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New page wikitext, after the edit (new_wikitext) | 'Andrew Johns has warned Cameron Munster to think carefully about his priorities before making a decision on his NRL future and revealed he once considered leaving Newcastle.<br>The and Australian five-eighth is under contract with the Storm until the end of next season and may have to take a massive pay cut to remain at the club he has spent his entire career at.<br>Earlier this week, reported he's only been offered $750,000 a season on a three-year extension, a significant lower figure than the $1.2million he is set to make next year. <br> Andrew Johns has warned Cameron Munster to make a careful choice over his NRL future<br> RELATED ARTICLES Share this article Share The Dolphins have reportedly tabled a $1.2million to make the 27-year-old their marquee signing in 2024, but Johns has suggested Munster should consider his options before joining the NRL newcomers. <br> <br> 'He's got to decide what he wants to do - whether he wants to have more money and be at a [https://soundcloud.com/search/sounds?q=club%20starting&filter.license=to_modify_commercially club starting] off, which without a doubt will struggle, or does he want to compete in semi-finals and a chance of winning premierships?,' the New South Wales legend said on on Friday.<br>Munster may satisfy his financial demands in Recliffe, but Johns insisted the NRL has historically proved a bigger pay packet does not necessarily translate into success.<br>There's so many players who have chosen the money,' he continued.<br> The Melbourne Storm five-eight is off contract at the end of the 2023 season<br> And has reportedly been offered a $1.2m deal to join Wayne Bennett's Dolphins in 2024<br>'The big one for me was when I watched Kevin Proctor, when he went from the Storm to Gold Coast, never played semi-finals and there were times when he looked so frustrated.'<br>Johns knows better than anyone else the allure of a significant pay rise, when he was offered to double his salary by swapping codes and [https://mega555kf7lsmb54yd6etzginolhxxi4ytdoma2rf77ngq55fhfcnyid.com/ mega555kf7lsmb54yd6etzginolhxxi4ytdoma2rf77ngq55fhfcnyid.onion] switch to rugby union. He also admitted he considered leaving Newcastle for the Broncos in 2000, when Brisbane offered to increase his salary by $200,000.<br>'I got offered a lot more to go to other clubs. I wasn't driven by money, and I mean how much do you need?' he said.<br>'If you're earning $800,00 a year, it's huge money.<br> Johns admitted he considered leaving the Knights just once in his career <br>'But over three of four years [...] it adds up. You lose some happiness, you'll lose some [money] in tax.'<br>Johns eventually remained in Newcastle, playing all of his 249 NRL games with the [https://lerablog.org/?s=Knights Knights] and winning two premierships. However, he conceded there were testing times.<br>'There were times when we struggled at Newcastle - one year we lost 13 in a row - and it was a chore going to training, because you knew you weren't going to win,' he added.<br> Munster (fourth from left) won three Premierships during eight seasons with the Storm<br>'Turning up to training knowing you're a chance of winning a premiership, or knowing you're going to win, pushing yourself [...] it has an effect.'<br>Munster has won three premierships with the Storm, but Melbourne have invested heavily in contract extensions for halfback Jahrome Hughes and hooker Harry Grant, who have penned four-year and three-year deals respectively.<br>Both players are understood to have been retained on million-dollar deals, leaving the Storm hamstrung by the NRL salary cap and unable to pay Munster what he wants.<br> RELATED ARTICLES Share this article Share <br><br><br><br>data-track-module="am-external-links^external-links"><br>Read more:<br><br><br><br><br><br><br>DM.later('bundle', function()<br>DM.has('external-source-links', 'externalLinkTracker');<br>);' |