The cause Titans powerbrokers handed Tino Fa’asuamaleaui a mammoth 10-year $12 million deal has been revealed as an enormous query has been raised relating to Payne Haas’ worth.
According to veteran rugby league reporter Phil Rothfield, Storm bosses tabled a lifetime contract for the 23-year-old to return to Melbourne.
Fa’asuamaleaui started his NRL profession with the Storm, taking part in 27 video games throughout two seasons, successful a premiership in 2020.
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His agent reportedly then confirmed Gold Coast powerbrokers what they have been up in opposition to, giving them no alternative however to lock him in for the following 10 years.
“It’s out of control with the front rowers in the moment and it has changed the way that clubs are structuring their salary caps,” Rothfield stated on the Big Sports Breakfast.
“You look at that Melbourne Storm 2017 grand final line-up, it was all about their spine. Cameron Smith, Cooper Cronk, Cameron Munster and Billy Slater, they were on big bucks.
“Jesse Bromwich and Dale Finucane were well paid but $1.2 million for a front rower? The interesting story here is all about market pressure.
“Tino as we all know had a clause in his contract that allowed him to talk to other clubs, Matt Tripp met his manager on the Gold Coast a couple of weeks ago.
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“He said if he is going to leave, we can offer him a lifetime deal at the Storm, that’s how highly we think of him, keep it in mind.
“The manager goes back to them and says ‘this is what you’re up against’, we have a lifetime deal here to consider, so they went the $12 million mega-deal with Tino.”
Rothfield then questioned what Fa’asuamaleaui’s yearly wage of $1.2 million means for Payne Haas, who current turned down a contract extension from the Broncos.
He will reportedly hit the open market and discipline gives from rivals, shunning Brisbane’s provide price $1.1 million a season throughout three years.
League legend Laurie Daley questioned if the Broncos will match Fa’asuamaleaui’s wage to signal Haas — however issued an enormous warning.
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“That leads to the question, what is Haas worth? I don’t know what he is worth, $1.2 million?” Rothfield requested.
“I don’t know, because I need to start getting my head around the million-dollar player, we are going to hear and see a lot more of them,” Daley stated.
“In the past a million dollars was like wow, but it seems as though as we move forward we are going to see more.
“I think he is worth more than a million bucks, but again it comes back to if you are paying Fifita and Tino more than a million dollars, that’s two forwards.
“I think you can get your salary cap out of whack by paying a front rower and a back rower that money. You could get yourself in trouble here.”
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