Yeah people seem to be forgetting he’s signed a contract and has every right to see it out.
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Celticman98
Adam Woolnough
Don't disagree with that. Seeing how many players over the last few years getting paid on massive overs is why I wasn't sad to see Zammit get moved on.
Mostly happy for him to see it out if he keeps this form. When is contract till? 27?
Losing Leo would not be for club in slightest. Hoping Hetherington can move on, but if likes of Croker and Jones are being moved to free coin for him, possibly Enari too.
Contract will hopefully be signed for extensions with junior players in mind.
Celticman98
Adam Woolnough
slotmachine
Danny 'Bedsy' Buderus
I don't get the paycut comments, who is suggesting he should take one exactly? The Knights would be making up in difference to be rid of him.
Unless he's talking about post-2026, in which case he is delusional if he thinks someone is paying him 850k a year again.
Unless he's talking about post-2026, in which case he is delusional if he thinks someone is paying him 850k a year again.
Frank McWilliams
Danny 'Bedsy' Buderus
Can’t see letting Croker, Jones and Tuala go would make much difference to cap, they are three likely earning there way and similar quality player would likely cost more and better quality definitely more.
Beatell
Clint Newton
his comments in the media have been he wont take a pay cut to go elsewhere, Knights and the other clubs havent been able to come to an agreement that will pay him what his contract is worth. Hence the paycut talk.
waynesworld
Jamie Ainscough
He said it, the comments were very strange, I don’t think he knows how him leaving would work.
Frank McWilliams
Danny 'Bedsy' Buderus
Surely he has a manager that would not only explain but be dealing with offers etc
The thing that can make moving on look positive is a longer contract. Remembering he has two years at $850k to go no matter what, to me it looks like he is being offered extra years at say, $650k. Hence, "I'm not taking a pay cut".
slotmachine
Danny 'Bedsy' Buderus
It's a complete strawman though, no one is asking him to take a paycut.
mullenmagic
Paul the Chief Harragon
He got up at a presser and publicly, unprompted, said "if the club thinks I'm taking a paycut to go somewhere else, it's not happening." Maybe that's just his idea of small talk but it seems more likely that he's responding to something that's gone on behind the scenes that we aren't aware of. Owey's theory is completely plausible, as is the Knights simply asking if he'd be willing to take less to make a move easier regardless.
Lefty
Danny 'Bedsy' Buderus
He also has a moral obligation to try to perform at his best each week too.
MullosLefttoRight
Rodney Howe
Tohu Harris and Dylan Walker will both be gone by the end of 2025.
Warriors have plenty of young guns coming through but Leo will be a massively attractive prospect - meanwhile for Leo/Tyrone they possibly get to return home and have the NZ Captain who has been the best prop in the game for years mentoring them, with said bloke sharing quite a few similarities to Leo being a quiet Maori man himself.
Grandpa Joe
Danny 'Bedsy' Buderus
$850k if we are paying $200k to move him on we are replacing 2 players with $650k I don't get the value.
Defence wins games
Anthony Quinn
Even though DSaf has fallen well short of his performance part of the deal.
No wonder possible landing spots for him see zero alignment between his contract price and playing performance.
Defence wins games
Anthony Quinn
Even though I think that could be playing into his hands.
danknights
Danny 'Bedsy' Buderus
Dsaf has been a shadow. It's should be like any other workplace. You don't meet your KPIs you either take a paycut or you resign or you perform. Simple.
Not how NRL contracts work I’m afraid.