Departures

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- Eli Stephens > LB September 8, 2025 at 1:56pm
  
  Might as well use matterson if that's the case, still an experienced middle. If he's healthy he can help a bit 😂 might be more motivated to work for his next contract
  - LB > Eli Stephens September 8, 2025 at 9:29pm
    
    I mean sure but Doorey offers more than him, why should Doorey or Guymer lose a bench spot for him just cause he is on around $700k?
  - Randy Handlinger > Eli Stephens September 8, 2025 at 9:49pm
    
    No, Eli ....As in, Nope. Nuh-uh, Nah....HellFuckingNo....So he wants to play hardball with us. How about banning Catterson from any contact with the squad. Give him a dunce cap and tell him to plonk himself in a corner...every day for a year.....then he can fuck off to only-fans and become a gay icon before fufilling his manifest destiny of suing the NRL.
    
    He got nothing we want, he got nothing we need.
- RustyNuts > LB September 8, 2025 at 7:42pm
  
  The only positive is it's now a contract year for Matto. He'll be doing everything he can for the next contract. He knows it not going to be us
- Uncle Wizardssleeve- Indigenous Elder-Freemason Hunter -He/Him > LB September 8, 2025 at 9:22pm
  
  He's a grub of the highest order. Didn't even do enough for Warrington to want to keep him around unless he was bargain basement. Rumour mills saying he refused to consider anything other than Parramatta topping up his salary in full instead of accepting less and backing himself to earn a few more seasons.
  
  As Rusty says , makes you wonder if he's happy to put in next season to try and earn another big contract somewhere. If I'm Ryles the grubs not even getting the opportunity to show anything. Play him in bush league as a prop getting his head knocked off by pissed off meth heads who never got their shot.,
  
  The dudes a fucking cancer. Left every club with a burnt bridge behind him, his best work was on his rig and his tan. Never heard many nice words about him from fan interactions . If I'm the club I'm just letting his contract expire and put it down to another genius move from the great MON. What , 1.3 or 1.4 million down the drain over 25 and 26 ? Throw Hands contract on top of that for this year and next lol.
  
  The best part of a million bucks a season we lose per year . At least 850k of our cap gone . Throw that on top of a player in our top 30 and there's your Tino .
  - LB > Uncle Wizardssleeve- Indigenous Elder-Freemason Hunter -He/Him September 8, 2025 at 9:32pm
    
    Matto was a panic signing. At the time we were threatened with RCG and Paulo going to Dolphins, leading to us extending them. On top of that Mahoney, Niukore, Kaufusi, Papali'i and Stone left prior to that. Then when the talk of Matto going, fanbase went into meltdown losing another forward, so we jumped at extending (He played Origin in 2022) and overpayed. Had we signed Papali'i in the first place i reckon Matto goes to Dolphins.
    
    Not saying that as an excuse as that is on MON and crew at the time for letting themselves get into that position where Matto was a desperate signing, meaning he could dictate a bit of his deal.
    - Poppa > LB September 9, 2025 at 8:58am
      
      you are spot on LB.... careful the facts will hurt the 'lie boy' Wizard who fecitiously explains how we could afford Tino and yes little wizzy every club will sign 'dunces' it's very rare that you get a newcastle come along and rescue you!
      - LB > Poppa September 9, 2025 at 9:27am
        
        Difference with Ryles if that situation happened i believe is he would have someone in lower grades ready to come in. It is setting up that way now. Paulo may retire after 2026, Tuivaiti and Talagi will be looking at being full-time first graders. De Belin after 2027 might be retired, Jackson Koina, Christopher Petrus and Samuel Polley are looking at breaking into the 17 and Guymer would be well and truly seasoned by then.
        
        RustyNuts > LB September 9, 2025 at 9:55am
        
        I personally think Junior can get a few more years now that he's not "chasing the collision". I can see him moving to the bench full time playing that impact role similar to David Solomono years ago. Junior's best games this year have been when he's bent the line looking for an offload, rather than playing as a halfback. As the saying goes sometimes less is more
        
        Hell On Eels > LB September 9, 2025 at 12:17pm
        
        LB, Ryles & BA have different must-have lists which applies to big-name-big-buck guys like Matto, Gutho, RCG, etc.
        
        Unless Gus is GM, the coach is the architect of footy culture and strategies including R&R. Just like it is at the Panthers.
        
        Ultimately, putting aside the past which we can't change, we'll just need to cop the 2025-26 clean-out whacks to our cap on the chin, and it should clear by 2027.