Luke Keary

I think it's smart.

I think what they're doing is well within their rights.

It's a smart business decision because if they re-sign him and it doesn't work out, we're all sitting here, everyone in the media going, whose decision was it to re-sign him?

Why did they give him three years?

Why are we paying him out?

Like they did with Shane Flanagan three months ago.

So I think what the Cowboys are doing and they've made him present to them, I think they're doing what any normal business would do when they've got to make a monumental decision about

is this the guy that's going to win us a premiership?

That's a very difficult question and they probably want to gather as much evidence and see as much as possible before making that decision.

And on the other hand, Todd's also has the right to go and talk to any other club.

He's off contract for next year.

Which I don't think is happening.

I know, but he's got the right.

He can go talk to the Dragons.

He can go and talk to Super League clubs.

He can go and talk to rugby.

He can literally do what he wants and the Cowboys can do what they want.

Thank you.

And it gets murky when it starts to affect recruitment and retention, and it hasn't, right?

They've got Purdue.