Raiders decision to pull massive offer to Hudson Young shouldn’t come as a surprise

Key points

• The Raiders have withdrawn their four-year, $4.4 million contract offer to Hudson Young. The PNG Chiefs have offered him a tax-free deal of $900,000 a season, which is financially better.
• The Chiefs said they could not fit him under their salary cap at the $1.1 million a season figure set by the NRL.
• The Raiders had wanted to sign Young long term and felt they had to act before the November 1 deadline, when players with expiring contracts can negotiate with rival clubs.