I think Gus is still upset over round one. Dylan Brown & the Eels are none of his business & all I put this down to is sour grapes. It's a nothing story & I can't see his point to be honest. You worry about your juniors & let us worry about ours Gus.
Phil Gould says Parramatta’s next move in the development of rising star Dylan Brown is fraught with danger.
The teenager starred on debut for Parramatta against the Panthers on Sunday, immediately making his future a priority for the club.
Brown was reportedly this pre-season offered a record $2.7 million deal by the Warriors, before it had to be clarified by the Eels that the star playmaker remains contracted with Parramatta through to the end of the 2020 season.
The Warriors had to apologise to the Eels after needing to clarify when Brown was coming off contract.
The Eels responded by upgrading Brown’s deal and promoting him to the first-grade squad of 30-players. Gould said the Eels face a dilemma of needing to retain Brown without allowing him to develop a big head from any potential big-money offers.
“He’s got obvious talent, but it’s a long, long way to go in his career and I’ve seen kids like this start their NRL career like this and then you race out and sign them on big money, long term and then that doesn’t quite work out and that doesn’t help them,” Gould said on his podcast.
“But they’re hard to come by. Good young halves are hard to come by and I’ve been through this a dozen times over at Panthers over the years because we’ve had so many young players emerge and how do I know what they’re worth in 2-3 years’ time.
“Until they actually get to 30-40 games, how sure can we actually be that it’s a long termer?”
He said he’s been impressed by Brown, but stressed there is a long way to go.
He also warned the Eels to remember the club’s decision to put playmaker Daniel Mortimer on a rich deal at the end of the club’s charge to the 2009 grand final — a decision he suggests ruined the club’s salary cap and stunted the development of Mortimer.
“I don’t think they want to lose him and I don’t think they can afford to lose him, but they’ve got to be careful about the type of deal they do,” Gould said.
“A lot of the time they’re backed into this. You have to pay what the market says, unfortunately. That down the track might end up being a great decision, it might end up being a really bad decision. That’s the hard part about it.
“He certainly looks like a player of potential and one that’s worth investing in and it’s not good for the kid either. It’s not good to be rushed into big money deals. It’s not going to help him. It’s really not. He needs time to settle into his role and time to settle into the life of being a professional footballer and then to deal with it. If he does get a big money contract, he’s got to learn to deal with that and play for that money and deal with the expectation and he’s still very much at the embryo stage.”
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Mark ONeil has come out and said on 2UE and has said his contract has been upgraded recently and they are not looking at doing anything till the appropriate time .i think this is hinting that they have things under control
Yes pop the words he used were we just want kid to enjoy his football .pretty smart move I feel
Hmm who could that be?
I don't think you could compare Brown to Mortimer. Both the club at the time and players are vastly different from one another.
It is important though that Brown has a development path mapped out for him regardless of his worth.
This coming from the guy who sacked a coach and jeopardised a finals campaign, basically to keep his young half?!
The thing with halves is even average ones tend to demand the $400k average ones, and just because a player is young doesn't necessarily diminish the risk. I'd say it's far less risky on your to pay an up and coming young player $400 - 500k than to splash a million dollars on a half with 30 to 40 games or even more under their belt; ie DCE/Ben Hunt because those guys can very easily plateau or even go backwards as teams work them out.
Dan Mortimer excelled as a support player with a bit of a running game. He didn't put guys through holes, he had an average kicking game and his size meant he would eventually become a target in defence. He and Brown aren't even comparable.
It doesn't change the fact that he is spot on Phil. The salaries being paid to young unproven talent is out of control in our game. The other thing it does is that it squeezes the rank and file club men financially. The guys who have paid their dues but might a limited ceiling are seeing their earning capability being eaten up on young players who have played a handful of games.
This is partly due to the setup of the RLPA agreement. During discussions there was a lot of talk about pushing up salaries for Younger/junior layers but this did not really happen. Probably a lot to do with the senior players running the negotiations.
What sort of money did the Panthers spend to tie up Cleary for 5 yrs?
Haha, was thinking the same thing. Old Gus lost his "Sage" status when he hooked Hook so close to the finals. Only a complete Moron with a grudge would do that.
Most hated person in rugby league now is definitely this dip shit Gus.
How can the dip shit comment when he has a vested interest in another club. Dogshit person of the highest echelon.
This guy is a fraud and a liar.
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