I think Hunt is on more like 800k isn't he?
$1.1m by reports
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I think Hunt is on more like 800k isn't he?
$1.1m by reports
My recollection of when he re-signed was that Saints low balled him and there was a stand off for them to get somewhere around the 800k for him to stay loyal. I'm very sceptical that he is on 1.1m. Maybe the truth lies somewhere in between.
I think Hunt is on more like 800k isn't he?
$1.1m by reports
My recollection of when he re-signed was that Saints low balled him and there was a stand off for them to get somewhere around the 800k for him to stay loyal. I'm very sceptical that he is on 1.1m. Maybe the truth lies somewhere in between.
Does parachuting Hunt into our team at the expense of Brooks guarantee a semi-final spot?
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I think Hunt is on more like 800k isn't he?
$1.1m by reports
My recollection of when he re-signed was that Saints low balled him and there was a stand off for them to get somewhere around the 800k for him to stay loyal. I'm very sceptical that he is on 1.1m. Maybe the truth lies somewhere in between.
Does parachuting Hunt into our team at the expense of Brooks guarantee a semi-final spot?
would prefer both hunt and Brooks here as the halves
I think Hunt is on more like 800k isn't he?
$1.1m by reports
My recollection of when he re-signed was that Saints low balled him and there was a stand off for them to get somewhere around the 800k for him to stay loyal. I'm very sceptical that he is on 1.1m. Maybe the truth lies somewhere in between.
Does parachuting Hunt into our team at the expense of Brooks guarantee a semi-final spot?
would prefer both hunt and Brooks here as the halves
I think this combo Hunt at 7 and Brooks at 6 would be a great pairing.
I think Hunt is on more like 800k isn't he?
$1.1m by reports
My recollection of when he re-signed was that Saints low balled him and there was a stand off for them to get somewhere around the 800k for him to stay loyal. I'm very sceptical that he is on 1.1m. Maybe the truth lies somewhere in between.
Does parachuting Hunt into our team at the expense of Brooks guarantee a semi-final spot?
would prefer both hunt and Brooks here as the halves
I think this combo Hunt at 7 and Brooks at 6 would be a great pairing.
we missed Brooks tonight
My recollection of when he re-signed was that Saints low balled him and there was a stand off for them to get somewhere around the 800k for him to stay loyal. I'm very sceptical that he is on 1.1m. Maybe the truth lies somewhere in between
Well if they did - it was Flannagan that did it, as he was list manager at the time 🤣
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Love the podcast gents. Regarding Brooks, one thing I don’t hear mentioned much is that wouldn’t we get Cap discount/advantage on Brooks as veteran player? Effectively saving us $180k off his salary under cap? If so, surely we could up his offer slightly to get him across the line. I don’t think any other player (maybe Nof?) would qualify for us to get discount?
Hey mate, welcome to the forum and thank you for the support. Nofa qualifies as an 8 year veteran at our club and Klem and Api (next year) both qualify as 10 year veterans across the game. The discount is $200k across the entire squad so we would still get it without Brooks.
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Wests Tigers coach Tim Sheens has ruled out making contact with Ben Hunt in the short term as St George Illawarra's NRL rivals begin drafting their sales pitches to the disgruntled Dragons captain.
Reports emerged on Saturday that Hunt was eager for a release from the final two-and-a-half years of his contract at the struggling Dragons, who sacked his close confidant Anthony Griffin as coach last month.
Incoming Dragons boss Shane Flanagan has publicly declared the Queensland State of Origin representative part of his plans to revitalise the Red V, telling 2GB on Saturday no early release would be entertained.
But the pair are poised for crisis talks following Wednesday's second Origin game, with the Dragons hoping they can talk their skipper down.
Hunt has already been linked with moves to Canterbury and Gold Coast, while Canberra would also have the funds to make an offer given they lose five-eighth Jack Wighton to South Sydney at the season's end.
The situation comes only days after Luke Brooks rejected the Tigers' offer of a contract extension for 2024, leaving Wests to ponder their options in the halves beyond this season.
