Raiders withdraw Hudson Young offer as PNG negotiations stall
Raiders withdrew a four-year, $4.4 million offer to Hudson Young after the NRL forward used it to negotiate with PNG.
The Raiders have withdrawn a four-year contract offer worth $4.4 million to Hudson Young. The NRL forward has been using the Raiders' interest as leverage to negotiate better terms elsewhere.
The PNG Chiefs offered Young $900,000 a year tax-free, but the NRL ruled he would need to be paid at market rate (about $1.1 million). The Chiefs said they couldn't afford the higher amount, and talks stalled.
With the November 1 negotiation deadline fast approaching and little progress after four months, the Raiders decided to pull the offer. Young will likely sign with PNG instead.
- $4.4 million over four years
- Raiders offer
- $900,000 per year tax-free
- PNG Chiefs offer
- $1.1 million per season
- NRL market rate ruling
- November 1
- Negotiation deadline
Why it mattersThe Raiders gain salary cap space to pursue other players; Young loses his original club after spending his career there.
AustraliaThe NRL's overseas salary cap ruling will now be tested: whether PNG can field Young at a lower rate than the league requires.
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