Mark Nawaqanitawase set to leave Roosters for rugby return

[bondi.boy]

Exactly, and Big Joe really lacks real pace and looks fairly average for the money he's on.

Yes.
I tried to watch it but was turned away by the '15 players on the field', 'defence standing right at the ruck, maul' or whatever it's called, Suaalii playing left centre never really saw the ball, then seemed to not be on the field.
Pouring rain, maybe that was a factor.
I said to mrs bb "No wonder in 1908 people started rugby league".
Think you had to be a 'tragic' / 'student of the game' to watch and enjoy.

[Rooster90]

Marky Mark wtf are you doing? Hope you watch the game tonight cause you’re going to catch a dead set cold out on the wing.

Wallabies are boring AS. One up bullshit and box kick the ball. How the **** do they call that the running game.Zzzzzzz

I think that is the idea - get paid double to do a quarter of the work

Work smarter not harder

[ism22]

Exactly, and Big Joe really lacks real pace and looks fairly average for the money he's on.

Sua'ali'i gamed the system big time IMO.

- Got big $$$ and hype by signing with us and putting up the case to play aged 17.

- Never really did that much for us.

- Signed with yawnion on $$$.

- Over at yawnion HQ the KPI is that is the wallabies can hold off a cricket score from Wales, Fiji, Argentina, Japan or Georgia then they're on the rise.

- Since the Wallabies forwards are incapable of building a platform, it's probably not too bad being a winger with a license to do a heap of one-off runs. Other nations will focus on building a platform with their forwards. Australia? Nah man... Izzy, Sua'ali'i and Marky Mark can score tries from anywhere if they pick their moment. Nice little cheat code there.

- Next step... some Arabic prince has found a love for rugby so you can head on over there for $$$.

[bondi.boy]

I think that is the idea - get paid double to do a quarter of the work

Work smarter not harder

Maybe those running the game and paying the money should be demanding better.

[BTRD]

Turned it off at half time.

The ' wobbalies ' did show a bit of nice hands/ball movement - but not enough.

Heard the ref say - player black / player gold. Old skool. Love it. NRL should bring that back: " jersey colour and number only ".

Surely big Joe will come back 2028/29 ??

[Mr Whippet]

Sua'ali'i gamed the system big time IMO.

- Got big $$$ and hype by signing with us and putting up the case to play aged 17.

- Never really did that much for us.

- Signed with yawnion on $$$.

- Over at yawnion HQ the KPI is that is the wallabies can hold off a cricket score from Wales, Fiji, Argentina, Japan or Georgia then they're on the rise.

- Since the Wallabies forwards are incapable of building a platform, it's probably not too bad being a winger with a license to do a heap of one-off runs. Other nations will focus on building a platform with their forwards. Australia? Nah man... Izzy, Sua'ali'i and Marky Mark can score tries from anywhere if they pick their moment. Nice little cheat code there.

- Next step... some Arabic prince has found a love for rugby so you can head on over there for $$$.

I was hoping we had another Latrell with Big Joe, really never looked as if that would be.
As much as we pretend it not to be, Mitchell going to Souths was devastating, and a young Latrell was far more dynamic than Joe.
With Marky going, will be missed big time.

[Mr Whippet]

Turned it off at half time.

The ' wobbalies ' did show a bit of nice hands/ball movement - but not enough.

Heard the ref say - player black / player gold. Old skool. Love it. NRL should bring that back: " jersey colour and number only ".

Surely big Joe will come back 2028/29 ??

In the last 5 or 6 minutes of the first half, they must of thought they had a Rooster jumper on.

[Michael Jones]

No chance Joe will come back as he has 2 player options for 2028/2029–2 million per season.

Isaac Moses is Joe's manager.

Will earn 12.3 mill at only 26 by 2029.

4-year, 3 million deal (2021-2024) — 750k per season at the Roosters - 2 years (2021-2022) with 2 one year player options (2023-2024)
3-Year 5.3 million deal(2025-2027) with Rugby Australia
2 Year 4 million deal (2028-2029) with Rugby Australia — Player options- 2 million a year

Joe will be off to France and or Italy to play club Rugby after 2029 or R360 if that get's off the ground and is still going.

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

[Rooster90]

No chance Joe will come back as he has 2 player options for 2028/2029–2 million per season.

Isaac Moses is Joe's manager.

Will earn 12.3 mill at only 26 by 2029.

4-year, 3 million deal (2021-2024) — 750k per season at the Roosters - 2 years (2021-2022) with 2 one year player options (2023-2024)
3-Year 5.3 million deal(2025-2027) with Rugby Australia
2 Year 4 million deal (2028-2029) with Rugby Australia — Player options- 2 million a year

Joe will be off to France and or Italy to play club Rugby after 2029 or R360 if that get's off the ground and is still going.

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

To put it simply - if Suaalii stays with Moses, we won't see him in a Roosters jersey again

[Michael Jones]

Joe isn't going to throw away 4 million - he ain't no Shohei Ohtani

[Inflictor]

Congrats to Marky on making hhe Kangaroos squad. Never in doubt and well deserved.

[mattyh]

I like mark , but for me he wouldn't have been on the plane going to rugby , don't get me wrong his form deserves selection, im a kiwi too

[Lydon]

To put it simply - if Suaalii stays with Moses, we won't see him in a Roosters jersey again

That’s good news,we don’t need him!

[ism22]

To put it simply - if Suaalii stays with Moses, we won't see him in a Roosters jersey again

Makes you wonder how much Moses bags for literally nothing. IDK how negotiations work but I dare say old mate coulda bagged the same salary without all the BS.