Dylan Brown grew up in a $60,000 New Zealand house with no ceiling and no gyprock on the internal walls; which, by his own blunt assessment, was “rubbish”.
It’s not hard to understand why he just said yes to the $13 million, 10-year jackpot offered by Newcastle to leave Parramatta.
Per game, he’ll earn nearly the value of the old family home.
Yet the consequences for the Eels are immense, given that they had already given up two prodigies to keep faith with their star No.6.
As for the Knights, they have taken a gamble of historic proportions to sign only a “deputy” playmaker.
Brown’s deal has changed the game for NRL contracts — so here is what it means for the Knights, Eels and the player market.