Sheens has made no secret of his desire to lure a top-quality half to Concord given first-choice five-eighth Adam Doueihi's ACL injury is set to sideline him well into 2024.
Brooks' mooted departure would only make the situation more urgent.
The Tigers have made failed plays for Cameron Munster, Mitch Moses and Shaun Johnson in recent times but Sheens said Hunt was not currently on their radar.
"He's a quality player but I'm certainly not going to start a rumour that we're chasing him," Sheens said.
"He's on contract with St George. He's got no clause that says he can get out of that contract. At this stage, we can't deal with anyone that's in that situation."
Sheens confirmed the side's search for playmakers was ongoing and that options were being considered for both this year and next.
"We are looking, we're obviously looking for next year as well, given Adam Doueihi may be late coming back next year," he said.
"I've erred on the conservative way and said he won't play (in 2024). If he does, it's a bonus.
"Right at the moment, we are actively looking for options in England and here but so are a lot of clubs."
Brooks missed Saturday night's 28-6 loss to Melbourne with the hamstring injury he suffered last week.
Sheens denied Brandon Wakeham's inability to forge chemistry with new halves partner Starford To'a had brought the club's halves issue into sharper focus.
"What Brooksy does is what Brooksy does. I don't think that affected the team one bit," he said.
"Our main issue was trying to put together a new combination in a handful of days."
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Love the podcast gents. Regarding Brooks, one thing I don’t hear mentioned much is that wouldn’t we get Cap discount/advantage on Brooks as veteran player? Effectively saving us $180k off his salary under cap? If so, surely we could up his offer slightly to get him across the line. I don’t think any other player (maybe Nof?) would qualify for us to get discount?
Hey mate, welcome to the forum and thank you for the support. Nofa qualifies as an 8 year veteran at our club and Klem and Api (next year) both qualify as 10 year veterans across the game. The discount is $200k across the entire squad so we would still get it without Brooks.
Thanks Garry. NRL should improve this. Clubs should get more benefit for keeping local juniors at club long term. $200k isn’t much. And if a club can benefit by just signing an aging player from another club, every club will likely qualify so what’s the point?
Love the podcast gents. Regarding Brooks, one thing I don’t hear mentioned much is that wouldn’t we get Cap discount/advantage on Brooks as veteran player? Effectively saving us $180k off his salary under cap? If so, surely we could up his offer slightly to get him across the line. I don’t think any other player (maybe Nof?) would qualify for us to get discount?
Hey mate, welcome to the forum and thank you for the support. Nofa qualifies as an 8 year veteran at our club and Klem and Api (next year) both qualify as 10 year veterans across the game. The discount is $200k across the entire squad so we would still get it without Brooks.
Thanks Garry. NRL should improve this. Clubs should get more benefit for keeping local juniors at club long term. $200k isn’t much. And if a club can benefit by just signing an aging player from another club, every club will likely qualify so what’s the point?
Yeah it is completely pointless, all it does is add an extra $200k to the salary cap of every team. The best way to fix the cap is to provide proper benefits for long serving players, I would have some kind of scale system that see more and more of a long term players salary being cap exempt. I would go as far as having 50% of a 10 year player's salary being exempt from the cap. It would bring the one club players back and really reward teams for developing their own.
In memory of Geoff Chisholm (1965-2022)
I think Sheens was playing that with a straight bat (given he's technically still under contract) rather than dismissing our interest.
The club is definitely interested but there is a belief he wants to head back to Queensland as he has a farm up there.
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@garry that would be a perfect system. Have the benefits kick in earlier if a player has played from Flegg up at the one club. Not only would it reward the loyalty of the player but will enable teams to build legacy squads who have played together for years.
@garry that would be a perfect system. Have the benefits kick in earlier if a player has played from Flegg up at the one club. Not only would it reward the loyalty of the player but will enable teams to build legacy squads who have played together for years.
Yeah start counting the years at Flegg or even lower would be more preference but that is difficult to without unified junior competition across the game.
In memory of Geoff Chisholm (1965-2022)
