Please don't burst my bubble!

Yes, new 10 year deals for McDermott and Walters

I don't really see the point in it, except for PR and to let other players know he's staying. If the Cowboys don't have some serious get-out clauses down the track then its insane. Whilst he may have traded some salary its unlikely to be much given he could probably have got top dollar for at least 4 years from somewhere else. So if he doesn't retain his standard he could end up being seen as a massive albatross on the club as a whole. We've seen that happen with other players, albeit over shorter terms.

Is £50,000 the face-saving fee we should all agree GH secured in the end?



In other words, 20% of what he was demanding?



Cool.

Who knows? Latest on the Cronulla fan boards is that the NRL let Cronulla pay a fee for him without it counting on their Salary Cap, just like they did when Souths got Burgess back from RU.