I'm sure it was but either way it's surely an unnecessary large expense for a club with particularly shaky finances, having recently stayed afloat by selling off 3 of it'main assets and going cap in hand to their supporters.. seems irresponsible.

Does anybody know  by what date Croft has to trigger his release clause in order to go back in 26? His departure would be the only scenario that would see us shopping for a half back in the NRL, in my opinion. 

I Believe jake Arthur?s contract ends at end of this year at manly and BA has previously said in interviews that they are coming over to uk at end of NRL season surely it?s a possibility that Jake signs for us as a replacement for frawley 

Interesting point, what if only one of BA's kids were in the NRL, and the other in SL. Then what would he do?

Easy. Go where his favourite is. Everyone has one, don't they.