Whats the point of signing a player on a 5 year deal who plays less than 50% of games throughout the season?

Injuries can happen to any player.
Saints should sign Easmond on a long term deal ASAP,he is the future of our club.
If he can stay injury free we will see Kyle returning to his form before he got injured,the kid is all class and up there for me with Sam Tomkins.

With all these top-quality players off contract this year (Puletua aswell if memory serves) it makes it even more ludicrous to offer Meli a 2-year deal and eat into what money we have left to retain these players beyond next season.

Benji Marshall has to be a good example of what you get if you stick with a player through the injuries. West Tigers could have been forgiven for not offering Benji a new contract but since he signed it he has been the best player in the world and has hardly ever been injured.

Unfortunately, for every Benji Marshall, there is a Paul Sculthorpe.