I do think that if other clubs buy a player that we (or any other club) have developed as a junior the new club has to pay us a development fee. Not sure what that would be or how it would be calculated, but its needed.
Also, if you bring through a junior from your own nursery you get a 50% discount on the cap.
I think you'll find this a very good read considering the points you made DOM.
Should NRL clubs be rewarded when it comes to retaining players that they have developed? It’s a topic that’s raised every year, and no matter how often it’s been discussed, the answer has never been found. Penrith is currently the poster child for development clubs. Although not all of th
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My take on the article and what you have said is this. It's all about the player.
When the game grew significantly over the last 20 years the amount of money generated from media rights, revenue from increased membership, gate takings and sponsorships the RLPA got on board and said 'what about the players?'
Where's their fair share from SOO revenue etc etc.
Slowly, just like the unions of the old days, the RLPA have fought for more and more benefits and at one point the game came to a stand off because Andrew Abdo and Clint Newton couldn't see eye to eye with the Collective Bargaining Agreement.
The player have so many allowances now and their income keeps increasing whilst a hard working man or women supporter struggles to to put food on the table for their small family.
There is a Veteran and Developed Player Allowance which is eligible for players who were either developed by the club prior to becoming NRL players and/or have been a Top 30 player for at least 8 years at the club or have been a Top 30 player for at least 10 years across the game.
All about the player!
Third party agreements are payments made by companies directly to players. There is no restriction on the amount a player can earn through third party agreements where he is being paid for his own intellectual property, without the need to employ club logos or names and where the company involved is neither a club sponsor nor are they acting on behalf of a club to secure the player's services.
All third party agreements must be registered and approved beforehand. This is to ensure that they do not become a way for clubs or players to use sponsors or third parties to undermine the salary cap and also for the game to ensure the protection of club and game intellectual property.
All about the player!
The amount of player managers who have been accredited over the last ten years have increased incredibly.
All about the players and greedy add-ons.
The Player Development system and supplement list have been introduced to provide players from school leavers to players at the end of their careers every opportunity to keep the trade going if they put in the hard work.
All about the players
Whist Players Sal Cap is paid by the NRL, the clubs are left to pick up the crumbs, pay staff, ensure all the infrastructure is in place so you and I can watch our heroes play the game.
Clubs are not as wealthy as some people are led to believe.
Phil Rothfield wrote an article about each clubs financial standings in 2015 but I'm led to believe that clubs struggles haven't changed much. Some are doing ok but some aren't.
They talk about how one club made a whopping $2mil annual profit. Woopydoo, the price of Sydney house.
NRL rich list: Rating your club’s finances
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Getting back to your concerns DOM.
The fact that Wests Tigers have got a huge breeding ground means we have untapped wealth of juniors....future stars.
If the NRL would grant greater cash rewards to the club for development of these stars rather than salary cap relief that would make the club stronger. More financially stable.
Some players stay for the premiership ring and better chance of rep status but generally players move on for money.
That's what has/is happening to Penrith. Look at the stars they have had to let go for this reason, and in the the salary cap era it make their multiple GF win more remarkable.
Remember it's the cap that is the restraint, notwhetherr the WT are compensated or not. WT can't pay players any more money outside of the cap.
What they should do, if they aren't already doing it, is the NRL pay larger amounts of cash to go into the club's Development fund and that amount is based on registered junior players in the catchment.
If we have 20k registered juniors and the Roosters have 30% less then we get 30% more cash than the Roosters, or something like that
The club would make that a separate business.
It's all about the name of the club, it's perception, how they look after the players post footy.
Our name is slowly getting better and we've attracted a great CEO, Chairman and hopefully a better board.
If we continue to take these baby steps we could be a powerhouse club in a few years...it's a generational thing too sport.
