Rhinoshaund III wrote:
5 year deals have been around at Headingley for a while now. Hardaker and Golding both signed 5 year deals. And I seem to remember Hardaker criticising the length after all the stuff that happened with him as well as advising young players to think twice before signing such a deal.
Well good news for Hardaker is it's hard to imagine anyone offering him 5 years again.
See what people are saying but I think it's great news that we're investing long term in the future of the club. Hopefully Walker will be able to lead the youngsters coming through with the experience he's gaining at the moment.
At the end of the day we all know long term contracts mean diddly nowadays anyway but it's a great show of faith from both parties. If he keeps developing and the NRL come knocking properly then I doubt having years left on his contract will make a huge amount of difference in this day and age but it offers us a bit of protection so works both ways. Exactly the kind of player we need to be looking to to take the club forward over the next 5 years imho (I know he's not the finished article, yadda yadda…)
