Jones will replace him next season

Absolutely no way will they be on the same wage

Doubt it now, Jones will be a very high earner and they are also going to sign Mcmeeken

Gutted but not surprised by his exit , Scored some crackers for us and was a pleasure watching them also .

Im not really bothered about him going tbh. Yes he can attack and score tries but his defence and positioning wasnt great and were loaded up with wingers and centres

Have to say I agree, will miss his value for money though as 50% of his salary was off the cap this season.

The wing position is the least of our worries.

Love the fact he can create something from nothing.
We’re well stocked for outside backs so, if we’re able, I’d spend the cap money elsewhere.

But 100% of his wage is on the clubs wage bill - id let him go now tbh

Explain to me which of these other centres and wingers puts bums on seats? Which ones are going to be breaking the line like he does, he's been one of the very few to give us excitement in the last couple of years.
You talk about his defensive frailties, what are they precisely? Yes, like most players he has some, but his attacking prowess and what he adds to the team overall far and away exceed this, if you want to point a finger regarding defence then you only need look at how shockingly poor Fonua was in his first stint, he scored some sensational/important tries but he was terrible in defence, far more so than Naulago, yet pretty much everyone welcomed him (Fonua) back with open arms and the massive contract too.
Indeed, doesn't it highlight a failure in bringing in a very high earner in a position we didn't actually need as we are "loaded up" and this has bitten us, as we have no space on cap/money to offer better contract terms?

Also, what was the reason we didn't have Ratu on a longer contract in the first place, was that his or the clubs decision, it's even more gutting knowing we won't get a fee for him on top of losing a quality player.

We signed him as a raw recruit in February 2019, and exercised a one-year extension to his contract in July.

Not much more we could do, especially as by then he'd signed up with a RU agent.

He's a rugby union player that lives in the south west and until last year had absolutely no interest in rugby league. He was always going to go back given the opportunity, the fact the money he was offered is beyond anything he could ever earn in rugby league sealed the deal.

He's an exciting player but still very raw, if he was in his early 20's then it would be a huge loss, but he's nearly 29, his one weapon is pace and that's not going to last much longer.

Good luck to him, its been a long journey to get to where he is, he deserves some success.

One weapon, Have you actually watched any of the games, he's more than just a speed merchant, he can actually bend his back and tackle as well, it's a massive loss to the club. One can only hope Fonua has improved his fitness when the season restarts and starts doing the things we know he's capable of.