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Message: [QUOTE="Locky’s Left Boot, post: 3009060, member: 9358"] Not that I want to stick up for those flogs but in the Cowboys defence with Ponga, there is not much they could have done when Newcastle came along and offered him a $2.5million four year deal as a teenager after a handful of games which was unheard of a few years ago. It was only after Ponga practically exploded out of the blocks with the Knights that the whole scene changed with regards to outlaying big money for potential despite little NRL experience. NQ probably knew he would become the player is now but probably didn’t expect it to happen almost immediately and probably weren’t prepared to lose a couple of players and screw the balance of their squad on a hunch. Ponga’s success story is what has blazed a trail for Payne Haas latest contract and soon to be Dylan Brown after his debut. This will become the norm soon with players you just can’t refuse to risk letting go. Cowboys will still be kicking themselves but I’d imagine if Ponga was still there now, their squad would be vastly different now anyway with a lot of money being chewed up between Ponga, Morgan and Taumalolo. [/QUOTE]

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