Firestarter wrote:I do understand that gimble but,I'm not on about the pension pot players.im on about class players that never get picked for the test team or origin.players like tighe,gagai,leilua,loko,takairangi,lulia,lawrence.....these are just a few centres that are all quality players.
I think it's all about the timing of signing these players.
I remember a couple of seasons ago,wests Tigers had a winger called Koroibete.hes a fijian and I couldn't believe how fast and powerful he was.he got cast to one side and I thought,surely someone over here will snap him up(hopefully us).
Melbourne now have him and he's by far the top winger in the nrl.
Like I said it's all about who sees the quality in a player before they get picked at a higher level
If the marquee player rule fails will a side pay a player whose career is coming to the end up to 300k on the cap. We paid better players than Gidley and our squad suffered.
If Inglis type player wants to come then its a no brainer. But let's say we sign a good centre from the NRL it would force us to cut at least 2 or more players. The NRL cap is a lot bigger than ours so we would have to pay over the odds For a player and weaken the squad overall.
Problem is if the marquee signing fails Wire have a problem they will pay over for an old player. Look at the players who come to SL they are usually in trouble in the NRL or over the hill for NRL or struggle to make a mark in the NRL.