Topic: Should the Raiders axe Terry Campese?

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Should the Raiders axe Terry Campese?
« on: August 05, 2014, 11:38:29 AM »
Terry Campese

How do you tell a club legend it is time to walk away? This is the question Ricky Stuart must confront this week as the Raiders weigh up what to do with their much admired skipper Terry Campese.

Despite still having a full season to run on his contract he is putting his legacy in jeopardy every time he runs on the field because he simply no longer has the speed or the lateral movement to cut it at NRL level.

While Stuart’s critics, and there are many, are quick to point the finger at the coach this is a squad he inherited and the three highest paid players at the club are Campese, David Shillington and Tom Learoyd-Lahrs.

They were all playing at international level when they signed their lucrative contracts but in recent years they have not been performing at the standard their pay packets demand.

Read more at the Courier Mail

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