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  Gucci Flip Flops June 23, 2018 at 12:04pm

  Lmfao AKA I wouldn’t get half this contract anywhere else and idc about the club
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  Frank The Tank June 23, 2018 at 12:12pm

  Well done Michael thank you for your loyalty.

  You made a mistake coming to Parra under these bums - career killers.
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  Half a chance June 23, 2018 at 1:11pm

  Help the rebuild or cash in?

  Cha-Ching!
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  Nitram June 23, 2018 at 1:44pm

  What I don't understand with Jennings is how he forgot how to read opposition attacking structures. He isn't out of form because he getting old and slower, no, he is out of form because he is slowly turning into Bryce Cartwright.
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    Brett Allen > Nitram June 23, 2018 at 2:19pm

    It's not about reading the attack so much, it's more about trusting his inside man. No one in that team, especially on the right edge are trusting each other anymore. Not like they did last year. 

    Your edges in defence have to be 4 guys on a string working in unison. They're just not at the moment. Losing results in a loss of confidence, which results in a loss of trust in each other.
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    Offside > Nitram June 23, 2018 at 2:47pm

    Its more about David Kidwell and his up and in style that didn't work at the tigers and wont work here
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  John Eel June 23, 2018 at 2:18pm

  The club should not go down the path of handing over contract responsibility to the player or by default the Player Managers.
  
  This is bad practice by the club and should be knocked on the head for future player contracts.
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    Brett Allen > John Eel June 23, 2018 at 2:31pm

    John, players often have options in their contracts. It's pretty common practice. When Jenko signed for us he signed a 3+1 contract. Conversely clubs often have options in their favour that they can choose to exercise or forgo. It gives both the player and the club some flexibility.

    It's like back ending contracts, there is nothing wrong with it if you manage it properly.

    In this situation all Jenko has done is exercise the option in his favour. If he didn't, the club still probably would've offered him a new deal anyway.
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      GRUNTA - 1eyed Heart and Soul > Brett Allen June 23, 2018 at 3:07pm

      I agree with most of that Brett, but I’m not so sure that with the broom about to be wielded that Jennings wouldn’t have been in the perverbial dust heap. Especially if he is on the 700k plus some have stated.
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    Poupou Escobar > John Eel June 23, 2018 at 3:26pm

    The option is just another bargaining chip. Without it he would’ve cost more per-year. Or just not signed at all.
    Jennings is the only contract left from before the cap scandal when we thought we had effectively unlimited cap space. He’s also one of the few left from pre-2017 when we were desperate to get some players into the squad after the dust had settled.