Quote: Cruncher "What if that current player was Hampshire?
On one hand we criticise the club for not finding a way to accommodate this talented kid in the first team, and on the other we complain that we aren't signing any Aussie imports (who, by the nature of the beast, will not be among the best in the NRL).
Don't get me wrong ... I'm worried about our recruitment too. I think our props are largely crap, and we are desperately in need of a quality centre.
But if money is being spent on keeping our best young players - in other words, trying to prevent another Burgess situation - I wouldn't be terribly unhappy.'"
I'd give you Hampshire at a pinch but feel the analogy with Burgess is being too kind to him. However, given those presumably exiting it shouldn't be too difficult to meet his financial demands. Also, I suspect money won't be the primary issue with Hampshire, it will be about first team opportunities which the coach isn't giving him at the moment.