Re: Andrew Fifita : Tue Aug 23, 2022 7:52 am
vastman wrote:
If it happens he will have to come fairly cheap. This was going to happen two years ago when he had three seasons left in him and would have been worth breaking the bank for.
However he’s a class player and technically I have no reservations.
What I do worry about is that individually they are strong willed, together! It’s not a deal ender but it’s something to think about.
Poching has finally got them working as a unit, and to many big personalities could scupper that. It’s not our clubs job to make Daves dreams come true, it’s the other way around so it has to be serious and purely about rugby.
Over all I’d take the gamble as it’s still a coup but it needs to be made very clear from the whole club from day one what’s expected.
However he’s a class player and technically I have no reservations.
What I do worry about is that individually they are strong willed, together! It’s not a deal ender but it’s something to think about.
Poching has finally got them working as a unit, and to many big personalities could scupper that. It’s not our clubs job to make Daves dreams come true, it’s the other way around so it has to be serious and purely about rugby.
Over all I’d take the gamble as it’s still a coup but it needs to be made very clear from the whole club from day one what’s expected.
I suppose it depends what is classed as cheap. He’s been on a HUGE contract in the NRL, so at best i guess the least he would accept would be the same as his brother who happens to be our highest earner. Whilst that would be cheap in Andrews eyes it certainly wouldn’t be in ours but i doubt he’d move his young family out here for a year (or even leave them and come by himself) for buttons, we’d have to pay the going rate. And your point about them ruling the roost is a salient one, they are certainly alpha male characters and the worry is there is together there is potential for them to cause ‘unrest’. Especially when it’s a short term thing.
I’ve just read an article stating Andrew is averaging 21.7 minutes a game this season. It’s well know he has dodgy knees that prevent him playing big minutes anymore, and whilst still decent neither is he the player he was a few years back. We know big Dave tends to play 50-60 a game, so the Fifita duo is in effect 80 mins a week for about 250K a year. It’s effectively a marquee wage. Can we afford it? By that i mean for a club like ours is it value for money or could it be spent more wisely? Marketing wise it would be good for sure but it certainly comes with a risk factor.