I get that and I also wonder how much commercial value Graham holds. I know he's not going to pay for himself like a footballer does but I wonder how much income Graham could generate for the club for being back at the club for a year. I remember people from a range of places made the trip to watch Barba's debut vs Wigan and I imagine you'd get the same sort of reaction for Graham's return and his first game at LP. 250 shirts sold with "Graham 10" on the back at an average of £54 (the average between adults shirt cost with name & number and the kids price) is £13,500 and a couple of ticketed forums starring Graham would bring in some revenue in ticket sales/beer drunk. While the club may lay out x amount on Graham, I think, even over one year, that outlay is offset somewhat by income generated through Graham elsewhere.
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The thing about Graham's age is that he has always struck me as a player who could play well into his late 30s. His game was never based on explosiveness, pace or power, which are the things that go with age. It was always based on strength, durability, guile and near-psychotic levels of competitiveness which are things that stick around for much longer. So I suspect that, barring any major injury, he'll still be a very good player until the day he retires - it's just a question of how long he feels he wants to carry on putting his body through it.
Hearing these Jammer rumours recently. NO, NO, NO thanks. A great player in his day but past it now. Our forwards are better than NRL forwards. If he’s going ok in the NRL it means nothing. It doesn’t automatically mean he will be good enough for super league.
screaming in the family corner, scaring the kiddies
I don’t think we can justify a big wage on a player well past his peak, to generate money from a forum listening to the bull of how he wishes he would have come back a few years earlier etc, there must be a prop we can transfer from a club needing some transfer cash
Still think he will be sitting by his pool next year.
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[QUOTE=Rogues Gallery;790590]I've never complained to the site mods about any comment about me, so why bring me into it?
Don't worry Rogues, I was just curious. If I've done someone's head in, I wish they'd PM me instead
staying in NRL?
https://www.canberratimes.com.au/sto...year/?cs=14274
A snitch and a wiganer? Might as well be serial killer too.