Unfortunately, can’t see us keeping him.

How does compensation work for players under 22 if relegated. The fact the club have developed them doesn’t change.

I would hope Eseh would give us a year though with loyalty. A full season in the championship at 20 would do him good (if full time).

The loyalty thing is unfair.
We need to make him an offer worthy of his consideration and he needs to decide if that's right for him given other team offers.
Loyalty doesn't count for me.

But Whitbread needs to be the one try and keep.
He'll be the hardest as I actually feel he could play in NRL but I'd rather make him our marquee player instead of an old NRL star.

Not sure how that works in those circumstances, but he’s possibly our best young asset, I’m sure a few SL teams are interested

You’re right but to be honest i doubt he’ll be here whatever happens going by what his agent says.

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Given he’s the same age and pay bracket that Issac Shaw was i think then if compensation is applicable (and i’m not sure if it is once relegated) then it’s only likely to be around 20k. Clubs will happily part with that for someone of his potential.

Which is why I hope we are sitting down with him presently. He’s still not quite ready yet for week in week out SL but he won’t be far off.

Given who his agent is i wouldn’t get your hopes up of that happening.

Who knows. Maybe his current contract signed at 17 years old already included it.