Relax, it's the same bs 12 club revolt story news have been pushing for the last month, it's nonsense, they are united as far as a collective bargaining agreement on club funding.
There are three clubs within that 12 that are ideologically opposed to how the NRL is being run and that's Gould, Politis & dib, they want more control in how the game is run and believe the NRL should be wound back to essential services with all other money going to the clubs. Even then, Gould has backed Smiths deal with Nine and has said the NRL consulted with foxsports extensively before doing the deal with 9, they were not blindsided. Under the new deal with Nine, clubs will gain far more exposure for sponsors which will mean they can ask for more money.
The narrative that News Corp are trying to sell is that Dave Smith is a lone wolf who was naive or deliberately provocative in sidelining Foxtel from negotiations and in doing so has made a gigantic & amateur blunder costing the game a billion dollars. THIS IS CRAP! Smith doesn't have the authority or autonomy, just like most CEO's in any organisation he would have had to consult with & receive permission from his board, the ARLC, for the strategy they taking with negotiations. Moreover, any deal has to be signed off on by the commission, including Graeme Samuel, and despite popular belief, these people are not stupid.
