Scorpio
Armchair Expert
How about North QLD losing Ponga to Newcastle 😳
I don't blame the Cowboys.
They won the comp in 2015. Ponga debuted late in 2016 when they were still an extremely good side.
My understanding was that Ponga immediately wanted the starting fullback role, while Lachlan Coote (premiership winning fullback) was still contracted. Cowboys said no and he signed elsewhere at the end of that season.
Telling your premiership winning players to piss off while under contract, for the next big thing, would be suicide for team morale.
Also the Knights haven't yet won anything since signing Ponga, at least the Cowboys made another Grand Final.