Marty has been, and still is, a great prop. He’s strong, aggressive, gets through the advantage line and has one of the best offloads in the game. However, personally I now rate AFB ahead of him - all the same characteristics except he’s naturally bigger and stronger. In fact, he is the absolute weapon that Kapow probably wishes that he was.
Kapow is also on marquee money. He has been a great investment for the club - in fact we gained about 2000 members in the week after he signed for us.
Kapow also plays for himself, from what I gather, and is not particularly close to any of his teammates. His instagram posts for example, are seldom followed or commented on by any other players, they’re more about his personal ‘brand’. Everyone else in the team seems to have a network of friends - pics of them relaxing after training, taking holidays together, etc - but Marty does not. No biggie, each to their own, but it does suggest that he is probably not the most popular player.
For these reasons, and the fact that he is approaching his thirties, I feel that he might not stick around after next season when I THINK his contract expires (I’m too lazy to check). Also, Tof Sipley and Paseka are coming along nicely, and are on vastly less money.
Does the club keep him - presumably on about the same money- or do we invest in the future?
Thoughts?
Kapow is also on marquee money. He has been a great investment for the club - in fact we gained about 2000 members in the week after he signed for us.
Kapow also plays for himself, from what I gather, and is not particularly close to any of his teammates. His instagram posts for example, are seldom followed or commented on by any other players, they’re more about his personal ‘brand’. Everyone else in the team seems to have a network of friends - pics of them relaxing after training, taking holidays together, etc - but Marty does not. No biggie, each to their own, but it does suggest that he is probably not the most popular player.
For these reasons, and the fact that he is approaching his thirties, I feel that he might not stick around after next season when I THINK his contract expires (I’m too lazy to check). Also, Tof Sipley and Paseka are coming along nicely, and are on vastly less money.
Does the club keep him - presumably on about the same money- or do we invest in the future?
Thoughts?