Mundine calls for league's 'slave labour' to strike

[Brutus]

Without rugby league, who and where would he be?

A speech therapist.

 

[nrlnrl]

Oh Mundine is saying controversial nonsense again, must be another one of his snorefest fights coming up.

there'll be more of this in Sunday's gossip column from his press manager

 

[bulldog]

A speech therapist.

The best damn speech therapist in the world, thank you kindly.

 

[Jono078]

They won't strike because simply they love playing the game.

I do agree that AFL and Union are probably laughing though because we can't compete with their money, they cab run the show if they really want our top players.

 

[taipan]

I long for the day,that another pug gives his painful gob a good working over in the ring.He opens his mouth before his brain clicks into gear.Verbal diarrarohea at its best.

 

[Light Reflections]

Does this genius actually have fans? I hope for humanity's sake he doesn't.

 

[Slackboy72]

The fact that top line wages haven't risen in 11 years is a bit worrying, if true. He is also right when he says that the NRL infrastructure has let the game down to a point where wages haven't risen substantially, and that other codes on equal footing popularity wise have the capacity to lure away our top liners consistently. There really isn't much in that article that hasn't been said on these forums. Seems you blokes are playing the man and not the ball.

Yeah, I haven't seen any of the points he made being refuted by anyone just a lot of ridicule.

 

[Doomednow]

Wait, wait, wait...

Mundine is still relevant?

I thought the man (lower case "m") had finally taken the hint that nobody really cares what he says.

 

[Perth Red]

ha ha, good to see all those hits to the head haven't effected his intellectual capacity!

His $600k salary was probably the last aftermath of the SL inflation situation. Top players, by next year, will be able to earn $700k+ if their clubs can find a funder/sponsor deal for them. I'm not going to shed any tears for any person who is earning that sort of money.

 

[GC_Gladiator]

They won't strike because simply they love playing the game.

I do agree that AFL and Union are probably laughing though because we can't compete with their money, they cab run the show if they really want our top players.

Is that top line sarcasm? Not trying to be a prick but can't tell.

The number of decent players that leave our game, or threaten to leave our game suggests that 'the love of the game' is going the same way as 'the love of the club'. Whether its England, Rugby Union, or AFL, the clubs or code that offers the money will get the player. There are instances where a player will stay for unders, which is admirable, but I think its becoming the exception more so than the rule.

I think Mundine makes a point that many league fans have made. Whether it be the TV deal, mismanagement or pokies tax NRL clubs to a certain extent seem to be shortchanged to the point where they are unable to keep players in the game.

 

[Stagger eel]

what a desperate little child he is, on the eve of the Green V Paul Briggs announcement he comes out with a beauty...

 

[Eelementary]

But you just want what is fair. Rugby league is a tough sport, you've only got to look at Ben Ross. He probably won't play again.''

And getting paid $400,000 to play a f**king sport and contribute nothing to society like, say, doctors, cops, ambos, etc. is not fair? FMD...


Mundine also pointed out that many former players finish the game with little financially to show for their efforts.


Whose f**king fault is that??? If you spend all your money, don't come crying back saying you have nothing left to show.

 

[saint pebba]

All of this coming from a man who thinks he is the only person in the world that can beat Floyd Mayweather.

What I would give to see that fight and see Mundine never take another breath again.

 

[rupertpupkin]

Strike! Tool lay down!

 

[eagles4eva]

Mundine who?

 

[nqcowboy87]

he has a fight coming up pay him no heed

 

[VictoryFC]

Slave labour? What horrible choice of wording. Wouldn't know the meaning. Being paid anything over 100k (hell, anything over 40k!) to play a sport doesn't constitute slave labour.

 

[BIKER_DRAGON]

As much as i hate to admit it, Mundine is right. It is about time the players walked out the door till 2 things happen. They get the real money they should be getting and that idiot David (i'm as dumb as dogsh*t) Gallop is shown the door at the NRL.

 

[BranVan3000]

Is that 23% figure correct?

 

[m0nty]

Mundine has been hit in the head a fair few times by now, to be fair.

I've always liked him, though. Doesn't take crap from anyone, always sticks up for himself, doesn't care who he offends. A very Sydney attitude, actually - and I mean that in a good way. I remember standing in a pub during the Green fight with all these redneck pricks around me coming out with racist slurs left right and centre, and shutting my mouth because I wanted Mundine to win. Then he did, and I had to suppress a grin.