A lucrative carrot has been dangled in front of John Bateman after quitting Canberra, but it’s still not the big money he’s after.
, despite being contracted until the end of next season.
“The Bulldogs’ offer is three years, worth about $2.3 million, which works out to about $780,000 per year,” Ritchie said on the“The last time I checked in with St George Illawarra, they hadn’t lodged a formal offer but they were very closely monitoring the situation.” Bateman has said previously he wants to strike a deal that’s best for his family, keen to set his daughter up financially.
“It’s not always in the best interest of the player and it disappoints me because its so hard to build a strong roster.”
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