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[Canard]

lol I forgot to include the grants to the 3 new clubs

15 million cap is decent but not high enough to get the best union stars

Why the f**k are you so obsessed with recruiting Union "stars"? I couldn't name you one Aussie Union "star"

And I would be horrified if any club would suddenly offer them "franchise" salaries, given how unlikely it would be that they could star in our code.

 

[Cactus]

Currently clubs receive 130% of the salary cap. Its not broadcast revenue based.
However player wages in total will be linked to total league revenue (currently about 28%).

Thanks for that. I knew in the back of my mind I saw a % number expressed in an article about the RLPA. That was where I was getting it from. Cheers.

 

[Wb1234]

Why the f**k are you so obsessed with recruiting Union "stars"? I couldn't name you one Aussie Union "star"

And I would be horrified if any club would suddenly offer them "franchise" salaries, given how unlikely it would be that they could star in our code.

Nrl is the worlds elite rugby competition

It should have all the elite players in it leaving union with the left overs

Looking at England league gets the dregs and the nrl could benefit hugely

Some of the best English union players have come from a league background. Even offiahs kid is playing union not league

 

[Perth Red]

Nrl is the worlds elite rugby competition

It should have all the elite players in it leaving union with the left overs

Looking at England league gets the dregs and the nrl could benefit hugely

Some of the best English union players have come from a league background. Even offiahs kid is playing union not league

England RU comp salary cap has gone back to $13mill this year from $10mill last year (brought in as clubs were going bust). They cant afford that on their revenue. More clubs will go to the wall, just a matter of time.

 

[Wb1234]

England RU comp salary cap has gone back to $13mill this year from $10mill last year (brought in as clubs were going bust). They cant afford that on their revenue. More clubs will go to the wall, just a matter of time.

Yeh but they will just go to France

Some of those English kids are good

Farrell would’ve been great in league

If nrl had high enough wages how many more players could we get from union globally

 

[Perth Red]

Yeh but they will just go to France

Some of those English kids are good

Farrell would’ve been great in league

If nrl had high enough wages how many more players could we get from union globally

Problem is the few player at the top of Union tree would command top NRL wage. And are many clubs going to take that punt? Its unlikely. Why would you offer a Union star $1.5mill and hope he can convert, compared top offering a League star with a proven pedigree $1.5mill? Reality is current NRL cap matches anything Union can offer.

 

[Wb1234]

Problem is the few player at the top of Union tree would command top NRL wage. And are many clubs going to take that punt? Its unlikely. Why would you offer a Union star $1.5mill and hope he can convert, compared top offering a League star with a proven pedigree $1.5mill? Reality is current NRL cap matches anything Union can offer.

If the top wages were 3 million in league then it could happen

But would need a salary cap of 20 million

League is in competition with union for the best rugby talent around the world

If the salary cap is high enough then we could sign loads of them

Around the world there would have to be 100 union players that could do well in the nrl

 

[shadowformz]

Yeh but they will just go to France

Some of those English kids are good

Farrell would’ve been great in league

If nrl had high enough wages how many more players could we get from union globally

I think the main benefit from substantially increasing the salary cap is for future growth of the game in Australia. If young Athletes can see a future with substantially more money in the NRL then AFL, then we might finally see more players coming from Victoria and other AFL dominated states. This won't happen until league salaries are a lot higher then the AFL's, for as it they can make similar or more money playing AFL without the body wear that occurs in league.

 

[Wb1234]

I think the main benefit from substantially increasing the salary cap is for future growth of the game in Australia. If young Athletes can see a future with substantially more money in the NRL then AFL, then we might finally see more players coming from Victoria and other AFL dominated states. This won't happen until league salaries are a lot higher then the AFL's, for as it they can make similar or more money playing AFL without the body wear that occurs in league.

Wrong body types aren’t suited to nrl

Hardly any Polynesians in afl either

The top players in afl wouldn’t last a full nrl game

 

[Perth Red]

Wrong body types aren’t suited to nrl

Hardly any Polynesians in afl either

The top players in afl wouldn’t last a full nrl game

there's a fair few of them that are 6ft and 100kg. If they have the stamina and ability to absorb contact is a different matter.

 

[Wb1234]

there's a fair few of them that are 6ft and 100kg. If they have the stamina and ability to absorb contact is a different matter.

That’s your standard poly in western Sydney

Afl game is for marathon runners
Nrl is sprints and power

In afl states we will get the players that aren’t suited to afl which we can do now we don’t need big money

In the 80s and 90s afl was tougher maybe then some of those guys could’ve made it

Rugby Union is where we can be getting a lot more talent even places like South Africa England France wales Scotland Ireland and especially nz

 

[Perth Red]

That’s your standard poly in western Sydney

Which is why saying they dont have the physical shape is nonsense. But I do agree there is no need to be looking for AFL players (maybe the elite athlete kids who at 13 or 14 are choosing their sport though?), lots of RL areas to yet be developed and Union areas to be tapped.

 

[taste2taste]

It would be good if the NRL had the worlds best players but youd need a cap of 25m and salary dispensations to sign them.

Im hopeful the NRL clubs vote in favour of the suggested 30% cap dispensation for converting union players. Its not just elite players but theres hundreds of players at the lower levels or rising stars the NRL could target. Asofa Solomona, Leo Thompson, Radradra, Warbrick were all signed direct from Union with little to no experience in league.

 

[shadowformz]

Which is why saying they dont have the physical shape is nonsense. But I do agree there is no need to be looking for AFL players (maybe the elite athlete kids who at 13 or 14 are choosing their sport though?), lots of RL areas to yet be developed and Union areas to be tapped.

This is exactly what I meant