If we don’t want him who does?
The consensus seems to be his market price has taken a hit so the decision becomes are the Wahs prepared to risk him at his reduced price
Player Luke Metcalf
- Thread starter WahsaurusRex
- Start date
- Date of Birth
- Mar 1, 1999
- Birth Location
- Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia
- Nationality
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Height (cm)
- 183 cm
- Weight (kg)
- 86 kg
- Position/s
- Five-Eighth
- Halfback
- Nickname
- Luka Mikafu
- Warrior #
- 281
- NRL Debut Date
- Aug 2, 2021
- NRL Debut Details
- NRL 2021, Round 20, Cronulla Sharks Vs Manly Sea Eagles
- Warriors Debut Date
- May 27, 2023
- Warriors Debut Details
- NRL 2023, Round 13, Brisbane Broncos
- Warriors Years Active
- 2023
- 2024
- 2025
- Signed From
- Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
- Status
- Active
- Rugby League Project
- https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/luke-metcalf/summary.html
If we don’t want him who does?
The consensus seems to be his market price has taken a hit so the decision becomes are the Wahs prepared to risk him at his reduced price
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It was fucking bad luck, which has nothing to do with the integrity of his body - i'm backing him to get back, he's shown the resilience already and there's no better place for him to show it again than mt smart - we've got a high quality player here who i think has the honour to give back to the club that has backed him - go well Luke, the force is strong with this one
Give him 2fid or 5hundy once he goes a season or 2 then boost him.
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It was a brutal (but legal) tackle.
His game iq came on leaps and bounds this year, he'll be a champion half on his return.
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If the club are smart they will offer him a full price contract .
It is likely he will fully recover from his injury and be ready to play next year so what is the issue?
That way the club signals to Metcalf that we really are the best club he could spend the rest of his career at. Which all going well is a win for both parties.
Also, for people wanting to low ball injured players, do you wish Barnett was not signed for next year so we could have low balled him for the next two years too? Same injury, another Star NRL player in top form....is that how we want to roll as an organization???
You get hurt we value you less till you do the rehab then we have you locked in on a shitty deal while you perform the same for us in future?
It is likely he will fully recover from his injury and be ready to play next year so what is the issue?
That way the club signals to Metcalf that we really are the best club he could spend the rest of his career at. Which all going well is a win for both parties.
Also, for people wanting to low ball injured players, do you wish Barnett was not signed for next year so we could have low balled him for the next two years too? Same injury, another Star NRL player in top form....is that how we want to roll as an organization???
You get hurt we value you less till you do the rehab then we have you locked in on a shitty deal while you perform the same for us in future?
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He's under contract next season already. I think the club will look to up his deal slightly for next season as a signing bonus, and extend him for 27 & 28. A million bucks seems unlikely though, this is hardly his first injury so I think it will affect his value. But a $800k/season deal feels reasonable.. It will be a risk for the club though.
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Tbf a guy like Dylan Brown has signed with Knights for 1.3m per year and could be injured next week or at training tomorrow
No certainties in life
Reporting CNK as ‘Scans have revealed he has a moderate lateral collateral ligament (LCL) sprain in his left knee.’
Had been reported as an MCL.
CNK - LCL confirmed (4 weeks)
New
Maxigesic Recovery Report: Metcalf, CNK injury uodates
Knee injuries sideline Luke Metcalf for rest of season, Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad for four weeks.
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Warriors site lists it as LCL too. 4 weeks out
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The way I look at it is that the club have already had the better end of the deal, this season he was playing like a Million dollars on a lesser contract while locked in for next season on less than the Dally M player of the year rates.
I see no reason to take a discount in this situation, we are already ahead of the curve on what he is delivering based off what we are paying for it.
Anyway, we didn't entertain reducing SJs big contract after he busted that leg and had other injuries. Metcalf is young. I just think people think keeping players like this is easier than it is.
Well there is a pretty good reason for not paying his top value, we want to win a comp, and it's hard to win one if your 7 plays 10-16 games a season and misses playoffs. He's played 34 games over 3 seasons with us let's not forget. I'm not saying the guy will get a half price contract or something silly. But to say his value isn't affected with anther major injury, sounds unlikely to me. Don't get me wrong, he deserves to get paid, and he will.
Of course his value is impacted, for multiple and obvious reasons. If this was his first major injury, it would still impact his value. Dude not only took a major injury but just lost hundreds of thousands of dollars in an instant, I'm impressed by his stoicism (even if it is just a post) a good sign for his mindset.
Ideally it's just a delay of a couple years on what was coming at the end of this year with his peak value. Will be very telling seeing how we go with Boyd or TMM in the halves. Metcalf was getting better all the time, but I think especially early we've won because of disicpline and forwards dominance. Any game where our forwards haven't been dominant we've lost regardless of how the rest of the team play. Losing Barney has been more catostrophic than I thought even as a huge fan of his.
It's brutal for the wahs as these next few years are keen and we had the chance at a consistent 7 for the next many years, if he stayed.
Ideally it's just a delay of a couple years on what was coming at the end of this year with his peak value. Will be very telling seeing how we go with Boyd or TMM in the halves. Metcalf was getting better all the time, but I think especially early we've won because of disicpline and forwards dominance. Any game where our forwards haven't been dominant we've lost regardless of how the rest of the team play. Losing Barney has been more catostrophic than I thought even as a huge fan of his.
It's brutal for the wahs as these next few years are keen and we had the chance at a consistent 7 for the next many years, if he stayed.
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Game next week, who do you play? Brown or Metcalf?
There are some certainties, one being you can’t play with a blown ACL.
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At what value as one party will lose either way? I think it’s better to go short term and guarantee we will pay him based on his value and look after him but there’s to much uncertainty to commit longer term.
And then there’s also the issue of if you want to build a team around a player that based on history, in all likelihood won’t be available come finals.
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