Parramatta have a fight on their hands to keep rising star Blaize Talagi with the teenager opting to take himself to the open market.
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"No it's reality. No team can win year after year in the nrl anymore but they can be competitive. That's why we want a team to be proud of. At the moment I think we all agree we don't have that "
"Totally agree with you on a guymer type player. I wouldn't have Tualagi anywhere near first grade. We have a lot better players than him. I don't have will drop anyone. Ma defensively is not ready for first grade yet. "
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Radradra DB Penisini are 3 I'd mention before French.
He'd be stupid not to test the market. I'm pretty sure he'd want to stay an Eel, but is testing the market to ascertain what price they need to pay and possibly 100k or so less than other clubs
You don't need to test the market to know player worth - there are people at our club who's literal job is to understand the player market, understand what competitive salaries would look like, and negotiate to right-size a contract. Sure, if you're a superstar of the game who is breaking the ceiling for how much you're worth, then testing the market makes sense because there may be no other way to judge your worth. But Talagi is not that - he is a promising junior, that's it.
This could have been avoided if we played our cards better. Our club already has a whiff about it when it comes to poor contract negotiations and this is just another example that reinfornces it.
He's now got a full month though to show if he's a promising NRL fullback. And they can command decent money on potential alone. His agent is doing exactly what he should be doing. Before Gutho's injury, Talagi was being seen as simply a stop gap backline utility which are worth a lot less than a fullback.
The Eels are a shitshow and should have had Talagi secured some time ago, but if he wants to test the market I hope he goes...who cares?
all those that are writing him off also said the same about Stefano Utoikamanu how has that turned out
His just given a full month at fullback and wants to show what he has. Smart move by him to not take the option. Plays a good month of footy and he could earn extra 100-150k
Agree, next 4 weeks we'll see if he's got anything. If he flops then parra has all the leverage tbh.
Well not so much since he is not a Fullback, if he is to be a good one it is a year or two away. If he flops at Fullback the next month, Roosters would still grab him to play Centre and train him to play 6 which is the position he has played the most.
I always said he was a half, with Sanders going, that was the option to develop him, and I am not talking now, in NSW Cup where he can learn to tackle. The aim should be preparing him to play half from that perspective and he should not be in FG now.
LB I don't think Roosters would be interested in him, he is simply not good enough with some of the young halves around now..... that they will have access to.
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