So, you're wondering how South Sydney can slash $300,000 on the figure Jack Wighton could command elsewhere and still win the race to his signature?
The first thing the NRL wants you to know is we're not comparing apples with apples.
The former Dally M and Clive Churchill medal winner will move to South Sydney to play centre on a deal expected to be worth about $800,000 per year, knocking back an offer of $1.1 million per year to play five-eighth at the Canberra Raiders. Wighton turned down another $1 million per year to play under Wayne Bennett at the Dolphins along the way.