American Football players have been earning more money than League players since the 1960's, why is Rugby League suddenly going to die because of someone earning more money in the US?
Tiger Woods and Cristano Ronaldo earn more than most NFL players, does that mean NFL will soon die also?
The difference is, your comparing a sport for whom a quality player earns $200,000 a year, to sports where they earn millions, why would anyone play RL when they can earn millions playing even golf?:lol:
Until RL starts paying players more it will continue to go backwards, we're seeing it more and more with players leaving to play other sports for the money, it will continue.
The NFL is one of the biggest sporting competitions in the world ( and good reason) probably the biggest, why would anyone leave, its not like they're earning what league players get?