Manly...ethics... not two words I would usually use in the same sentence.
where's my explanation??Have you read Graeme HUGHES recent book?? Anyhow, no further comment on this subject, it's getting a tad boring.
he was given permission by the Eels to play in the U.K, no compensation required.where's my explanation??
very sad news for the game. made my blood boil when they asked kimmorley what he thought on foxsports, and of course he offered his opinion like anyone gives a ****. for kimmorley to give an opinion on a player that him and anderson forced out, and to give an opinion on a player that had more talent in his little toe than kimmorley had in his whole body, without acknowledging this fact, is just pure arrogance. preston was a legend and his shafting at the sharks was a blight on the gamePreston Campbell to retire.
Carl WEBB has retired, effective immediately.
SBW & Gaz are totally different, for one Gaz left at end of season...
Gasnier had 3rd party contracts with CH9 which were approved by Eddie Maguire, once Eddie left the new CEO canned the 3rd party deals, StGeorge was willing to pay them but the NRL said NO as it would be included in the cap, because this money was not forthcoming from CH9, Gasnier had financial commitments that would not be meet, the club was happy to release him so he could make that money back, so he left with the clubs approval, futher more Gasnier has always stayed at Saints for unders, he could have earnt more, but his loyalty to the Dragons kept him there, yes he was still highly paid, he left for France made a **** load of money was able to pay off his financial commitments and invest, he came back to the Dragons again on lesser money for the first 2 years and he would have been paid more the next 2 years but he has decided to retire...
Now to Smith/Costigan/Saffy, JSmith was offered a 3 year deal on very good money by the Sharks, Bennett told him to take the deal as it gave him security and an extra 2 years in the NRL, remembering that JSmith was a late developer and it's only been the last few years where he has made money.... Costigan was offered $250,000 by Newcastle he literally signed straight away but again the Dragons were offering closer to $180,000, same as Saffy got offered $260,000+ to go BACK to union, again the Dragons were not offering anywhere near that, Bennetts philosophy is to build a deep squad with good depth, so he basically offers players a little bit less to spread the money around.... There was an article in the paper saying that JSmith etc were dirty on Gasnier etc, funny that when we played the Sharks at Kogarah which was Gasniers last game there, the last player to leave from the Dragons dressing room was JSmith who was hanging out with Gasnier....
That's one way of looking at the Gaznier debacle... The other way is that the Saints got an International Quality Player back for a song on a back loaded contract to help them win a premiership... And now he has helped them to it, He is going!!
Almost as big a Salary Cap rort as Melbourne!!
Dragons got a class player back last year for Nothing on the premise he had a back loaded contract...
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