Blake Austin

I think that left edge had so much promise for the Bunnies this year and you'd like to hope that at some point they can piece it back together and give us a bit to cheer about.

I'm not even a Souths fan, but...

I think he could make, like if Souths were to go a different direction or offer him less money, it'd be hard not to agree that that's a route they have to take.

But at the same time, where we are at the moment with Perth on the peripheries, with the PNG Chiefs, if the Rabbits want to keep him,

They're going to have to pay top dollar.

You're only ever worth what someone's willing to pay.

We know that, Kempe.

He has stronger links with the Bunnies than just football, too.

The Bunnies have always been a club steeped in Redfern, their proud Indigenous community.

So his impact will always be greater than what he does on the footy field.

So as far as I'm concerned, you know, when it's frustrating, it is absolutely frustrating, but they have to keep him around.

And to do that, they're going to have to pay their $1.2, $1.3 million, in my opinion.

I reckon the pre-seasons are easier than they've ever been too, man.

I reckon we've had a real fear with flogging people in the pre-season.

We grew up in an era where we were taught that the more Ks you got through in pre-season, the more durable you're going to be throughout the season.

I wonder if we're seeing – and this is a complete stab in the dark that I've just come up with in my head right now.

You've sort of sent me down this path.

But I wonder if we're seeing the first evolution of players that have experienced the old type of preseason but also spent the back end of their years experiencing the new type of preseason.

I wonder if their bodies –

what sort of impact that's had on their bodies.