Hopefully this run will convince d brown and moses to maybe take 100k less and stay with the eels.
I also feel if we win the gf, papalii will go to the tigers as he will have his ring
Also if we win, it should convince some potential signings to sign with us for unders as we are now a genuine regular top 4 team.
Go the mighty eels!
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We actually have to chase peope for them to sign with us. I'd still like to see us pursue a big bopper like Tapau or Klemmer . I think Klemmer would have plenty to offer us next year.
As for Brown and Moses , they'll still want their big payday . Winning a GF would drive their prices up and lie you've indicated with Ice , they'll have their ring so going to some shitter club wouldn't be as much of a deterant. More chance of Brown going elsewhere than Moses id say. I reckon Moses is the type that'd go elsewhere and struggle to find the same form.
I disagree on Moses Wiz, i think Brown is that type. Moses is comfortable and has taken less in the past to work on footy and play for Parramatta.
Yeah that's kinda what I was getting at with Moses , I think he's comfortable and knows his best footy will be played here. In saying that , I still believe he will want his payday . If you break down the Brisbane deal vs our deal , financially he didn't take much of a hit. The details are in the terms.
On the surface he took about a 50k per year hit , but with our deal he had a get out clause inserted allowing him to renegotiate with us. So he's backed himself and realised that he coukd either be locked into a mil a season at Brisbane , play at a struggling team and probably shoot out the other end of that deal being a halfback at a struggling club and not really increasing his earning capacity by much. OR , he could stay with us , earn 50k for the short term less playing in a finals team , and renegotiate his deal allowing him to earn over a million with cap increases etc. very smart , he will actually earn more over the same period of time staying with us .
Parra players go to open market for the bigger $ while good clubs like Roosters, Soufs all sign for less to stay... unfortunately.
Moses choosing to play instead of being there with his wife for the birth of their baby is as much of a statement of commitment to this team as ive ever seen anybody make.
Win the GF ,ply them with grog and sign them on unders on all the euphoria go to market then win back to back to back and create a dynasty.
Easy.
Winning changes everything
It will help retaining our core guys, Moses, Gutho, Brown, RCG, Paulo, but will hamper our ability to retain our 2nd tier talent like Lane, Sivo, Waqa, Matterson. Those are the guys who tend to get squeezed out, and also the guys who tend to get overpaid by struggling clubs.
Matterson resigned months ago for 4 years I believe,
Doubt it...
If anything some may feel that they've achieved the peak of the sport and will now want to cash in. Hope I'm wrong and this is the beginning of a dynasty should we win it finally.
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