Rumour Pearce to the dogs

[Mr T]

Clune heading to the knights apparently,maybe making it easier to move Pearce on.

Clune will be a backup as Pearce is injury-prone. Pearce isn't going anywhere though. Crossland is off-contract so he might be a possibility.

 

[surfdog]

ok, im just keen to get some experience somewhere in the spine for next year. I watched the cup game when Flanno was playing, Clune was that much better it was depressing

 

[Mr T]

ok, im just keen to get some experience somewhere in the spine for next year. I watched the cup game when Flanno was playing, Clune was that much better it was depressing

I think Ryley Jacks from Storm would be a great pickup. Not a world-beater by any means, but has experience and comes from a good system. Would be a good foil for Burton, providing a steady head beside him.

 

[cookieman909]

Vossy said on his radio show he’s heard the dogs are tabling Pearce a 3 year deal.

 

[Mr T]

Yikes. It'd have to be for after 2022 when his current deal is up, so he'd be 33-34 when he joins us (if it's true). It'd be Blake Green all over again.

 

[COVENS]

Yikes. It'd have to be for after 2022 when his current deal is up, so he'd be 33-34 when he joins us (if it's true). It'd be Blake Green all over again.

Why do you think it would have to be after 22?

 

[CrittaMagic69]

Why do you think it would have to be after 22?

Why would we offer a 3 year deal?

 

[COVENS]

Why would we offer a 3 year deal?

At a guess: 3 for ~$350k to secure him through to retirement?

 

[CrittaMagic69]

At a guess: 3 for ~$350k to secure him through to retirement?

Why would he sign that? He's on almost double that ATM.

 

[Mr T]

Why do you think it would have to be after 22?

That's when his current deal is up. He's not leaving a ~$600K contract for 2022 to sign a $350K contract for 3 years elsewhere, and there is just no way the Knights would offload their key playmaker early if they have to contribute anything to salary.

 

[Bazildog]

Why would he sign that? He's on almost double that ATM.

I thought the Knight's only gave him 2022 for $450k?

 

[Mr T]

I thought the Knight's only gave him 2022 for $450k?

About $600K according to this:

Mitchell Pearce agrees to cut-price, one-year Newcastle Knights deal

Pearce agrees to cut-price, one-year Knights deal

www.foxsports.com.au

 

[Bazildog]

About $600K according to this:

Mitchell Pearce agrees to cut-price, one-year Newcastle Knights deal

Pearce agrees to cut-price, one-year Knights deal

www.foxsports.com.au

Fair enough but I am sure I read somewhere that it was less than $500k.. Either way even 3 years @$400 k would work, after 2 we just get Gus to do a Politis and medically retire him.

 

[Mr T]

Fair enough but I am sure I read somewhere that it was less than $500k.. Either way even 3 years @$40 k would work, after 2 we just get Gus to do a Politis and medically retire him.

For $40K I'd be onboard with. He'd be earning less than the ballboys

 

[cookieman909]

I’m sure if we’re offering three years we’d want him next season.

 

[Apex Cedar]

Vossy said on his radio show he’s heard the dogs are tabling Pearce a 3 year deal.

Yep this has been going around for a while. Too many on this thread believe it is BS which it isn’t the club WANTS Pearce whether we get him or not is a different story

 

[Bazildog]

For $40K I'd be onboard with. He'd be earning less than the ballboys

Typo now fixed $400k..

 

[COVENS]

Why would he sign that? He's on almost double that ATM.

Because he's 32 and becoming injury prone, who knows what his next offer looks like?
He can bank on $1mil over 3 seasons, even if he gets injured he'll get paid something, there's no guarantee he'll get offers over $600k again and teams might just want to offer 1 year deals.

 

[COVENS]

That's when his current deal is up. He's not leaving a ~$600K contract for 2022 to sign a $350K contract for 3 years elsewhere, and there is just no way the Knights would offload their key playmaker early if they have to contribute anything to salary.

They won't stand in his way if he wants to leave, they might not pay freight but I don't think we'd need them to, especially if there was a swap involved.

The smart players look at securing a longer term future for more money overall, especially if they're becoming injury prone.

 

[CrittaMagic69]

Because he's 32 and becoming injury prone, who knows what his next offer looks like?
He can bank on $1mil over 3 seasons, even if he gets injured he'll get paid something, there's no guarantee he'll get offers over $600k again and teams might just want to offer 1 year deals.

True, but I don't want to be stuck with him...Gus does love paying other clubs to take players though.