Rumours and Stuff

[Gronk]

So much for all the crap that we can't compete with the likes of the Rooster due to TPA's. Pou and his posse of excuse mongers have been shown up again. Like I have said countless times that there are no excuses other then bad management for the way Parra have performed for all these years. Money was never the issue.

https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/ho...as-yet-went-back-to-back-20191213-p53jt3.html

Club TPAs total

1. Storm ($809,998)
2. Broncos ($349,852)
3. Panthers ($233,333)
4. Sharks ($211,952)
5. Rabbitohs ($198,591)
6. Knights ($181,275)
7. Sea Eagles ($148,718)
8. Wests Tigers ($132,458)
9. Dragons ($82,951)
10. Eels ($80,166)
11. Roosters ($68,966)
12. Bulldogs ($59,680)
13. Raiders ($45,333)
14. Warriors ($27,591)
15. Titans ($18,153)
16. Cowboys ($15,667)

For someone who continually claims that 99% of merkins have their heads in the sand, you are very naive for believing this rubbish.

Ignoring the ridiculous Roosters figure, the Broncos have a list which far exceeds the cap plus $300k. Seriously Ram, let’s get real about this. Do the math on Boyd, Milf, Haas, Fafita, Lodge, Bird, Pangai Jnr, Ofahengaui etc plus 22 others.

 

[Bazal]

For someone who continually claims that 99% of merkins have their heads in the sand, you are very naive for believing this rubbish.

Ignoring the ridiculous Roosters figure, the Broncos have a list which far exceeds the cap plus $300k. Seriously Ram, let’s get real about this. Do the math on Boyd, Milf, Haas, Fafita, Lodge, Bird, Pangai Jnr, Ofahengaui etc plus 22 others.

Wasn't there an article during the season (or maybe last season) that had Brisbane at like almost 2 mill??

 

[hineyrulz]

Those figures are laughable, the only people stupid enough to believe those figures are the NRL.

 

[Bazal]

Those figures are laughable, the only people stupid enough to believe those figures are the NRL.

Well, and fans of table seasonings

 

[Glenneel]

So much for all the crap that we can't compete with the likes of the Rooster due to TPA's. Pou and his posse of excuse mongers have been shown up again. Like I have said countless times that there are no excuses other then bad management for the way Parra have performed for all these years. Money was never the issue.

https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/ho...as-yet-went-back-to-back-20191213-p53jt3.html

Club TPAs total

1. Storm ($809,998)
2. Broncos ($349,852)
3. Panthers ($233,333)
4. Sharks ($211,952)
5. Rabbitohs ($198,591)
6. Knights ($181,275)
7. Sea Eagles ($148,718)
8. Wests Tigers ($132,458)
9. Dragons ($82,951)
10. Eels ($80,166)
11. Roosters ($68,966)
12. Bulldogs ($59,680)
13. Raiders ($45,333)
14. Warriors ($27,591)
15. Titans ($18,153)
16. Cowboys ($15,667)

How are Broncos keeping their squad together with only those TPAs? With a player like Boyd supposedly on $800k, Milf and Bird on close $1m (Haas and Fifita would have to be close to $800k each as well) and all the upgrades they've just done (with the demand from other clubs) you'd have to think they'd be well over their sombrero. Defies logic to all except NRL.

 

[hybrideel]

To be fair, Haas and Fifita would have been on rookie contracts in 2019

 

[hineyrulz]

Well, and fans of table seasonings

Push it!!! Push it real good!!!!

 

[Soren Lorenson]

The numbers don't include what's considered whole-of-game TPAs, where league sponsors and host broadcasters can weigh in with individual deals.

James Tedesco (Holden), Boyd Cordner and the recently-retired Cooper Cronk (both Fox Sports) all enjoyed additional income linked with the NRL

https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/rooste...ate-tpas/28b135e5-c6cd-45ca-8b33-cbb6039d68a0

The smh doesnt mention this.

 

[Gronk]

It seems that all the NRL are worried about is their auditors to report that she’s sweet each year. I thought that they were seeking statutory declarations from club bosses to make them personally liable for breaches ? Does Uncle Nick actually swear under oath that each and every player in his club is receiving income and declared TPAs legitimately?

 

[lingard]

Will Smith is a decent back up for the odd game, when he plays 6/7 games in a row then the mistakes mount up. That’s really what we saw in 2018.

Agree. But I'd still prefer Hoffman.

 

[lingard]

So much for all the crap that we can't compete with the likes of the Rooster due to TPA's. Pou and his posse of excuse mongers have been shown up again. Like I have said countless times that there are no excuses other then bad management for the way Parra have performed for all these years. Money was never the issue.

https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/ho...as-yet-went-back-to-back-20191213-p53jt3.html

Club TPAs total

1. Storm ($809,998)
2. Broncos ($349,852)
3. Panthers ($233,333)
4. Sharks ($211,952)
5. Rabbitohs ($198,591)
6. Knights ($181,275)
7. Sea Eagles ($148,718)
8. Wests Tigers ($132,458)
9. Dragons ($82,951)
10. Eels ($80,166)
11. Roosters ($68,966)
12. Bulldogs ($59,680)
13. Raiders ($45,333)
14. Warriors ($27,591)
15. Titans ($18,153)
16. Cowboys ($15,667)

Firstly, are the figures accurate? Of course they aren't! Would you not say that, on paper, Easts' side is better than Melbourne? Isn't it better than Saints, Knights, Wests, Penrith, Brisbane, at the very least? Does the NRL honestly expect the average fan to believe that they have assembled this squad through very astute cap management? By using less than one tenth of Melbourne's TPA amount? Come on. We aren't that stupid. It's a real slap in the face that they should even publish these 'figures'.

 

[Noise]

Do we think the Eels figures of 80k are accurate?

 

[hineyrulz]

Do we think the Eels figures of 80k are accurate?

I thought it would be less, Max said we wouldn’t be doing TPA’s at all.

 

[chiefy1]

Do we think the Eels figures of 80k are accurate?

But the eels have never cheated

 

[hineyrulz]

But the eels have never cheated

The Video recorder said otherwise.

 

[chiefy1]

But the eels have never cheated

But if you ask if the current eels set up are even 1c over what they've produced to the nrl, I'd say they would be the most legitimate out of any club atm.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Do we think the Eels figures of 80k are accurate?

Most of them seem reasonsble, including for the Eels.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

I thought it would be less, Max said we wouldn’t be doing TPA’s at all.

Those are probably the ones organised by player managers.

 

[hineyrulz]

Those are probably the ones organised by player managers.

So legit ones??? Get the f**k out of here!!!

 

[Poupou Escobar]

So legit ones??? Get the f**k out of here!!!

Well there are legit ones but they don't give the clubs any advantage in recruitment. The TPAs that advantage individual clubs are illegal, or at least suspicious. These are the ones least likely to be registered with the NRL.