously were offering substantially less.. Otherwise he would have stayed..

 

[Cappuccino]

Na we signed Sutton so we downgraded.

na Ogdens comeback

 

[Papa Joe]

We really need to sign some props hopefully gus is going hard for royce hunt

He must like him a lot if he's going HARD for him.

 

[Philistine]

We were only paying him 300k or so. He was on about 500-600k at Saints and could probably get close to that in England. Which is why he's heading to the ESL as NRL clubs obviously were offering substantially less.. Otherwise he would have stayed..

The $3.654M has to be divided among 30 players - just like us! There is a loophole that allows a super league club to nominate two players as "marquee" and their money isn't counted in the cap. This is not for the likes of Vaughan though (no disrespect intended). It is for up-and-comers like Jai Field and Jack Welsby, so that, when the NRL come calling, their super league clubs can make realistic counter offers.

Paul has been good for us this year but he is not quite the player he was four or five years ago. Next season he will be a year older and a year slower. He will get an easier run in super league. Best of luck to him.

BTW - if any of you are on Kayo, you can watch the English second division game between Leigh and Featherstone. An old Dogs favorite, Krisnan Inu is going round for Leigh. He looks like somebody's grandfather has wandered on to the pitch but he is still playing well.

 

[Brendan7]

BTW - if any of you are on Kayo, you can watch the English second division game between Leigh and Featherstone. An old Dogs favorite, Krisnan Inu is going round for Leigh. He looks like somebody's grandfather has wandered on to the pitch but he is still playing well.

One of the nicest blokes you'll ever meet too.

 

[Philistine]

One of the nicest blokes you'll ever meet too.

And he still flashes that lovely smile just before he takes a conversion.

 

[Brendan7]

And he still flashes that lovely smile just before he takes a conversion.

Have had heaps of time for him, so generous. I remember one day and he would have been first year at the Dogs was walking to my car had my mum with me and she was struggling to get in and he physically got my mum in. Just these small things I remember, he didn't have to. All through these years it was Krisnan my mum remembered the most when he left saw how much it hurt. Luckily was able to take mum over a nd see him play over in England (before the pandemic)

 

[Dawain87]

At the end of the day you need to look out for your life after footy, it’s safe to say he won’t be going for any media type role with his dislike of journos.
Has a family and deserves that final big pay cheque from super league.

 

[Psycho Doggie]

He was excellent on Monday. This does raise the likelihood that we will see more of Tsikrikas, or will see the debuts of someone like Makatoa or Tanner later this season or in the new season.