Suaalii $10M for 5 years

[SamKerrSimp]

I think his family brought him to the roosters for a reason, its not always about the money, has anyone else noticed his absolute love of jwh,he will, be here for a long time to come

We are paying him a lot of money for a teenager he only came here because of the money

[Danish]

If the offer is true he should absolutely take it.

just ask for it up front, the ARU aren’t exactly flush with cash

[ARD]

I’ll chip in to keep him

[mattyh]

why would you wanna play for the wallabies , even the all blacks suck at the moment .

stay where your happy , joseph, i think youll be happier and more satisfied staying in league and preferably the roosters.

but as always follow your heart, money doesn't always buy happiness, but crying in a ferrari is preferable to crying in toyota prius .

[Thirteen]

why would you wanna play for the wallabies , even the all blacks suck at the moment .

stay where your happy , joseph, i think youll be happier and more satisfied staying in league and preferably the roosters.

but as always follow your heart, money doesn't always buy happiness, but crying in a ferrari is preferable to crying in toyota prius .

C’mon Matty, you’re paid call it $1m and someone comes along and offers you $2m, you’re not going to take it?

[Thirteen]

If the offer is true he should absolutely take it.

just ask for it up front, the ARU aren’t exactly flush with cash

Anyone who says they wouldn’t take it is lying.

[ism22]

If that's true, the degree of RA's desperation should in and of itself act as a red flag.

Yeah $2m a year for a winger. Um. Aaaar...

That said he's basically a more talented version of Folau without the baggage. They found the money for him after he failed to make the cut in VFL. IMO it's a matter of whether he's interested.

[A Country Member]

It all smacks of a set-up against the club into how they can possibly retain him when figures like this are bandied about.

Cue the Mexican hat jokes.

I actually think Latrell would be a better buy for that sort of cash

[ism22]

It all smacks of a set-up against the club into how they can possibly retain him when figures like this are bandied about.

Cue the Mexican hat jokes.

I actually think Latrell would be a better buy for that sort of cash

Guessing they want a complete physical specimen with no baggage after their previous experience with big egos?

Also, Sua'ali'i played yawnion growing up so I'm guessing woulda been in their crosshairs from a younger age. I dunno his story but suspect that as a 14/15 year old he was the best yawnion player in the GPS.

Edit:
Wikipedia suggests he was FB for the GPS 1st XV aged 14. IMO ARU woulda known about him at that stage.

[Batemans Bay Rooster]

I'd be surprised if money is the be all and end all for him. He'll make squillions throughout his career no matter which code he plays. Rugby is as dead as a door nail in Australia, he'd be going from being one of the brightest young stars in the biggest sport in this state, to a sport that very few people in the state have the slightest interest in.

No way he'll go to Rugby.

[A Country Member]

Guessing they want a complete physical specimen with no baggage after their previous experience with big egos?

Also, Sua'ali'i played yawnion growing up so I'm guessing woulda been in their crosshairs from a younger age. I dunno his story but suspect that as a 14/15 year old he was the best yawnion player in the GPS.

Just because you played the game doesn’t matter. And I think they may be wary of investing into Pasifika players more than First Australians.

For $10m you need more than just ability. You need eyeballs on tv, bums on seats and a decent chance to win a World Cup. Latrell would generate huge headlines and get casual fans (ie leaguies) to watch and get non private school kids wanting to play.

Plus he can kick, run, pass, fend and be the genuine superstar he wants to be and not have to be super fit and play week in, week out gruelling football.

[Danish]

Anyone who says they wouldn’t take it is lying.

Absolutely.

mind you, if I could choose between $10m over 5 years, and $6m over the same period + financial advice from Politis, Bouris, and co. I would think long and hard about it.

$6m invested correctly will turn into a lot more money done the line than $10m spent poorly.

[kakaruk]

He would be crazy not to take that sort of coin.

[Kentucky_Fried_Rooster]

I'd be surprised if money is the be all and end all for him. He'll make squillions throughout his career no matter which code he plays. Rugby is as dead as a door nail in Australia, he'd be going from being one of the brightest young stars in the biggest sport in this state, to a sport that very few people in the state have the slightest interest in.

No way he'll go to Rugby.

Easy to say as a one eyed easts fan.
If someone came along and offered you more than double of what your current employer offered as a salary you would be gone in a flash.

If I ever had the skill to be a international footy player and the team I loved (Easts) said we can afford $5,000,000 and rugby said we can afford $10,000,000 I would be signing on the spot even though the game is boring. He must enjoy it though if he spent years playing it.

I spoke to a relative who played for the rosters for years about it.
He said fans don't understand, to us its just a job, I was never a roosters fan but they paid my wages.
If a different team came along and offered a decent contract I would go, maybe not for $50,000 a year but wouldn't have second thoughts for a million a year.

[The Lip]

He would be crazy not to take that sort of coin.

He would be - RA have come out and said that story is way off the mark. They don't deny interest - quiet the opposite they confirm he is on their target list - however the said the money is all wrong.