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Message: [QUOTE="Morkel, post: 3455729, member: 8215"] I'm really sorry, but this really is a horrible attempt at justification. Neither of those three players you mention could possibly have been considered elite, at least at the time that we were discussing: The Storm put up very little resistance to letting Croft go, in fact any resistance would have been purely to make us pay more that we had to. He did very little in the Broncos jersey and I don't know of anyone who was concerned when he left us early. Captaining the Junior Kangaroos and winning the Man Of Steel puts him amongst fellow elite such as Ben Jones, Mitch Cornish, Michael Lichaa, Jackson Hastings, Rangi Chase, and Zac Hardaker. Esteemed. Dearden demanded, and was given, an opportunity to prove himself as a starting half, and utterly bombed. He'd shown glimpses of spark during a few short cameos, and had of course performed well in the lower grades. but when handed the reins he broke every Broncos' fans hearts. It wasn't just a consequence of the Broncos being poor either, it became a meme how many games the Cowboys lost in a row when he joined them. He might be showing some of his potential now, but he gave no reasons to retain him at the time he demanded a shot, and was too impatient to develop further and wait until he was ready to get a crack starting in the halves. It was pretty well known at the time that the Broncos wanted to wait another year before giving him a proper crack, something that they will hopefully stay strong on when it comes to Mozer (and that there is your hint on why Walters has been retained in the short term). And Milford? 2015, yep, first half of 2016, sure. He was elite. He was given a $1 million ** contract based on previous form, and due to the fact that the Storm supposedly showed interest and made the Broncos bid high. He declined rapidly, on the back of showing zero motivation, an unwillingness to learn or develop, and a lack of self discipline that saw an "elite" sportsperson refuse to give up cigarettes or other unhealthy habits that would absolutely limit his ability to perform. The Broncos were correct to not offer him a new contract, a decision vindicated by his similarly heartless displays for the Knights. For someone to claim that any of those three were "elite", or even "above average" at the time they left the Broncos, is either a judgement clouded with crippling bias, or a disingenuous argument attempted to drum up outrage. They were absolute plodders in the case of Croft, and deadset liabilities in the cases of Dearden and Milford. How anyone can possibly be convinced of the ridiculous notion that these three were victims of an agenda to remove any obstacles to Billy Fucking Walters becoming a regular member of the Broncos 17 is a sad indictment on the supposed intelligence inherent in humans. [/QUOTE]

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