The sooner guys realise women are pretty much IN CHARGE OF EVERYTHING WHEN IN A RELATIONSHIP the sooner we can move on from this debacle and end the thread. Gone are the days blokes can go out whenever they like and leave the wife and kids at home without so much as giving a flying fat rats arse. Women be angry nowadays!
People need to realise that the impact of the whole saga is not purely on players but on their families, the uncertainty and just the pure length of it must be impacting the health of those involved.
I have little doubt that following the Cronulla deal that Ryder didn't sit down and think about what if I take that deal? 4 weeks, that's just a bad hammy. Miss preseaon training whilst not ideal is better than doing a knee, plus you can still do the work outside of the group, just the club can't tell you what to do. Put is the partner who also wants an end to it, the only way to do this is to take a plea bargin, waiting for the legal fight will only drag it out for another couple of years.
If Ryder takes the deal he is then in conflict with the club who put him in this position so it is only logical to move on. With a partner from Brisbane this then makes sense to go there with a young family as you then have a support network for the child.
Players want this over and done with which is why Cronulla players did the deal. Essendon refused the deal so players have to act individually and protect their own interests.