Oh I read it. I just don't believe it. Bateman isn't that good, no way they offered him more than a year. Ricky is very tight on his contracts, two years max in general, one year for players who aren't performing, three years for those he sees a future with.Captain Punish wrote: ↑May 8, 2018, 12:51 pmYeah, clearly the Raiders using him as a stop-gap.Relax-init wrote:This signing is clearly a stop gap for a year until better forwards become available. There are some better options after 2019 for the raiders to sign.
This also give bateman a year to prove he should be signed post 2019. He is an ok player, but doesn't have the X-factor that other do. He reminds me of J.Thompson, good, solid, but nothing extraordinary.
You didn't read the bit about how Canberra wanted him long term, and Bateman was the one that went for 1 year, did you?
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Are we just making things up now?Relax-init wrote: ↑May 8, 2018, 12:57 pmRicky is very tight on his contracts, two years max in general, one year for players who aren't performing, three years for those he sees a future with.
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There's no reason to doubt the Raiders offered Bateman longer than one year.
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I mean surely you don't believe a club saying they wanted something, then a player saying he knocked it back and giving reasons for choosing the shorter contract counts as evidence that something actually happened? Pull the other one.T_R wrote: ↑May 8, 2018, 1:15 pmAre we just making things up now?Relax-init wrote: ↑May 8, 2018, 12:57 pmRicky is very tight on his contracts, two years max in general, one year for players who aren't performing, three years for those he sees a future with.
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HahahahahaT_R wrote:Are we just making things up now?Relax-init wrote: ↑May 8, 2018, 12:57 pmRicky is very tight on his contracts, two years max in general, one year for players who aren't performing, three years for those he sees a future with.
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Easy enough to figure out by now. Have a look at the last few years. Look at the contracts at the Eels. They do say consistency is key.The Nickman wrote: ↑May 8, 2018, 1:26 pmHahahahahaT_R wrote:Are we just making things up now?Relax-init wrote: ↑May 8, 2018, 12:57 pmRicky is very tight on his contracts, two years max in general, one year for players who aren't performing, three years for those he sees a future with.
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Not an impact player and barely manages to bend the line, needs to learn how to produce a late offload and time his runs to get in behind the ruck. He plays like a much bigger man just charging into big boppers, whereas if he made more runs off the dummy half behind the ruck he would be more effective in attack.
He is the best in our team at putting players on their back and slowing the play the ball which is invaluable. Pretty good at quick play the balls too and has produced some brilliant one on one tackles on the try line to prevent try’s.
Good signing imo.
He is the best in our team at putting players on their back and slowing the play the ball which is invaluable. Pretty good at quick play the balls too and has produced some brilliant one on one tackles on the try line to prevent try’s.
Good signing imo.