I think that this is the basic problem. As I understand it, even if we were to contribute towards the players wages, their full contract would count against the new club's salary cap.

I expect that the only way out would be to pay the player the full contract but not register them. That's a big ask given the current financial climate.

I expect to see Sita a few times this year, he improved his fitness and looked better than he had previously. But i don't think we will see much of him to be honest, I genuinely think Butler and Mulhern are gonna be brilliant for us but sita will only play to cover injuries or players burning out. But i don't think we'll see Latu at all this year. Sita and Latu's contracts end this year i believe and they'll both just leave at the seasons end.

Latu on the way out...I hear.

Where's he off to? I hear Woolston Rovers are on the look out for a new prop.

The strange thing is ... when he played in those few games when we were short last year (due to virus) I didn't think he did too bad.

First game he was really good and i thought we'd finally found the forward we needed, then got progressively worse the next 2 games, really odd.

I think you're right, in that they'll both leave at the end of 2021, as another contract for either of them is highly unlikely to be offered. If they should leave any earlier, then would anyone be surprised.

I don't think anyone would to be honest, it's a shame really as when we had more interchanges Sita would have been fine for 2 maybe 3 little 10 min wrecking ball stints. But obviously the games moved away from that so if you don't have the fitness it's game over.

Moving on from this...
It seems Latu has been told he is not required to attend training, and subsequently doesn’t. Wire are still looking to offload him.

From a people perspective that's a bit ty if true. Offer a guy a 2 year contract, fly him over the other side of the world then cast him adrift. He must be really rotten in the group if they dont want him anywhere near.

I still dont mind Sita, i don't know what the real reason is for him being on the bad list if anyone can shed light? If it's discipline, how does his record compare to the rest of the squad (though a penalities to mins played ratio might unearth the issue)

I think Sita is on the "bad list" as its perceived that due to (or despite) his size he doesn't really pull his weight/ have sufficient impact/ effective on field time to warrant a spot on the overseas roster

If I were a head coach and you had two fringe players that were highly motivated to prove themselves and putting 100% into every session, you'd want to keep them around as they'd have a positive influence on the squad.

You get the impression with those two that they don't want to put the effort in. And their fitness levels are nowhere near the level they should be.

I'm speculating but hard to see another reason why we're so desperate to get rid.

Doesn't surprise me in the slightest, as per my previous post. What are your thoughts RD?

I think the squad like sita have you seen how they celebrate when he has scored. So I dont think were desperate to get him away from the squad. I don't understand his fitness issues he had a period on the wing in the nrl so could do 80mins at one point on his career you can lose fitness but not to the extent he seems to have literally lost 60min !! He is undoubtedly entertaining to watch at times and I have never really thought he has not tried or just here for an early retirement pay day. Had we not been so short on props that we could trust he would have been a great weapon to bring on at the right time in a game.

Latu I dont know what has gone on with him i guess we never will but what a waste and thank god we have a quota spot and maybe a bit of money on the cap to go into the season with and maybe pick up a bargain through the season ?

Moving on still. Wire have just announced Latu has been released. Mutual agreement....paid up in Orford talk.