South Sydney remain keen to retain Joseph Suaalii but have rejected the teenage prodigy’s demands for a new five-year deal that includes get-out clauses in his favour | proshenks SMHsport NRL
If the proposal had been accepted, the Kings School product would have had a lever to return to the 15-man game while still enjoying the security of a lucrative NRL deal as a fallback.
The unusual proposal was a counter to Souths’ initial three-year contract extension, which would have made the precocious fullback one of the highest-paid teens in Australian sporting history.Souths have knocked back Suaalii’s request and will now attempt to broker a new contract extension - the youngster is already signed to the Redfern-based club for 2021 - of three to four years.
The Rabbitohs are still hopeful of landing a deal, but have also re-signed Alex Johnson despite fears he could be squeezed out due to salary cap constraints. Suaalii is expected to make his NRL debut for Souths on the wing next year and then challenge Latrell Mitchell for the right to wear the No.1 jersey long term.
Players and clubs are becoming more creative with contracts in a bid to get deals done. The Tigers have tabled an offer to Josh Addo-Carr that triggers bonus payments if he plays more than half his games at fullback. The unique offering ensures the Storm star gets the chance to earn ‘fullback money’ but protects the club if his positional switch doesn’t work.
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