KURT’S $1M GAMBLE PAYS OFF
PENRITH backrower Kurt Capewell knocked back a $1m deal to join the Broncos last year and the gamble has paid off with a dream $1.5m contract to return home to Brisbane.
Capewell last year dismissed the $1m offer and put a hold on negotiations to prove his worth.
The move could have been disastrous had he been injured but it netted him a $500,000 windfall when the Broncos upped their offer to almost $1.5m over three years.
Ahead of Penrith’s clash with Melbourne on Saturday at what will be his new home ground of Suncorp Stadium, Capewell is calling on Queensland to brush the Storm and support the Panthers in their bid to make the NRL grand final.
“Get on our backs,”
Capewell said. “There are a lot of Penrith supporters in Brisbane and all over Queensland so it would be good to put in a good performance for them this weekend. I guess (I am flying the flag for Queensland) kind of.”
Born and bred in Queensland, Capewell is hoping Brisbane’s army of rugby league fans will join his family and help Penrith get over the top of Melbourne.