NRL Rd 4 - Storm v Rabbitohs
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 05: Josh Addo-Carr of the Storm looks on during the round four NRL match between the Melbourne Storm and the South Sydney Rabbitohs at AAMI Park on June 05, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)

Wests have tabled a four-year monster deal for Storm winger Josh Add-Carr, with it understood the deal has been agreed to pending Melbourne's permission for their star man to leave for Sydney.

The deal itself however, is quite unique.

It is understood that a clause in the contract will base Addo-Carr's salary around whichever position he is to line up in when the deal is done, per The Sydney Morning herald.

The winger has long desired the switch to the No.1 jersey, and will now have the best chance to prove his doubters wrong.

'The Foxx' is now likely to earn "fullback money" if he is to hold down the NO.1 jumper for Wests, with certain financial benefits in place of his new deal.

Addo-Carr will be able to trigger bonus payments if he is to hold his post at fullback for more than half a season, making the deal the first of its kind in the NRL.

The Tigers have been hungry for a suitable successor for James Tedesco, with Corey Thompson, Moses Mbye and Adam Doueihi all plying their trade through the role.

But with Addo-Carr now set to join the Tigers, they could have their man thanks to the unique deal.

The 25-year-old recently said he could play at the level of the league's most elite fullbacks when called upon.

“If I have a full pre-season and work extremely hard, I think I can be up there,” Addo-Carr said to the Sydney Morning Herald last month.

 

2 COMMENTS

  1. Fair offer considering. Need to offload Packer (medically retire)and Reynolds to England and keep building the roster. Restore faith with supporters and sponsors.

  2. Should we call the Wests Tigers the next Souths or Roosters?
    It seems they now have a never ending salary cap as well. Forever just buying players from other clubs & offering monster deals all over the place. Plus the fact that they never seem to produce anyone much themselves, in recent times.
    How many fullbacks is this in recent years? Just as the Roosters & Souths go about things.
    They are a combined club, covering a huge area . The best they can do is try to buy their way to success?
    So is it the Wests Tigers, Bunnies or Roosters?

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