Greg Inglis announces retirement from rugby league

[Mr Spock!]

Yes, that’s been my point the entire time. I’m glad it only took you about 12 posts to get it.

LOL and as an ex player he can do what he wants.

Maybe you'll understand that one day.

 

[AnonymousLurker]

If GI is working for Souths in any capacity paid or unpaid during the contract length it needs to be included in cap .
I see posts about his contract not back ended , but would he have stayed at Souths on same money at time of signing contract if was for one year and had same offer for more years at another club. NO so they still got benefit of him playing and fact that he will still be employed by the same organisation he has retired playing during the contract period is a rort and fact that NRL will also pay him is a bigger rort during this period considering the character reference given and he is going out with a NRL staffer

Also I guarantee if there was no job for him during this contract period he would not have retired but would have taken time off get the shoulder right and he ready for the finals

 

[Mr Spock!]

You seem pretty sensible Pommy (for a Souffs fan). You seriously think Inglis is foregoing over $1M?

Dunno but I doubt Souths have a million dollars to throw away.

 

[Vic Mackey]

If GI is working for Souths in any capacity paid or unpaid during the contract length it needs to be included in cap .
I see posts about his contract not back ended , but would he have stayed at Souths on same money at time of signing contract if was for one year and had same offer for more years at another club. NO so they still got benefit of him playing and fact that he will still be employed by the same organisation he has retired playing during the contract period is a rort and fact that NRL will also pay him is a bigger rort during this period considering the character reference given and he is going out with a NRL staffer

Also I guarantee if there was no job for him during this contract period he would not have retired but would have taken time off get the shoulder right and he ready for the finals

This thread has no place for that type of logic mate

 

[Mr. Shaman]

Peter Wallace's wages weren't excluded from the salary cap, he did the honourable thing and ran water instead.

 

[Mr Spock!]

This thread has no place for that type of logic mate

Yeah the logic of foregoing 1.5 million for 300 000.

 

[Mr Spock!]

Peter Wallace's wages weren't excluded from the salary cap, he did the honourable thing and ran water instead.

Was his contract paid out?

 

[Mr. Shaman]

Yeah the logic of foregoing 1.5 million for 300 000.

But you want us to believe he is foregoing 1.5 million for $0.

 

[Front-Rower]

I don’t see what the problem with the Inglis situation is? The guy had a playing contract, retires and is given a job. Where is the issue?

Robbie Farah on the other hand, was moved on from Wests with a promise of a job after he retires. The clincher here is that is he is bought back to the club on a supposed low value playing contract with the promise of a job still on the table.

It’s chalk and cheese.

 

[Vic Mackey]

Yeah the logic of foregoing 1.5 million for 300 000.

a $300kpa job for 5 years

yes he sure is missing out

 

[Mr Spock!]

If GI is working for Souths in any capacity paid or unpaid during the contract length it needs to be included in cap .
I see posts about his contract not back ended , but would he have stayed at Souths on same money at time of signing contract if was for one year and had same offer for more years at another club. NO so they still got benefit of him playing and fact that he will still be employed by the same organisation he has retired playing during the contract period is a rort and fact that NRL will also pay him is a bigger rort during this period considering the character reference given and he is going out with a NRL staffer

Also I guarantee if there was no job for him during this contract period he would not have retired but would have taken time off get the shoulder right and he ready for the finals

Meh I can remember the NRL topping up fittler and John's contracts.

You knew when John's contract was up because he'd threaten to go to yawnion.

 

[Mr Spock!]

a $300kpa job for 5 years

yes he sure is missing out

LOL... .Is the same as 1.5 million over 18 months.

You need to work on your maths bro.

 

[Mr Spock!]

I don’t see what the problem with the Inglis situation is? The guy had a playing contract, retires and is given a job. Where is the issue?

Robbie Farah on the other hand, was moved on from Wests with a promise of a job after he retires. The clincher here is that is he is bought back to the club on a supposed low value playing contract with the promise of a job still on the table.

It’s chalk and cheese.

Because its Souths and Inglis.

