2026 recruitment & retention

[Disco]

I am not sure that Saab would have re-signed here until the end of 2029 on such a modest salary for a starting NRL winger.

Wingers onn aversge are the lowest paid of any position.

350k wouldnt be too modest for a standard NRL winger.

 

[Rocky]

I am not sure that Saab would have re-signed here until the end of 2029 on such a modest salary for a starting NRL winger.

Any available info says it's that number. The games best wingers barely top $600k

 

[Not Paul Kent]

So this wipes us of the Schuster money too?

No we are on the hook for $200k per year until the end of 2027

 

[Not Paul Kent]

Any available info says it's that number. The games best wingers barely top $600k

You got a citation @Rocky - helpful if so!

 

[Rocky]

You got a citation @Rocky - helpful if so!

sure thing..to be fair its a daily mail article, so perhaps not the best source

Manly star Jason Saab hopes to attract attention of NFL clubs in Vegas

Manly star Jason Saab has revealed he's hoping to catch the interest of of NFL talent scouts during the Sea Eagles' NRL season opener against South Sydney in Las Vegas.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[Not Paul Kent]

sure thing..to be fair its a daily mail article, so perhaps not the best source

Manly star Jason Saab hopes to attract attention of NFL clubs in Vegas

Manly star Jason Saab has revealed he's hoping to catch the interest of of NFL talent scouts during the Sea Eagles' NRL season opener against South Sydney in Las Vegas.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Thanks Rocky.

This was before his contract extension was signed in June 2024.

So I think it’s pretty safe to say he would have got a bit of a pay bump, and that $350k figure would be absolute minimum.

Still think he’d be on ~$425k

 

[Rocky]

Thanks Rocky.

This was before his contract extension was signed in June 2024.

So I think it’s pretty safe to say he would have got a bit of a pay bump, and that $350k figure would be absolute minimum.

Still think he’d be on ~$425k

Good point

 

[joeboy]

If we don’t have cap space after dce (and his once club exemption) aloaia, croker, Sipley, jazz and whoever else move on, someone has violently screwed the pooch

We need to get rid of a winger/centre (Saab or
Garrick) and our forwards need some fresh blood, a genuine lock, a second rower and a prop or two

We do not need Jake turnip (zaidas should have that position in the squad)

Turnip is a turnip

 

[Not Paul Kent]

If we don’t have sign I can’t cap space after dce (and his once club exemption) aloaia, croker, Sipley, jazz and whoever else move on, someone has violently screws the pooch

We need to get rid of a winger/centre (Saab or
Garrick) and our forwards need some fresh blood, a genuine lock, a second rower and a prop or two

We do not need Jake turnip (zaidas should have that position in the squad)

Turnip is a turnip

I think I had a stroke trying to read this…

 

[Cochrane]

Yeah, makes you wonder what winger would accept a long term deal at 350k, not thinking they can bump their price up a little or a lot to be closer to the top wingers salary

 

[manly al]

Yeah, makes you wonder what winger would accept a long term deal at 350k, not thinking they can bump their price up a little or a lot to be closer to the top wingers salary

Maybe Saab and his manager has a realistic assessment of his general game abilities and consistency level in that anywhere around that 320 - 350 K range over a longer term would seem quite reasonable
Probably , like most contracts , a bit of ratcheting up once a higher cap kicks in

 

[jbb/james]

I think I had a stroke trying to read this…

And you posted it on sT before calling 000

 

[Not Paul Kent]

Maybe Saab and his manager has a realistic assessment of his general game abilities and consistency level in that anywhere around that 320 - 350 K range over a longer term would seem quite reasonable
Probably , like most contracts , a bit of ratcheting up once a higher cap kicks in

What about Saabs demeanour says he has a realistic assessment of his abilities to you? 😂

 

[manly al]

What about Saabs demeanour says he has a realistic assessment of his abilities to you? 😂

More like his time in the N R L overall to date with mandatory after game videos showing his good moments and not so good moments
Generally a fan but would really like to see just a bit more effort making tackles at times , has a solid enough build now .
Still needs a little bit more awareness in defensive reads and sure that he is currently being under utilized taking bombs on the opposition's tryline - in goal

 

[The '47ers]

Yeah, makes you wonder what winger would accept a long term deal at 350k, not thinking they can bump their price up a little or a lot to be closer to the top wingers salary

Because he's an imposter, and he knows it.

 

[double hoops]

I was a fan of Saab finding himself at centre on occassions in the past. Im not talking a permanent switch, but during a game, I thought the switch the advantages completely out weighted the negatives. He is still very much a work in progress with a lot to work on really. The extra traffic and different reads, it can only benefit him in the long run.

 

[Not Paul Kent]

I was a fan of Saab finding himself at centre on occassions in the past. Im not talking a permanent switch, but during a game, I thought the switch the advantages completely out weighted the negatives. He is still very much a work in progress with a lot to work on really. The extra traffic and different reads, it can only benefit him in the long run.

How long is it ok for a player to be a ‘work in progress’ before you can say they just don’t have it?

Actual question, not saying he might not have something.

 

[Terry Zarsoff]

Austin Dias starts in the front row for the Panthers this week. Obviously they saw something in him that Manly didnt, even if he is on the fringes.

His brother Morris is going ok in the NZ minor leagues.

 

[Pete W]

How long is it ok for a player to be a ‘work in progress’ before you can say they just don’t have it?

Actual question, not saying he might not have something.

The quality wingers and centres generally hit their straps quite early on as their speed and athleticism is at peak performance in the early 20s. Those with more power generally still valuable as their bodies mature in terms of yardage gains, with some even moving into the forwards.

Saab, at 24, unfortunately has shown his ceiling. With his body type especially, signing him until 2029 was a ludicrous move given his inadequacy as a complete modern day winger. He'll never be able to play any other position, terrible getting out of our red zone, clumsy hands, and a poor defender.

Surely he must be the outside back we offload in order to better balance our roster

 

[Not Paul Kent]

The quality wingers and centres generally hit their straps quite early on as their speed and athleticism is at peak performance in the early 20s. Those with more power generally still valuable as their bodies mature in terms of yardage gains, with some even moving into the forwards.

Saab, at 24, unfortunately has shown his ceiling. With his body type especially, signing him until 2029 was a ludicrous move given his inadequacy as a complete modern day winger. He'll never be able to play any other position, terrible getting out of our red zone, clumsy hands, and a poor defender.

Surely he must be the outside back we offload in order to better balance our roster

I tend to agree with all of that!