Hudson Young's contract with the Canberra Raiders collapsed despite a potential $5.5 million, five-year deal due to unmet terms.
They were the ratchet clauses that broke the contract's back, despite the Canberra Raiders adding the potential for a fifth year to Hudson Young's mega contract.
It was only last week when the Canberra Raiders were still "quietly confident" of keeping Young, but the whole deal has collapsed less than a week later.
Young's agent Sam Ayoub told The Canberra Times he was unfazed by Canberra's decision to withdraw its massive offer, but he wouldn't be drawn on whether his client would be touring PNG Chiefs HQ in the coming weeks.
Raiders hierarchy rubbed shoulders with Young on Everest Day at Randwick, which left them still thinking the Origin star would accept their massive $4.4 million, four-year deal.