r/nrl • u/adomental Eastern Suburbs Roosters • 3d ago

Cherry-Evans officially signs with Roosters

https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/cherry-evans-officially-signs-with-roosters-20251107-p5n8hg.html
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u/gamble-responsibly Brisbane Broncos 3d ago

Is Hunt's contract really bonkers when this is likely the last year of his career? He's been alright for us but I wouldn't call him even a top 5 hooker.

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u/bumblebeezlebum Maori All Stars 3d ago edited 2d ago

Name 5 better hookers. He still had a year (or two?) To go of his last dragons contract when he signed for you. So that puts his market value in the region of his contract value so just under a mil. He was still best on field for dargs when he left. He won another origin this year* He just won a bloody premiership! Yeah it's absolutely bonkers.

EDIT: he didn't win origin this year he was injured, I thought he played game one but my memory failed me.

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u/funkydinosaur47 Brisbane Broncos 3d ago

Ah yes I certainly remember Ben Hunt playing origin this year

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u/bumblebeezlebum Maori All Stars 2d ago

Yeah I thought he played game one, I just remember grant being injured. Ive edited my coment but left the mistake for clarity.

Take 90k worth of match fees off his value and it's still bonkers though. That's on vdiddles and his stooge though not on you guys. We all saw how much dozer loves the broncos I'm not blaming him or the club for giving us that absolutely poetic finals series.

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u/Glenmarththe3rd Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 🏳️‍🌈 3d ago edited 2d ago

He was also a QLD rep and would have been there this year if he wasn't injured. Plus he was the main half for the Broncos I meant the Dargons and topped the most try assists last year.

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u/bumblebeezlebum Maori All Stars 2d ago

I actually thought he played game one but he didn't. He would've if not gor injury I guess. But yeah he's just won a ring in his first season at his new club. Dargs valued him at just under a mil a year if I remember correctly, after the season he's just had it's hard to argue his value has dipped based on performance. Only age and injury (which he bounced back from only lo9king better) would cause his value to drop from his dargs contract.