Recruitment and Retention for 2026

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Kim

SGI Jersey Flegg
Frank Facer said:
I agree on all parts. I find it almost unbelievable that we signed him for that amount. I thought it was 900K for the last year of his Nth Qld contract with Nth Qld contributing to his first year with us and then we would be paying him around 650K a year. Maybe he will sign with the WA Bears and continue to be paid extremely well?
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I always thought the cows were chipping in for the first two years. 900k for Luch is just diabolical. Just shows how desperate our recruiting position was back then. The nadir of our club. Nowadays we wouldn't even consider him. So I suppose that things have improved at least a little in these last two years. And yes, after Nov 2026 we must really be in the market for a top line fullback for 2028. When was the last time any team won a premiership without an A-class fullback? I can't remember one.
 
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The Word

SGI Junior League
Apparently when you factor in the Cowboys chipping in the actual payment from St George averages out as $725,000 per annum. Maybe we were feeling rich at the time with the salary cap increases, plus we were desperate to add size to our forwards, but it looks like we overpaid. even if he ends up joining the Bears I'd say he'd be dropping down closer to $500k per year going forward. What's the bet though that he fires up and has a good season. At least that would help our finals push.
 
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Kim

SGI Jersey Flegg
The Word said:
Apparently when you factor in the Cowboys chipping in the actual payment from St George averages out as $725,000 per annum. Maybe we were feeling rich at the time with the salary cap increases, plus we were desperate to add size to our forwards, but it looks like we overpaid. even if he ends up joining the Bears I'd say he'd be dropping down closer to $500k per year going forward. What's the bet though that he fires up and has a good season. At least that would help our finals push.
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Yes, he will try to excel this year. No one wants to fly back and forth across the continent every two weeks of a season.
 
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Justadragon

SGI NSW Cup
The Word said:
Apparently when you factor in the Cowboys chipping in the actual payment from St George averages out as $725,000 per annum. Maybe we were feeling rich at the time with the salary cap increases, plus we were desperate to add size to our forwards, but it looks like we overpaid. even if he ends up joining the Bears I'd say he'd be dropping down closer to $500k per year going forward. What's the bet though that he fires up and has a good season. At least that would help our finals push.
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The Cows basically got nothing out of him, and to be honest we havent had much better. Unless he can perform this year its see yah for me.
 
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