The cost of living in countries like Australia is out of control, Corporations, the rich are just obsessed with making money, collecting houses etc etc. Buying a house in most major cities in Aus will set you back 1.5 million for a shack, 2.5 million for an average home and over 3.5 million for a nice home. The professional rugby league players career is a very short one, you may have 2 years of a good healthy run, and all of a sudden you have busted knees, K Stanley is a great example.
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St George, but if my most hated teams be it the Rorters, dogs or Scumulla, treated me well and paid me over $800,000 for a 4 years, surely my old man would have the smarts to advise me on which path to take, no brainer, a roof over my head is more important these days than a ring around my finger.
You have it the wrong way around, make the money, set yourself up first, then chase a Premierships.