Daddycool
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It really isn't that hard to comprehend. He's a very impressionable person who in the past had to be persuaded to stay at Manly by influential teammates, instead of accepting big money offers from rival clubs. He could tolerate all of the drama at the club because the overall deal to change wasn't enough.
However in 2014 that changed. The Eels had a coach he knew & liked. The money was huge and his mates were moving on. I also believe his chronic hamstring injury was a factor in signing a long term deal. The 2 overriding factors in my opinion were the money & the coach. Put it this way, if the Roosters offered more money, he'd be at Bondi now.
Players come & go and as we've seen with Watmough, long term chronic injures are a big factor in offering players big money deals. The Eels were desperate to get both and it looks like it's going to cost them points for rorting the cap.
Karma indeed!
However in 2014 that changed. The Eels had a coach he knew & liked. The money was huge and his mates were moving on. I also believe his chronic hamstring injury was a factor in signing a long term deal. The 2 overriding factors in my opinion were the money & the coach. Put it this way, if the Roosters offered more money, he'd be at Bondi now.
Players come & go and as we've seen with Watmough, long term chronic injures are a big factor in offering players big money deals. The Eels were desperate to get both and it looks like it's going to cost them points for rorting the cap.
Karma indeed!