Melbourne Storm

[spf]

I find the commentary around Josh Addo-Carr and his contract status as a bit bizarre.

Just a week or so back the NSW NRL Media Mafia turned on him, for failing to honour a pledge to return to Wests Tigers which expires if he doesn't return from "Bleak Town" to Wests Tigers this season. They basically labelled him a dog, and the labelled the decision a dog act, without explicitly using those words!

Now despite committing to Melbourne Storm for 2021 he has been seen visiting Canterbury-Bankstown, and all of a sudden it's love again and he is leaving the Melbourne Storm for a new Bulldogs home in 2022. The irony is, by delaying his return from 2021 to 2022 he has basically been able to wipe the Wests Tigers agreement and saddle up for a massive Canterbury-Bankstown cash cow deviating his final destination by less than 10km in the process!

Yes, the Silver Fox was getting cold feet about West Tigers earlier in the year, but that Heads of Agreement meant they have the first option. The Tigers not coming to the table with an acceptable offer to Melbourne also helped and now it looks like they will get nothing.