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  RIDER May 10, 2016 at 10:29am

  Worst idea ever
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    FME > RIDER May 10, 2016 at 10:37am

    Well if Peats leaving will encourage others to leave as well it may not be such a bad idea. Not that I think that will happen but if it does??
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  Cumberland Oval May 10, 2016 at 10:36am

  Wouldn't it be hard to keep the same side next year if a lot of players are on back ended contracts? Wouldn't we be more over the cap next year?
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    Frank The Tank > Cumberland Oval May 10, 2016 at 11:03am

    Many of our current squad need to resigned so no big deal if we just ignore the NRLs directive and play for zero.
    At the end of the day, the side wouldn't be playing for nothing, they would be playing to fark up every other sides chances of making the 8.
    There's a lot to be motivated there.
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  parra like May 10, 2016 at 10:39am

  Who says he's leaving?
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    Frankie savage > parra like May 10, 2016 at 11:11am

    Was just something on foxsports that I highly doubt is true just media putting more shit on us.
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  Bad Boy Bubby May 10, 2016 at 10:41am

  Not ideal but it is a position we have depth in. Peats is a player who plays extremely hard and with that comes injury. It may be a blessing in disguise where we can use an attacking hooker like Kaysa which is something this team has been missing.
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  Eel4ever May 10, 2016 at 10:42am

  I call BS
  IDG would go first in my opinion.
  
  Sorry but fuelling bs rumours grinds my gears - until the fat lady croons nothing is set in concrete.
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    1Eyed Eel > Eel4ever May 10, 2016 at 10:47am

    IDG is second tier or low-end of the cap, wouldn't save you anything. If we have to move players on, I think we only have two options - Peats or Junior (and Jnr saves you very little either but could maybe bundled up with a player like Folau to get to the same spot). I think it's worth keeping in mind that we have never been a sure thing to keep Peats for next year anyway. That was always going to be dependent on a) how much Norman ends up taking of the cap and b) how much other demand there was for Peats. If we do have to lose a player, I'd have Peats at odds-on. Will hate to lose him, but it's probably the only option unless you want to give up on Norman.
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    colin hussey > Eel4ever May 10, 2016 at 10:48am

    Problem the eels face is that any who leave as a consequence of the need to get under the cap, is that its likely to need a higher profiled player rather than a good older one that may retire at years end.

    Peats would likely be in demand but still a good option here, would rather it be JNR as he is going next year anyway, it all depends though on how much money is freed up.