Official 2018 NRL TLA Traders Thread (Sell Sheet Page 5)

The Mad Hatter · Feb 20, 2018

Diggaz TC said:
Based on what has been written on past Traders Boxes, it looks like player selections are finalised within the first two weeks of November. Crichton signed in December I believe.

Absolutely nothing ESP could do about it.

Crichton has been a gun too so was a good get.

hobo · Feb 20, 2018

The Mad Hatter said:
Crichton too busy signing his cards to sign his Souffs contract.

The Jason Clark story is a sad one. Great club man in the era of cash. He was in our U20s and highly regarded. As never shirked his duty, always rolled up his sleeves and got down n dirty when he needed to. I can understand the game has probably passed him by, sadly but still a wonderful bloke and a Souths man through n through.

Here's the story here:

https://www.playersvoice.com.au/jason-clark-reality-of-nrl-workhorse/#11lEl23vWmzSAROG.97

I can't find the link, but I'm pretty sure every Top Prospect, Young Gun and Future Force card ever signed were by players who came and went.

Good read that article......

I'll think twice before bagging him this week during the Charity Shield.

It' a shame these days players are less able to be "a one club man"

Ross

The Mad Hatter · Feb 20, 2018

hobo said:
Good read that article......

I'll think twice before bagging him this week during the Charity Shield.

It' a shame these days players are less able to be "a one club man"

Ross

The notion of loyalty either way between club and player is just gone sadly. A few examples left but so very rare.

Sure I understand the commercial realities of Crichton signing elsewhere, cutting Clark and chasing RTS but it doesnt mean I like it.

hobo · Feb 20, 2018

Well said, sadly loyalty only exist until a better offer comes along.

I liked the article because it shows it's just not us fans who are tribal.

You sometimes just forget about the trials and tribulations of a tradesman / journey man.

Ross

Brendan_B · Feb 20, 2018

Interesting to see what Papalii will do. One club (Brisbane apparently) throwing big, big money at him. It would be nice to see some loyalty.

Sharks16 · Feb 21, 2018

The thing about loyalty is that it is a two way street . The clubs have used and abused players for years so it’s a bit rich to blame the players . Ask Robbie Farah about loyalty haha. Or the numerous players that have had career ending injuries and have been forgotten about .If you earn 100k and someone offers you 200 , you take it every day of the week .

The Mad Hatter · Feb 21, 2018

Sharks16 said:
The thing about loyalty is that it is a two way street . The clubs have used and abused players for years so it’s a bit rich to blame the players . Ask Robbie Farah about loyalty haha. Or the numerous players that have had career ending injuries and have been forgotten about .If you earn 100k and someone offers you 200 , you take it every day of the week .

Agree.

edabomb · Feb 21, 2018

Sharks16 said:
The thing about loyalty is that it is a two way street . The clubs have used and abused players for years so it’s a bit rich to blame the players . Ask Robbie Farah about loyalty haha. Or the numerous players that have had career ending injuries and have been forgotten about .If you earn 100k and someone offers you 200 , you take it every day of the week .

Farah was average for quite a few years IMO. He would have been on top dollar too so I can't feel sorry for him.

Agree with your point in general though

Brendan_B · Feb 21, 2018

Of course you would take the bigger money everyday of the week. Players only have a limited time in the game and need to maximize their earnings. It is hard to blame other clubs for poaching also when the game has become more of a business than ever.

The frustrating issue is the ability that some clubs have to offer significantly more, mainly due to TPA’s. This is where discounts in the cap should apply.

Club junior = 10% off the cap
5 year player = 5% off the cap and then an extra percent for every season thereafter. All of a sudden that significantly bigger offer can be countered to an extent and loyalty then becomes relevant. Much better for the game I feel, we need more one club players. Organizations thrive on stability, continuity and leadership from senior members.

The Mad Hatter · Feb 21, 2018

With the NRL payments to clubs covering entire cap, there's no need for TPAs.

