No one has mentioned Mortimer. Not sure what he's paid but he is taking a spot and he only plays around 30mins per game. mind you he had a great year but is there any other players available that can be better utilised by Coach?
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Originally posted by dice View Postoh please. It is a value-for-money discussion. Clearly none of those players are the worst in the team. As I said, no pom-pom waving softc*cks.
You remind me of all the crybabies who kicked up a stink at Perrett's departure. How many of you actually believe he would have been better value for money than RTS or Tupou?
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I don't know people's salaries (they are still kinda private?) but...
Best:
1) Mini - Given $200k doesn't count, we're basically not even paying our captain. Very under-rated performer IMO.
2) Moa - Came to us with me thinking 'this guy won't play much first grade' and after a season has cemented himself as a vital attacking weapon.
3) Mortimer - Arrived with Parra reportedly paying 1/2 his salary. He's a mid-level 1st grade half/hooker who we just sorta have without paying much for him. During Origin he's valuable and I'm proud to have him on our bench. IMO Parra never should have signed Sandow on $550k a year when they had this guy willing to stay/work hard!!!
Worst:
1) FPN - Kiwi international who sits on our bench. Youngsters like Napa/Liu are looking better than him and are on a fraction of the pay packet.
2) Maubs - I love the guy but he does seem a little directionless career-wise. Never stands out as a really bad player but never stands out as a good player... could have cost us the GF if the refs chose to send him off for an out of character lapse in judgment.
3) Moga - Not because he lacks talent or motivation/attitude, purely because he's had bad luck with injuries. Can't go past the fact he's spent a couple of years on the sideline, completely unavailable. I'm sure he'll repay the faith the club has given him... expect a big 2014 from this guy!
Notable mentions:
SKD - Again a kiwi international who fumbles a lot and hasn't been an attacking weapon. Isn't crash hot in defence either. Sure Michael Jennings is on the other side but SKD would be on a decent pay packet so there's no excuses really. THAT SAID... he performs in big games under pressure!!! Tigers in 2010 his intercept was brilliant. 2013 He scored what was arguably the match winning try. I want to say he's worthless but he plays every week and I have a feeling is one of those guys who has had to put in a LOT of effort to make up for a lack of natural talent.
Pearce - Cops a lot of cr@p but always puts in his best. Gronk grabbed a Dally M for IMO a pretty similar season. IMO Pearce can be credited with laying the foundations for a lot of what we've got... if reports are true, a lot of players wanted out in 2009-2012 and Pearce told a lot of core players to stick around because he thought we could build into a premiership winning team. He was correct...
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Originally posted by Braith Anasta's Wallet View PostSo you are unaware of the exact salary the players you are discussing are earning?
Read the rules again smartass. We know he roughly what he is on. Or should we factor for the very low probability that an international player in demand from other clubs is earning peanuts?
The irony coming from someone who alias is making assumptions of what Anasta was earning.
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Originally posted by dice View PostI am pretty sure you can make an educated guess as to whether FPN is earning $50k, $100k, $200k, $400k, $800k, or $1.6million. If you are out by 20%-30% it is besides the point. Other players like Cordner are much better value for money.was born a sydney roosters fanatic
"we're the roosters, we'll be fine"
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