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Message: [QUOTE="m1c, post: 2404476, member: 1944"] You might also find that it's quite rare because clubs will bend over backwards to accommodate their marquee players. Those on the way up are constantly receiving upgrades to their contracts. SBW signed his 5 year deal as a 22 year old. He was a rookie with ~50 games under his belt. You cannot tell me his value wouldn't have increased in proportion with his importance to the club and as he improved as a player. The unexpected loss of Mason would have changed things completely. O'Meley had also just gone. Overnight he became imperative to their on field success and the disparity between his value and the figure on his contract began to grow. There was no longer the excuse of older players with better credentials who need a pay day first. I've no doubt he handled it poorly, but I certainly don't think the Bulldogs are blameless. SBW has got an undeserved pasting in the media. With Nasser and Mundine involved, putting #### on him is a cheap story. It's another way to look at it anyhow. [/QUOTE]

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