Sharks16 · Feb 21, 2018

edabomb said:
Farah was average for quite a few years IMO. He would have been on top dollar too so I can't feel sorry for him.

Agree with your point in general though

I’ve never been a Farah fan but he took unders for years as he was promised a back ended deal .He could of bailed years earlier and taken bigger $$$ but was a junior and wanted to be a one club man .

Sharks16 · Feb 21, 2018

The Mad Hatter said:
With the NRL payments to clubs covering entire cap, there's no need for TPAs.

Yeah there is , how would the storm and the roosters field teams lol. This article was in yesterday’s Daily Telegraph !! Tells the story . Really is unfair to teams like the warriors, knights etc that don’t have the luxury of the storm style TPA’s!!

BenjiRaiders · Feb 21, 2018

The Mad Hatter said:
Crichton too busy signing his cards to sign his Souffs contract.

The Jason Clark story is a sad one. Great club man in the era of cash. He was in our U20s and highly regarded. As never shirked his duty, always rolled up his sleeves and got down n dirty when he needed to. I can understand the game has probably passed him by, sadly but still a wonderful bloke and a Souths man through n through.

Here's the story here:

https://www.playersvoice.com.au/jason-clark-reality-of-nrl-workhorse/#11lEl23vWmzSAROG.97

I can't find the link, but I'm pretty sure every Top Prospect, Young Gun and Future Force card ever signed were by players who came and went.

2003 Corey Parker future force

The Mad Hatter · Feb 21, 2018

BenjiRaiders said:
2003 Corey Parker future force

Again, my response was to Rocket1908 and the 'curse of the Future Force, Top Prospect, Young Gun' for Souths.

I'm well aware plenty of these cards have been of players who played thru their careers, mostly, at one club.

hobo · Feb 21, 2018

As a team collector a bit disappointed they did away with Pieces of the Puzzle.....would have given me something different to collect with McInnes being Top Tackler anyhow....

I also have a question for Team collectors do you collect the card from a Rep team sub sets if your team has a player in it?

If so what do you do with a player who represented last year S.O.O. but in 2018 (the year of the release) plays for another club? In particular Dugan in my example? I'm going to collect it and also add in Ben Hunt but just curious about how particular we get as collectors.

Cheers
Ross

hobo · Feb 21, 2018

^^^ Hey that was my 6000th post ^^

Note to self get a life.

The Mad Hatter · Feb 21, 2018

hobo said:
As a team collector a bit disappointed they did away with Pieces of the Puzzle.....would have given me something different to collect with McInnes being Top Tackler anyhow....

I also have a question for Team collectors do you collect the card from a Rep team sub sets if your team has a player in it?

If so what do you do with a player who represented last year S.O.O. but in 2018 (the year of the release) plays for another club? In particular Dugan in my example? I'm going to collect it and also add in Ben Hunt but just curious about how particular we get as collectors.

Cheers
Ross

I don't get SOO or Test cards for my team pc.

But...

I also collect SOO and Test subsets so I have them in full anyway.

Jaede · Feb 21, 2018

Yes I do collect rep cards of my teams players whether they have left or joined the team so will be getting Hayne SOO

hobo · Feb 21, 2018

The Mad Hatter said:
I don't get SOO or Test cards for my team pc.

But...

I also collect SOO and Test subsets so I have them in full anyway.

LOL that clears it up for me.

Jaede said:
Yes I do collect rep cards of my teams players whether they have left or joined the team so will be getting Hayne SOO

Mmmm interesting...where do you draw the line? I suppose your getting the Peats card as well?

I'm justifying it by they were signed to St George when they played.

Ross

Diggaz TC · Feb 21, 2018

If there is some kind of reference to the NRL team on the back it usually sways me.

I can tell you that the World Cup Kangaroo Cards in 2018 Traders state the players 2018 NRL Club on the back. The Origin Cards do not.

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