Lodge and Vaughan would be an upgrade on Tolman and Fifita thou
Tolman? You can't upgrade on perfection my friend
Not sure if this has been mentioned. From the Greenhouse and apparently DT:
https://thegh.com.au/forum/viewtopic.php?t=35141
There was strong talk he was headed to the Dogs and I don't think dogs would have be stingy with the $$. Wonder if the last week and all the Barret / club drama got him over the line with the Raiders ? Good luck to him under the Stick
Still not sure how I feel about 16 years olds being allowed to sign bumper contracts - can't imagine too many other sports allow it to happen?
Pretty sure in european soccer for instance 16 year olds are given contracts that would rival the biggest contracts of NRL players. It makes sense to secure them in your system and culture early, as long as they have someone to manage their finances/pressure ect. responsibly
That's just morally reprehensible mate, why does the NRL care?
There's a pretty blatant scale of wrong in the NRL's eyes that goes like:
Did bad stuff but it wasn't really perceived as related to the great game - slap on the wrist, a few tsk's and a please don't do it again.
Did bad stuff that made the game and it's management look bad directly - exiled for life where possible.
Lodge is lucky he didn't call someone a 'bunch of burning sticks' . Sporting bodies are really hard on that sort of thing these days
But yea threatining the lives of innocent people and indimidating them through violence isn't a hate crime or something, just a misunderstanding
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Agreed but feels like a few are slipping through the net at the moment, at least rumoured to be. Metcalf, Dykes, Pele, Chevy, etc.
We have gotten upset about this sort of thing in the past in regards to young sharks players but the club is usually validated in regards to who they let go and who they keep.
having said that it's still a bit concerning, what is our plan for the future? are we just gunna back a different crop of youngsters or hope to find something special externally on the market?