Eels call for calm as Radradra chooses France
MATT LOGUE leading try scorer in 2017, announced a two-year deal with first-division club Bordeaux yesterday.
Radradra moves from French rivals Toulon, who signed the Fijian flyer to a deal worth an estimated $1 million at the end of last year’s NRL season.
It leaves the Eels and rugby league without a genuine superstar, but Gurr has called for calm.
Of course he’d love to have Radradra in Parramatta colours. He also hopes Warriors sensation Roger TuivasaSheck knocks back rugby union’s advances to stay in league.
But Gurr also knows the NRL competition is one of the closest in world sport due to the salary cap system and he wants league to be comfortable in its own skin.
“We here in rugby league can’t blink and react every time the odd player moves away to rugby or whatever,” Gurr said.
“The reality is, the money on offer in European rugby is substantial and that is fine.
“But, as a rule, the parity within our game in respect to roster management is reasonably good. “The salary cap is necessary. “It probably needs a few more tweaks with things like third-party agreements, but we can’t start adjusting rules just because one exceptional player leaves – as much as we’d love to have Semi here.
“The salary cap isn’t perfect and it has contributed to that situation.
“But we have a competition coming up and you can make an argument for every team making the top eight.
“What we are all selling to our fans is hope.”