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Yep, news ltd fundedMassive amounts of extra cash.
Yeah I remember that but I don't recall anything like extra cap.Yep, news ltd funded
Guess that depends when the 2 contracts was introducedYeah I remember that but I don't recall anything like extra cap.
That was a little later onGuess that depends when the 2 contracts was introduced
Good god, who needs a chin when your getting around with that glorious thing.Steve "Chopper" Price is on the lookout for Neville Bartos in South Auckland tonight.View attachment 27367
No conflict of interest there....When the NRL was formed, there was a discretionary fund each year of $4-5m. The ARL could allocate 50% and News Ltd could allocate 50%.
News gave their 50% each year to the Storm. The other 15 clubs shared the rest.
This was for non-player expenses. It wasn’t extra cap money. It was $2m+ each year in cash provided by the league.
And they wonder why fans hate this.Yep - the other thing much later on (recently) was the ridiculous deals they let Mebourne, and then the Roosters do - within the cap system. Slater, Smith, Cronk (Roosters) and Tedesco were all paid by NRL sponsors outside the cap. The NRL’s justification was that “these are star players, and would be paid that much anywhere, so it’s OK if those teams do it”.
I have no idea………..And they wonder why fans hate this.
South Sydney coach Jason Demetriou made the tough call to replace rookie halfback Lachlan Ilias during the club’s heavy loss to the Dragons during the last round of the NRL and, not surprisingly, Ilias’ agent, Braith Anasta, wasn’t happy about it.
Almost straight after the decision was made, Anasta let his displeasure be known via a text message to club chief executive Blake Solly and football manager Mark Ellison.
The speed of Anasta’s response, rather than the content of his message, is what is unusual here. Most managers won’t give their input until the game is well and truly over.
That's just ****edAfter a wonderful weekend of International footy... the NRL is scrapping the rep round. Nine wants all 3 origins on Wednesdays, so the dedicated rep weekend is gone for 2023 and beyond.
After a wonderful weekend of International footy... the NRL is scrapping the rep round. Nine wants all 3 origins on Wednesdays, so the dedicated rep weekend is gone for 2023 and beyond.
Why ? As a player that’s good to know.Jesus this bloke is a *******, can't stand him.
What Burgo said. Keep your nose out of team selections.Why ? As a player that’s good to know.
to him the player is his bread and butter and he’s protecting it
I also don't like, in the case of Braith, the position of power he holds in the media to also be a player agent.I think the issue is that agents are having too much input in to day to day team stuff. This was the issue at the Warriors a little while ago. Drop a bloke, agent calls and says that if you don’t bring him back it is going to hurt negotiations with a different bloke.
Im with Bennett on this one. Shocking call to go back to three Wednesday Origins.After a wonderful weekend of International footy... the NRL is scrapping the rep round. Nine wants all 3 origins on Wednesdays, so the dedicated rep weekend is gone for 2023 and beyond.