He's probably right.

Achurch has been dreadful for a man of his size, he should be killing it. But he's a modern day Wayne McDonald.

I've never seen him have a good game.

With all due respect to Wakefield and players that have left us to them - you would have expected Achurch to have done the same for more game time and to PLAY RL - UNLESS he dug his heels in over salary and stuck it out a la Winston Bogarde.

gary can't get everything right

barrie mac was bought in with a bad rep and was still on thin ice when loaned to bramley

I would reckon Westerman on circa £100k a year at fc. I bow to others with more insight but always thought Achurch was a kind of project signing and therefore assumed not on a big salary. Is Achurch off contract at end of this year or does he have 1 more year?

One more year I think.

He would be a good signing as long he fits in and isn't signed instead of a hooker.

Agree hooker is main priority. I think we also need a goal kicker,/ part Sinfield replacement in the halves as Sutcliffe looks more like a back rower to me. Given positive views on falloon from others here, if we could get him and Westerman and luke gale would be 3 good bits of business. Suspect Westerman may go to wire. Very few true cas lads come to leeds

I wouldn't have thought you'll be too far away with Westermans wages.... And like I said previously, Achurch's salary will more than cover it - with a fair bit left over for upgrades etc....

About 2 years ago Sinfield was biggest earner at just under GBP100k.

Can't see Achurch being on more than that.

As I said it was a couple of years ago but it won't be that much different now (although I suspect Sinfield's salary will have reduced a bit)

Genuinely shocked to learn that Achurch is one of our top earners. What an average injury prone disaster of a signing he has been in that case.

Never heard details of Sinfields salary, but that seems ridiculously low.... Achurch was signed when the £ wasn't doing so well against the Aus$, which is a small part of why he's getting so much...

Don't want to be one of those "in the know people" but this was either a fact or Leeds were lying with regards to their insurance. And I doubt it is the latter.

It was a couple of years ago but he was certainly the top earner. I think he was GB/Eng captain at the time.

Not a massive amount is it but certainly fits in with his grand final speech about being able to earn more elsewhere.

Don't know the ins and outs of the salary cap but think it might have increased slightly since then but still not a soccer type salary (for our highest paid and arguably best player at the time) is it even if there were cup winning bonuses on top.

I remember tuning in to see Achurch play for Penrith at the back end of the NRL season when he signed for us.I recall Gus Gould saying he had signed for Leeds Rhinos in SL.He said the panthers wanted to keep him but he had got a kings ransom so couldn't blame him.Read into that what you will regards what Achurch is on.

Sinfield hasnt been under 100k for a long time, a couple of years ago he was on £120k+.

Quote: HucknallLoiner "About 2 years ago Sinfield was biggest earner at just under GBP100k. Can't see Achurch being on more than that. As I said it was a couple of years ago but it won't be that much different now (although I suspect Sinfield's salary will have reduced a bit)'" After the 2012 GF this artical did the rounds. £150k a year according to this reporter. www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/rugbyl ... Final.html

Quote: HucknallLoiner "About 2 years ago Sinfield was biggest earner at just under GBP100k. Can't see Achurch being on more than that. As I said it was a couple of years ago but it won't be that much different now (although I suspect Sinfield's salary will have reduced a bit)'" After the 2012 GF this artical did the rounds. £150k a year according to this reporter. www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/rugbyl ... Final.html

I'll double check when it was. It wasn't that long ago. It was salary not bonuses but it was official figures from the club. Even if since then it grew to £120k it shows that they aren't on a fortune for a career that can end very quickly and also then doubt that Achurch can have been on anything like Sinfield's salary (even if it was high).

If Westerman wants a salary like that I'd suggest he's not worth it (yet). Get him at a sensible price and suddenly he looks worthy of a punt.