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Message: [QUOTE="Coxy, post: 2304236, member: 1764"] LOLZ @ Jester. As a fan I can understand why Donny is upset, but the reality is: - players, including Folau, sign a contract saying they will be paid $X to play rugby league for the Broncos - players train and play in order to earn said $X - at end of contract players ask around to see what other clubs/sports will offer as $X In the considerations are also things like: - Do I want to play in Sydney, Brisbane, France, Bradford (zomg, no beach?!?!?, said Orford), Melbourne - Do I want to play rugby league, rugby union, aussie rules? - Do I want to leave my current teammates? Club infrastructure? Coach? - Does Team Y offer me a good bunch of guys, good stadium, good facilities, good coach? Honestly there'd be very very few players who would think their loyalty to their club goes very far in those considerations. Given Folau has spent about 18 months in the Broncos' system, why would it figure at all in his thinking? A Lockyer, well, that's something different. He's been in the Broncos' system for more than 15 years. He would have no desire to go anywhere else, especially at this stage of his career. Credit to him though that when he signed his big 5 year deal in 2003 or whatever it was, the money was still being thrown around by Union and he could easily have taken the dollars to switch. He chose to stay loyal to the game and to the Broncos. But he's the very rare exception to the rule in 2010...it's a new era, it's time people accepted it. [/QUOTE]

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