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Message: [QUOTE="Unbreakable, post: 3024822, member: 8290"] Pretty much, Barba, Hoffman & Hala were in similar positions to McGuire, Kahu & Nikorima. They all got the tap from the coach, and all had great deals with other clubs lined up within a couple of weeks. Barba went to the Sharks on similar money, ended up winning a premiership Hoffman went to the Titans with a guarantee(*) to play Fullback, which Bennett couldn't give him at the Broncos Hala went to the Titans on presumably similar money, with arguably a greater chance to make first grade McGuire went to the Cowboys on more $$ Kahu went to the Cowboys on more $$, has started every game, which Seibold couldn't guarantee Nikorima headed to the Warriors with the likely guarantee that he'll start in the halves for his contract length How are any of these situations different, both coaches decided that these players were surplus to needs, both coaches gave players the opportunity to seek employment elsewhere. The only difference you could argue is that Seibold has left his decisions until much later than Bennett did, but that's in part due to the fact that Seibold arrived much later than Bennett did, so has had less time to mould the roster to his liking. It's not ideal, but it's had seemingly no impact on the type of contracts or $$ these players are getting. (*) - I'm pretty sure Hoffman ended up losing the Fullback spot to Will Zillman at the Titans, then eventually Jarryd Hayne, so he ended up going to the Eels to play Fullback, only to lose it to Gutherson/French in 2017, lmao. [/QUOTE]

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