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So this apparently is a thorn in the contract negotiations and is leading to some bitterness between the parties.

Begs the question. If his knee is chronic, is us even giving him $650k for one season even worth it. The value we see with Junz is experience. But that experience we want on the field too. We have a lot of good young middles, Junz is valuable to them. But as well when on the field he is.

How many more games does Junz miss with this issue? Added to that is the fact he is already rested and looked after, he will not only come back to pre-season later, but he might not do much pre-season at all due to his knee and managing it.

Also, no club can actually force a player to sit out of rep duties. Can they recommend it or say they don't want them playing? Of course, but the player ultimately decides to play or not. So not much we can really do there other than simply pulling the contract and he is left to either go to SL or Perth. 

Should Paulo be picky? I mean that's human nature sometimes, I don't blame him getting beat deal possible. But also at the same time, he his mucking us around as well. Both parties have not done well with this.

PS: no AI needed to write this blog.