Football Club cap

[Perth Red]

This was muted in the last club license bargaining agreement but went very quiet. Well turns out it is coming in this year:

From 2020 the NRL's $5.93 million cap on football department spending comes into effect, with training camps, facilities and innovations and coaching salaries all coming under the off-field cap.

Clubs are slated to pay a 37.5% tax should they spend over that figure

https://www.nrl.com/news/2020/01/06/raiders-bushfire-move-to-qld-likely-to-get-nrl-cap-exemption/

 

[Dakink]

Good or bad? I'm not sure. Should we limit a clubs ability to improve its football department? Interested to read the pros and cons as I haven't really looked into to.

 

[no name]

This was muted in the last club license bargaining agreement but went very quiet.

Of course it went quiet if it was muted.

 

[Saint Doc]

Good or bad? I'm not sure. Should we limit a clubs ability to improve its football department? Interested to read the pros and cons as I haven't really looked into to.

It’s not limiting. It’s encouraging clubs to be sustainable by spending wisely and responsibly. If they really think there is value in spending above the cap, you pay a tax.

 

[simmo05]

It’s not limiting. It’s encouraging clubs not to be sustainable by spending wisely and responsibly. If you really think there is value in spending above the cap, you pay a tax.

As long as the tax goes directly to the other clubs. I'd even like to see it on a tiered basis. Tits 60 percent, 2nd last 10 percent etc. Even a cap reduction in the bottom teams

 

[The Great Dane]

It’s not limiting. It’s encouraging clubs to be sustainable by spending wisely and responsibly. If they really think there is value in spending above the cap, you pay a tax.

Sure it's encouraging the poorer clubs not to try and play keeping up with the Joneses, but it's still holding back the richer clubs that do have the means as well, and that isn't a good precedent.

 

[siv]

The problem is you need a competition

Not just 1 or 2 clubs with no opposition

 

[Babyface O'reilly]

As long as the tax goes directly to the other clubs. I'd even like to see it on a tiered basis. Tits 60 percent, 2nd last 10 percent etc. Even a cap reduction in the bottom teams

I’d rather see the tax windfall go to grassroots

 

[Canard]

No- one is going to admit paying more then the cap. Teams don't admit going over the cap now.

Therefore the tax collected will be diddly.

 

[Valheru]

A money grab by the NRL.

Clubs are a business and should be able to spend whatever they damn well please on facilities, camps etc.

 

[adamkungl]

idk how Politis let this nonsense slip through

 

[Vic Mackey]

The problem is you need a competition

Not just 1 or 2 clubs with no opposition

That’s essentially what it’s been this decade

 

[Zadar]

That’s essentially what it’s been this decade

No it hasn’t, this decade we have seen more grand final winners than only 1 other decade.

2010-19 -7winners
2000-09 -8winners
1990-99 -7winners
1980-89 -4 winners
1970-79 -4winners
1960-69 -3 winners
1950-59 -3winners
1940-49 -6winners
1930-39 -6winners
1920-29 -4winners
1910-19 -5winners

 

[The Rosco]

A money grab by the NRL.

Clubs are a business and should be able to spend whatever they damn well please on facilities, camps etc.

. . golf days . . .

 

[Saint Doc]

A money grab by the NRL.

Clubs are a business and should be able to spend whatever they damn well please on facilities, camps etc.

clubs are a business...that mostly make losses, frequently need bailing out by NRL, heavily reliant on broadcast revenue that may evaporate in coming years.

if we treated clubs as “businesses” then, by the same token, the Titans, Knights, Tigers, Dragons, Storm & Sharks... as a minimum... should no longer exist

 

[Valheru]

clubs are a business...that mostly make losses, frequently need bailing out by NRL, heavily reliant on broadcast revenue that may evaporate in coming years.

if we treated clubs as “businesses” then, by the same token, the Titans, Knights, Tigers, Dragons, Storm & Sharks... as a minimum... should no longer exist

Maybe it's time we let them die then.

if clubs have to be handheld by the NRL to not spend too much on training facilities then there is a serious issue.

 

[franklin2323]

Teams will just funnel resources into their lower tier teams or academy setups.

 

[Generalzod]

Maybe it's time we let them die then.

if clubs have to be handheld by the NRL to not spend too much on training facilities then there is a serious issue.

The Roosters can play the comp all on their own then lol

 

[Perth Red]

Teams will just funnel resources into their lower tier teams or academy setups.

Not a bad outcome.

 

[Perth Red]

Be interesting to see if this reduces coaches being sacked mid contract as the pay out would presumably count on the cap and push clubs over, meaning they'd be paying even more to get rid of someone!