Mark^Bastard
Great White
With the new TV rights deals being auctioned off with games like the State of Origin separated from regular games, I would like to think that the income earned from the state of origin can go to paying the players (and maybe even compensating the clubs that are missing players to some extent).
I would like it to work as follows:
1 - State of Origin players earn money for playing state of origin, including money from the TV rights deal and money from sponsorship / marketing.
2 - The club is compensated for the player that is missing.
3 - The money the club receives in sponsorship can be used to pay players outside of the salary cap. Sort of like a bonus payment.
So let's say Gallen gets selected for Origin. Gallen gets 20k per game. The club gets 10k compo per game that Gallen misses due to Origin. A young NYC back rower plays his first NRL game to fill Gallen's shoes and gets paid 5k of that 10k as a bonus for helping out when our team is origin depleted.
I would like it to work as follows:
1 - State of Origin players earn money for playing state of origin, including money from the TV rights deal and money from sponsorship / marketing.
2 - The club is compensated for the player that is missing.
3 - The money the club receives in sponsorship can be used to pay players outside of the salary cap. Sort of like a bonus payment.
So let's say Gallen gets selected for Origin. Gallen gets 20k per game. The club gets 10k compo per game that Gallen misses due to Origin. A young NYC back rower plays his first NRL game to fill Gallen's shoes and gets paid 5k of that 10k as a bonus for helping out when our team is origin depleted.