Originally posted by mattyh
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IDK! Wouldn't personally be signing with them if I wanted stability or career outcomes. However like Watson... if you're a #14 (or maybe NSW Cup player) and $600k a year over a few seasons is on the table then it'd be stupid to turn it down.
Worst case scenario you bank ~$3m, pay off a house, buy 1 or 2 investments and then go to France for a $300k a year paid holiday afterwards.
I reckon he'd be stupid not to take the offer as he could be relegated to NSW Cup next year, earning say $130-150k in Sydney (which is **** all money when a modest house in Ashfield costs $2.5m these days) and quietly shown the door if he's injured or stagnates.
Dare I say here's a situation where it's probably not bad having Chad Townsend in your ear saying 'bro just stick it out and keep training hard... been there... people shit on me but I own a mansion in Cronulla, have a hot wife and am financially set for life!!! You can go from premiership half to reject in the blink of an eye without doing anything wrong... form's a biatch. Modern players don't have to be a Cooper Cronk or Cam Smith to end up VERY comfortable in life... just gotta keep training hard and play your cards right, mate'.
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