Younger plus lower salary = higher "value
Exactly right he is 60K a week cheaper and 2 years younger.
That 60K a week cheaper also means that he is affordable to a larger market
The difference between a 28 yo and a 30yo is that the 28yo has 5 seasons before he loses skills as compared to the 30yos 3 seasons (counting the current season). Hence he has almost double the "at his peak" career of the 30yo.
Cant believe that they both didnt sell for more given that they are both on the Aussie team