 

[Mr Spock!]

But you want us to believe he is foregoing 1.5 million for $0.

Well he's not playing anymore is he?

 

[Tiger5150]

Above unlike the scenarios with Manly and Tigers situations that have been raised.where there appeared distortion of payments over time to cover salary cap.

Seriously, can you please explain how the "Tigers Scenario" involves the distortion of payment over time?

Third , Souths are not making insurance claim to cover GI injuries and not making any lump sum contract payouts to GI. GI retires , contract payment stops, GI starts new roles and new payments start. Souths/ GI have handled this in a way which supports GI unfulfilled and unpaid contract money to be excluded for Souths 2019/2020 cap. Up to NRL to ratify , however Souths / GI have to be commended for their approach.

So you seriously think that Inglis is foregoing over $1M?

 

[Front-Rower]

Because its Souths and Inglis.

Agreed. If and a big IF he straps on a boot and plays another game then something needs to be done by the NRL. Though in the current situation there is nothing wrong here.

 

[Tiger5150]

Dunno but I doubt Souths have a million dollars to throw away.

Do you have an identity crisis?

 

[slamminsam246]

LOL well not as stupid as someone who wants players salary in their caps who are no longer playing or getting paid.

Stewart, Matai and Inglis all retired the same way. Under contract, body in tatters, had had enough. Not the way i want it, but its the way it is and has been for years.

Which was as dumb then as it is now

The salary cap is purely a mechanism to ensure one team doesn’t field a significantly better team than the other based on market values as the objective marker.

It is not for ensuring legal contractual obligations are met.

It’s not for monitoring the holistic financial operations of a football business (outside the on field team)

If a player is retired and there is no plan for him to play again and includes a full season there is no reason to not allow that cap space to be filled (my outlook is GI should be counted in the cap this year having played, but not next year)

You’re defending dumb decisions for a gotcha moment. You should be looking for the common sense solution that will create a better precedent for all teams, because there is always the chance your team ends up in the same position at some point.

His team WAS IN THAT POSITION last year!!! And nobody other than us Manly supporters gave a shite back then. Now shoes on the Rabbits foot and it's all wah wah, bsbsbsbs, change the rules! unfair unfair unfair!

Look at Manlys backline - other than Turbo, it's barely NRL standard. Players of quality have come on the market in the last 2 years and we haven't been able to offer anything because Snake, Matai and Myles were still on the SCap.

Bunnies turn to feel that hurt. Change the rules for future retirements by all means, I completely agree. But to change them to suit a club and player is rediculous, bias and unjust.

 

[Bazal]

I don’t see what the problem with the Inglis situation is? The guy had a playing contract, retires and is given a job. Where is the issue?

Robbie Farah on the other hand, was moved on from Wests with a promise of a job after he retires. The clincher here is that is he is bought back to the club on a supposed low value playing contract with the promise of a job still on the table.

It’s chalk and cheese.

100%

As I said earlier, which apparently no one wanted to hear because it shows up the comparison as stupid... it could be suggested that the promised job after footy acted as an inducement for Farah to return as a player for less money than he might get at another club. That's why that was a problem.

If Farah had retired and taken up the offer, no issue.

 

[Bazal]

Stewart, Matai and Inglis all retired the same way. Under contract, body in tatters, had had enough. Not the way i want it, but its the way it is and has been for years.


His team WAS IN THAT POSITION last year!!! And nobody other than us Manly supporters gave a shite back then. Now shoes on the Rabbits foot and it's all wah wah, bsbsbsbs, change the rules! unfair unfair unfair!

Look at Manlys backline - other than Turbo, it's barely NRL standard. Players of quality have come on the market in the last 2 years and we haven't been able to offer anything because Snake, Matai and Myles were still on the SCap.

Bunnies turn to feel that hurt. Change the rules for future retirements by all means, I completely agree. But to change them to suit a club and player is rediculous, bias and unjust.

You need to realise that your basic argument is that because the NRL made the wrong call with Stewart and Matai, they should continue to make that wrong call for other clubs.