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An Idea for a fair Salary Cap

We have a cap 'cause clubs rort the system. Let's get rid of the cap and see the big money city based clubs (Manly, Roosters, Dogs, Dragons, Brisbane) buy juniors from the small money country based clubs (Knights, Raiders, Cowboys). We'll see the big clubs win year after year and their fan base...
- antbytes
- Post #22
- Aug 4, 2006
- Forum: NRL
An Idea for a fair Salary Cap

Roosters - Maybe you should scout an area and make it your own ???? Can this be done ??? The baseball system in the US has a minor league system which feeds the 'bigs'. Why can't this be copied here ? As a 'country member' (and I mean that in its literal form) it would be great to see the local...
- antbytes
- Post #16
- Aug 4, 2006
- Forum: NRL
An Idea for a fair Salary Cap

Keep the cap - keep it a $4,000,000 BUT ! For every year a player is at a club, as a salaried player, then there is a $10,000 increase in that club's cap. To help develop juniors, each club junior coming into that club's senior playing ranks is also worth a $10,000 cap increase. On the transfer...
- antbytes
- Post #11
- Aug 4, 2006
- Forum: NRL
Knights V. Sharkies - post match thread

Correct, it was Field ](*,) But.. he was our 'friend' that day ! I still maintain that we relish the 97 result so much more than 01, because we did it tough with errors throughout the game. In 01 we cruised through the 1st half and shutup shop in the 2nd. Similarly, v the gummies the other...
- antbytes
- Post #70
- Aug 2, 2006
- Forum: Newcastle Knights
Knights V. Sharkies - post match thread

Interesting that you guys think I'm a Manly man ? Steerike one ! [-X Even more intersting that you think I joined this group 'cause I'm not a Knights man ? Steerike two ! \\\\:D/ Luck's a fortune and even in GFs a refs call can make or break a team's fortunes. Who knows ? Maybe Cliffy (would...
- antbytes
- Post #67
- Aug 2, 2006
- Forum: Newcastle Knights
Knights V. Sharkies - post match thread

My memory is not so short.... 1997 GF..... Cliffy Lyons..... Ball bounced off his knee.... Luckiest knock-on the Knights ever got the advantage of ! :sarcasm:
- antbytes
- Post #63
- Aug 1, 2006
- Forum: Newcastle Knights