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I’d love to see Hunt stay, but it seems we won’t have a lot of $$$ for him and seems he will have to move on to get better $$ if that’s going to be his priority. Only positive is our other young guys coming through are showing a bunch of promise and hopefully we have a good production of elite talent for decades to come.
 
Seth Gecko said:
Hunt is a constant threat in attack but a liability in defence. I think he needs a
Big improvement next season to be a
definite re-sign,
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It would be hard for him to get any defensive cohesion when one week he’s playing left centre, next week he’s right centre, this week he’s right wing and week 1 of the finals he’s probably 19 again. Personally I reckon his defence would be fine if he was able to string 5-6 games in a row in the same position
 
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Billy said:
Best was a rubbish defender for at least a year.
Gagai was a rubbish defender for his entire first stint at the Knights.
Two of our best now.
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100% Gagai also through his rabbits career. Long known as the turnstile.

Defence can be trained. Natural athletic attributes cannot - thats the X factor.

Agree if he could nail a spot and stick to it he would Improve dramatically. Also being right centre outside of DB would help him develop.

I dont wanna loose this kid, buuuuuut he probably isnt in our top 10 must retain players (including those already signed)
 
bremsstrahlung said:
Curious if other clubs are in for Rostron.

Seems weird otherwise not to sign. Curious what you’d be negotiating at 17 before playing a game of SG Ball. Granted he now has an Aus Schoolboys jersey.

Hunt will find a contract here or somewhere else pretty easily imo. Just about what $$ he wants.
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Young players like him and their managers want tiered deals

Like next year he would get money worth him being sg ball/jersey flegg level
Maybe year after a straight flegg deal/ incentives for NSW cup
Year after development deal
Year after NRL

That’s how most young guys and managers want contracts and how clubs like roosters/bulldogs etc always took best juniors offering deals like that
 
bremsstrahlung said:
Curious if other clubs are in for Rostron.

Seems weird otherwise not to sign. Curious what you’d be negotiating at 17 before playing a game of SG Ball. Granted he now has an Aus Schoolboys jersey.

Hunt will find a contract here or somewhere else pretty easily imo. Just about what $$ he wants.
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Yeah, that was the quote from POS. With our salary cap position he didn't think we could offer Hunt near his market value. I wonder if that changes if Best doesn't resign? I think POS is ultimately confident of keeping Best and Young.
 
Owey said:
Yeah, that was the quote from POS. With our salary cap position he didn't think we could offer Hunt near his market value. I wonder if that changes if Best doesn't resign? I think POS is ultimately confident of keeping Best and Young.
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I have seen enough from Hunt, and the improvement he has made since debuting in first grade that on the unlikely scenario Best leaves I wouldn't have a big issue securing him on a reasonable 3 year deal. Whilst acknowledging he still has a lot to work on and isn't a finished product. I know others may see it differently and don't think it's worth it.

Funnily enough he has been just as good of a backup as Sandon Smith due to the various injuries in the backline, whether it's Best/Ponga/Gagai or Origin duty.
 
knights80 said:
Young players like him and their managers want tiered deals

Like next year he would get money worth him being sg ball/jersey flegg level
Maybe year after a straight flegg deal/ incentives for NSW cup
Year after development deal
Year after NRL

That’s how most young guys and managers want contracts and how clubs like roosters/bulldogs etc always took best juniors offering deals like that
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Thanks.
From what I’ve read over the last 12-18 months the club seems pretty hot on him.
Makes me think somebody else is offering something more - eg Flegg for 2027 or something like that.

Thankyou, I enjoy the insights of those with a little more know how.
 
bremsstrahlung said:
Thanks.
From what I’ve read over the last 12-18 months the club seems pretty hot on him.
Makes me think somebody else is offering something more - eg Flegg for 2027 or something like that.

Thankyou, I enjoy the insights of those with a little more know how.
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Doesn’t always work out though with deals like this

Will Cannavo The son of Blake Cannavo got a deal like that the other year, we told him that it wasn’t going’s to work, he got same deal at Manly and was meant to be in there top 30 this year or next year, he p[layed 1 flegg and 1 nsw cup game for them and hasn’t played since

Difficult to work out who is worth these deals and who not too
 
knights80 said:
Doesn’t always work out though with deals like this

Will Cannavo The son of Blake Cannavo got a deal like that the other year, we told him that it wasn’t going’s to work, he got same deal at Manly and was meant to be in there top 30 this year or next year, he p[layed 1 flegg and 1 nsw cup game for them and hasn’t played since

Difficult to work out who is worth these deals and who not too
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Using the punter’s analogy, it’s a bit like greyhounds and horse racing, sometimes you take a punt on what you have got.
 
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