Lussick released!

[Mark from Brisbane]

Can’t see if we are under the cap how moving him on is any benifit to 2018????

 

[ricardo]

I think it’s more of a “we won’t(can’t) resign you at the end of the year so buddy if you can jag a contract elsewhere go for it we’ll release you this year’s screwed anyway” kinda thing.

 

[40 years an eagle]

Can’t see if we are under the cap how moving him on is any benifit to 2018????

Sure we are under the 9.1M, maybe we are not or only just under our new cap of 8.77M and we need to add 2 more 110k guys to our 30. Darcy's money may come in handy there. Add another 110k guy if Darcy goes before july 1.

 

[HappilyManly]

Can’t see if we are under the cap how moving him on is any benifit to 2018????

Baz was saying that he may want to pre pay some 2019 contracts.

Darcy may help save Manly's roster squeeze problem

 

[Peter C]

Can’t see if we are under the cap how moving him on is any benifit to 2018????

No salary cap benefit for 2018, however they can front load a couple of contracts for this year, this will allow the club to spend above the cap for next year.
Just noticed HappilyManly posted the same thing

 

[MadMarcus]

Did you notice that they still have Cullen listed in our squad ?? Obviously a case of mistaken identity. Can't expect too much from the NRL site these days it's rubbish - oh look another instagram post.

The site mirrors the organisation.

 

[Leho]

Noticed Darcy is not named in either side this week interesting

 

[Chip and Chase]

Yes noticed that, might be some truth to the rumour if that is the case. Didn't the rumour suggest it'd be announced Wednesday ?

 

[40 years an eagle]

Maybe a Lussick/Albert Kelly trade?

We wish.

 

[smithy]

Wouldn't it free up money to buy a Half? Sure I read some time ago that Darcy was on $400k...

Given the football year starts Nov 1st he would have been paid nearly half his cap price so likely we would have just over 200k available.

 

[smithy]

I did hear a whisper he is not our only NRL player that could soon depart for the UK.

 

[EagleFlys]

Still $200k we didn't have....
It could be a last minute play for Carney... Who knows.

Carney has a contract with a club currently under review by the NRL.

It was presented by NQLD and not by us. The Carney charade is well and truly over.

 

[niccipops]

I did hear a whisper he is not our only NRL player that could soon depart for the UK.

Could we swap the word player for an acronym? Maybe CEO?

 

[1969]

A swap for Albert Kelly could be looked at, but I think we should experiment with Hastings and save our money for the future.

 

[tookey]

A swap for Ben barba

 

[Jatz Crackers]

While ever we attempt to recruit and are prevented in doing so by the current situation imposed by others then it only ever increases the wrong doing & the eventual recompense.

 

[Fluffy]

Given the football year starts Nov 1st he would have been paid nearly half his cap price so likely we would have just over 200k available.

True but given the football year starts Nov 1st we would only have to pay half a year for the replacement as well

 

[Mitch]

Interesting last bit from Bulldog Ritchie on Triple M

“Darcy Lussick may leave the club as early as this week to go to the English Super League, which would be great news for the club in that it may then free up some money for Trent Barrett to have a crack at a player this year," Ritchie said.

"Obviously that $330,000 deduction in the cap for this year and next year hampers Barrett's chances of getting a player.

"If Lussick walks then suddenly the light on the door goes green."

 

[Loobs]

A swap for Albert Kelly could be looked at, but I think we should experiment with Hastings and save our money for the future.

Isn’t the smart move to front load payments for next year so we can sign someone then with the space for 2019 and beyond..?

 

[40 years an eagle]

Isn’t the smart move to front load payments for next year so we can sign someone then with the space for 2019 and beyond..?

Depends on whether we need a #6/7 now I guess.