Alright let's go - who wants him, who doesn't....Storm doesn't

[voicefromthehill]

New Zealand international released, on the lookout for a new team

He is still contracted until the end of 2027.

www.zerotackle.com

 

[Buddy Love]

I'm sure he'll goto 360 he's on 850k at storm hahaha wtf were they thinking

I dont see any nrl club picking him up

 

[voicefromthehill]

I'm sure he'll goto 360 he's on 850k at storm hahaha wtf were they thinking

I dont see any nrl club picking him up

Hold tight - there will be at least one knowledgable poster that will tell us why we need him

 

[MissKate]

We don’t need another player that spends too much time on the sidelines due to suspensions.

 

[LeonardCohen]

There’s a reason the Storm are letting him go and that’s because he is ill disciplined and slowing down due to age; players the size of NAS do not have the same impact as they age because the leg speed suffers and they just become sluggish; it happened to Willie Mason. I know he is a little bit smaller but Taumalolo is also struggling to carry his weight.

NAS is not a leader and a culture guy so given he is no longer really bringing it on the field, we don’t need his experience.

 

[voicefromthehill]

OK you two stop being kill joys with your logical posts - waiting for the more impassioned posts

 

[47MVEagle]

Releasing him means mutual agreement, which says to me he’s got a lucrative R360 contract.

 

[Disco]

Hard pass for mine

 

[Rosko]

Yes, for half his present price tag.
Imagine Nelson and Bully off the bench.
And no risk that he would be suspended and miss our Grsnd Finals, because we don’t have any.

 

[The Insomniac]

Can someone explain to me how this reported 1.7 Mil settlement frees up cap space for the Drizzle ? Surely this payout has to be counted towards their cap ? If not clubs could just release anyone they liked, pay them out and write it off like a bad debt out of consolidated revenue or from a rich donor. Doesn't this go against the basic premise of a salary cap ? Crikey, we struggle to get retired players written off the cap, when they are legitimately retiring due to injury FFS .

 

[Uber Eagle 72]

NOooooo! Another aging penalty magnet is the last thing we need . Let the dragons sign him.

 

[robbiea]

Can someone explain to me how this reported 1.7 Mil settlement frees up cap space for the Drizzle ? Surely this payout has to be counted towards their cap ? If not clubs could just release anyone they liked, pay them out and write it off like a bad debt out of consolidated revenue or from a rich donor. Doesn't this go against the basic premise of a salary cap ? Crikey, we struggle to get retired players written off the cap, when they are legitimately retiring due to injury FFS .

They are not paying a settlement ,he has agreed to walk away from that money for the next 2 years.So probably has equal or more contract elsewhere.
Thats how I read it anyway.

 

[Kiwi Eagle]

He is a grubby prick on and off the park, and closer to the end of his career than the start

Perfectly fits Seibolds front row recruitment strategy alongside Lodge

 

[Rafferty]

Can someone explain to me how this reported 1.7 Mil settlement frees up cap space for the Drizzle ? Surely this payout has to be counted towards their cap ? If not clubs could just release anyone they liked, pay them out and write it off like a bad debt out of consolidated revenue or from a rich donor. Doesn't this go against the basic premise of a salary cap ? Crikey, we struggle to get retired players written off the cap, when they are legitimately retiring due to injury FFS .

Kerry Packer once said to the ATO, I don’t make the rules, you do, I study them, then apply them. Perhaps Melbourne just play like Packer, we need sharper people at our club.

 

[StuBoot]

Wouldn't be surprised to see him turn up at London Broncos, they're looking to make an impact and they've just got RCG out of his Titans deal to go there.

 

[Tragic Eagle]

The game has left him behind. Its a no from me.

 

[Sea Eagle 4 Life]

There is no way he would walk out on a guaranteed $850k for the next 2 years unless he had something lined up.
No other NRL team would offer him that much as he spends too much time suspended or in reserve grade.
Sounds like R360.

 

[Stuey D]

They are not paying a settlement ,he has agreed to walk away from that money for the next 2 years.So probably has equal or more contract elsewhere.
Thats how I read it anyway.

I agree but it still has a stench to it.

 

[DUFFMAN]

Maybe for half of what he was on.
But see the Titans or Roosters signing him if he stays in the NRL which would be unlikely and will head off to 360.

 

[Ron E. Gibbs]

The game has left him behind. Its a no from me.

I agree, but my fear is that makes him perfect for us.