PNG’s Young Pursuit on Hold After Salary-Cap Drama

Is Hudson Young’s ‘market value’ whatever a club is willing to pay? Not in the NRL

Canberra and the existing clubs seemingly had a win when the NRL promised the PNG Chiefs would pay “market value” for their recruits. But what does that actually mean?

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PNG's Young pursuit on hold after salary-cap drama

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PNG’s Young pursuit on hold after salary-cap drama

PNG will hold off pursuing Hudson Young after they were told their proposed offer for the Canberra star would not meet market value. Just two days after Young confirmed he was attracted to the prospect of joining the Chiefs’ star-studded roster, the potential move has hit a serious sticking point. It is understood the Chiefs were looking to offer Young about $900,000 a season, if the NSW State of Origin star joined the NRL’s 19th franchise for 2…