Having listened to that great Braith Anasta podcast I then went on to the Gordon Tallis one.
I enjoyed when he was slotting Bennett.
I didn't enjoy a story he told about Super League.
He went with the rest of the Saints players to Phillip Street. All other ARL bound players were there. He waited for hours and one player at a time were called in to meet with either Gus, Bozo or James Packer.
He said that there was some kind of formula they were using for how much to pay players. A test player got X. An origin player got Y. First Graders got Z.
He had played Origin at that time.
He ended up in front of Gus.
Gus said that he was only a bench player so he could only have $150K or something like that.
He was upset by that and walked out.
On the way out James Packer asked him what was wrong. He said that Gus said he was only a bench player and he could only have $150K. Packer said, "Go and play for the Roosters and I will give you $650K".
He said that he considered it and the fact Gus only considered him a bench player made him choose to go to SL for $450K.
What could have been.
I enjoyed when he was slotting Bennett.
I didn't enjoy a story he told about Super League.
He went with the rest of the Saints players to Phillip Street. All other ARL bound players were there. He waited for hours and one player at a time were called in to meet with either Gus, Bozo or James Packer.
He said that there was some kind of formula they were using for how much to pay players. A test player got X. An origin player got Y. First Graders got Z.
He had played Origin at that time.
He ended up in front of Gus.
Gus said that he was only a bench player so he could only have $150K or something like that.
He was upset by that and walked out.
On the way out James Packer asked him what was wrong. He said that Gus said he was only a bench player and he could only have $150K. Packer said, "Go and play for the Roosters and I will give you $650K".
He said that he considered it and the fact Gus only considered him a bench player made him choose to go to SL for $450K.
What could have been.
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