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Message: [QUOTE="GCBRONCO, post: 2405149, member: 1808"] Problem is Big Pete with the depth we do have at the club, these players will be asking for increases next time off contract and they are hitting rep football(Glenn, Gillett, Reed etc), even if Te'o isn't on a lot the money will have to come from somewhere and thats where I can see it coming from if the needs comes to that. Te'o has had mixed seasons so far at the club, his had a season where he was sub par at best, his had a season where I thought he was really starting to step up and then to bring more doubt into the picture his had a season plagued with injuries and thats concerning and though I'm prepared to give him 2012 to prove his worth to the side in the longterm, he could easily be replaced by one of the forwards I have mentioned or one of the forwards coming up through the ranks and while I doubt his on a fortune at present he would still be on a considerable amount for what he has so far provided and if another club was to show interest in him or he wanted a new start that would see a considerable increase. I've seen players at about the same level let go by the club and I've even seen better players like Gillmeister because of the salary cap limitations let go for the best interests of the side as a whole and thats when the club has been at its strongest, when it makes those tough decisions. Bottomline is if Te'o was to get a release or retire the forwards would move on, we barely even noticed him not being there this season when he was injured based on the performances of who was there. As for Wallace he has shown real improvement in 2011 after a really disappointing effort in 2010 but his importance to the club at present is higher IMO. The difference is I have seen Wallace provide more in his first and this season at the club then I have from Te'o(I'll grant the injuries Te'o had didn't help) and given the departure of our most experience playmaker in Lockyer. That leaves Wallace as our only proven playmaker at the NRL level(outside of McCollough but he stays at hooker) the rest are players who are at best players who have had a taste of first grade but not really held that position for any great length in the NRL or play games off the bench in a utility position and are looking to get a chance in 2012 and I'm happy to gamble on one of these players to partner with Wallace in the halves, but suggesting to cut Wallace outright after his off contract and then put such pressure on a halves combination that would be unproven is a much bigger risk to the side as a whole then it would be letting go one backrower who can easily be replaced then compared to an experienced proven playmaker. Hope it doesn't come to this, but we will be facing a tough prospect of retaining the squad we do have and you got to be realistic in situations like this, you can't afford to overbulk in positions where you really have the depth to more then cover the loss of one player and then have other positions pay the price for doing so. It all comes down to getting the right balance in your side. [/QUOTE]

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