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He makes it up.....not sure how Buzz would know what negotiations have gone on, especially when Mich is not even in the country
He makes it up.....not sure how Buzz would know what negotiations have gone on, especially when Mich is not even in the country
I disagree.
Ponga has a winning percentage of 41%. He doesn't change that much.Ponga changes the game almost every time he plays. But at the moment Moses is more reliable.
Ponga has a winning percentage of 41%. He doesn't change that much.
At moment Moses is providing more bang for buck. But in general Pongas ceiling is far higher.
Ponga at 28 will be 10 x the player Moses will ever be.
Ponga changes the game almost every time he plays. But at the moment Moses is more reliable.
He’s a very poor man’s Jarryd Hayne.Ponga has a winning percentage of 41%. He doesn't change that much.
Yeah but look at BAs history.I'm not sure that Asi has ever been near to playing hooker. He's a back/ half. I think we have other options to cover for 9 if necessary. I spoke to someone who knows Jayden Yates the other day. Reckons he's a champion kid and will do whatever he can to make it. We might be surprised by him I think.
He’s not the best but not far off imo. Cleary, Munster, Ponga are the best. Wighton, Tedesco, Trbojevic are all up there as well. Maybe Latrell Mitchell too. I think Drown is likely to join this class of player. It’s hard to judge players across teams of differing strength, but I think Ben Hunt is easily in the top ten. Moses isn’t.He's been the highest paid player in the game for 5 years, not sure he's been the best player though.
It is a random thing the TPA's. You obviously see some sport ads with players who are on TPA's. Lomax with other sports people on some sports supplement advert springs to mind, and Slater some years back doing something also.Personally I don't see why any business would bother shelling out $200,000 for a TPA, as you would get almost zero return for a chunk of your marketing budget. So really TPAs are sports philanthropy by someone who can afford it.
Having said that, there are not many who would throw $200k x 4 years at a player even if they could afford it, because you didn't get that rich in the first place by making bone head decisions.
There are rich merkins incinerating money on EPL clubs every year. Think of it as an expensive hobby. For business owners a couple hundred grand a year might be worth it. It would also be a tax write off.Personally I don't see why any business would bother shelling out $200,000 for a TPA, as you would get almost zero return for a chunk of your marketing budget. So really TPAs are sports philanthropy by someone who can afford it.
Having said that, there are not many who would throw $200k x 4 years at a player even if they could afford it, because you didn't get that rich in the first place by making bone head decisions.
Yet if he goes to the Tigpies, Moses is likely to become the highest paid player in the game. This does seem similar to the Dragons signing of Hunt.He’s not the best but not far off imo. Cleary, Munster, Ponga are the best. Wighton, Tedesco, Trbojevic are all up there as well. Maybe Latrell Mitchell too. I think Drown is likely to join this class of player. It’s hard to judge players across teams of differing strength, but I think Ben Hunt is easily in the top ten. Moses isn’t.
Yeah well excuse me for being a cynic, but that contra deal like we did with black cube IT is probably fairly typical of how TPAs work in the real world. I do a job for $100k, the club pays me for $300k and I do a TPA for the surplus.It is a random thing the TPA's. You obviously see some sport ads with players who are on TPA's. Lomax with other sports people on some sports supplement advert springs to mind, and Slater some years back doing something also.
People talk about the Dogs now having more cash because of Laundy involvement, but I would think that if a Dogs player is even given a voucher for one free drink at a Laundy hotel that this would have to be declared and would be included in the salary cap.
I think Moses just has better team mates.At moment Moses is providing more bang for buck. But in general Pongas ceiling is far higher.
Ponga at 28 will be 10 x the player Moses will ever be.
Ponga changes the game almost every time he plays. But at the moment Moses is more reliable.
Possibly, or just the highest reported. Who knows how much the top players are really getting? And Moses isn’t the only player negotiating for 2014.Yet if he goes to the Tigpies, Moses is likely to become the highest paid player in the game. This does seem similar to the Dragons signing of Hunt.
You're probably close to the money on all of this.Yeah well excuse me for being a cynic, but that contra deal like we did with black cube IT is probably fairly typical of how TPAs work in the real world. I do a job for $100k, the club pays me for $300k and I do a TPA for the surplus.
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Alternatively, a major sponsor who completes 20+ apartment complexes per annum has a supplier of bricks. Nod, nod, wink, wink the supplier of bricks becomes a footy supporter / TPA sponsor.
I am doubting that any big coin TPAs exist above $50k pa and the bulk would be very grey indeed.
Ponga seems to be another Hayne situation. He’s not conducive to winning (except at rep level) because he takes up so much cap space that it makes it hard for him to have good team mates.Possibly, or just the highest reported. Who knows how much the top players are really getting? And Moses isn’t the only player negotiating for 2014.
He hasnt been sighted at preseason so far. He was supposed to be top 30 for 2023.Is Dantoray Lui still with our Eels? Hes another that could step up. Looked a decent player what I saw of him.