Rumours and Stuff

[Noise]

It does look greedy but having read a bit of the statement from the rlpa it also looks a bit shady on the NRL's part. I get the emotional pull of the argument that they're very well paid compared to most so they should just stfu and get on with it but everyone deserves fair negotiations and pay relative to worth and I'm not sure the players are getting that. Talk of strikes seems over the top though.

It's 100% about pay. Though these f**kers will never full on strike. The season will start as scheduled.

 

[Eelogical]

Dragons and Sharks seem to be the primary agitators. It makes sense....Dragons have the bye in round 1 then play the Titans in round 2. Sharks play the Bunnies in round 1 then the Eels in round 2. I'd go on strike, too.

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

It's 100% about pay. Though these f**kers will never full on strike. The season will start as scheduled.

Yes it's definitely about pay. And I agree a strike seems like a one in a million chance.

 

[Eelogical]

Yes it's definitely about pay. And I agree a strike seems like a one in a million chance.

Hineyrulz would take those odds.

 

[Twizzle]

Dragons and Sharks seem to be the primary agitators. It makes sense....Dragons have the bye in round 1 then play the Titans in round 2. Sharks play the Bunnies in round 1 then the Eels in round 2. I'd go on strike, too.

Matto agrees with this, he has plenty of spare time to strike

 

[Eelogical]

Matto agrees with this, he has plenty of spare time to strike

Brilliant! He could do his time while being on strike! He has vision.

 

[Obscene Assassin]

How long do these past players want to be paid for ?



A lot of our juniors are put through private education when we drag them from the bush (or NZ in the case of Dylbro)to live at our complex, not sure of the numbers and it's not the NRL, it's Parramatta Eels that are paying for all this. I remember the year after Burty retired he was employed by the club purely to guide these kids and look after them when they weren't training or playing.

These kids are not employed by the NRL as I understand it.

Also do you know what the min wage is ?

I've no idea. I think it's to do with players that are forced to retire young i.e Jharal Yow Yeh rather than players that've had a full career. But that's just me guessing rather than knowing the details.

I think under the old CBA it was approx 80k but under the proposed salary cap the NRL put out in December it was approx 120k, less for development players.

 

[hineyrulz]

Hineyrulz would take those odds.

The more you put on the more you get back.

 

[Twizzle]

I think under the old CBA it was approx 80k but under the proposed salary cap the NRL put out in December it was approx 120k, less for development players.

$120K is not bad for a 20 hour week considering what most of us get paid assuming we have a 9 till 5 job. The average Aussie wage is about $92K but I don't know anyone who gets paid that on a wage.

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

$120K is not bad for a 20 hour week considering what most of us get paid assuming we have a 9 till 5 job. The average Aussie wage is about $92K but I don't know anyone who gets paid that on a wage.

It's a bit more than a 20 hour week when you consider all the things they have to do when not actively working in order to be able to perform. And the risk of injury is far greater than almost any other job paying similarly. I wouldn't be saying those on minimum wage are getting a great deal.

 

[84 Baby]

It's 100% about pay. Though these f**kers will never full on strike. The season will start as scheduled.

I’d say it’s 50% about pay and the other half is battling Vlandy’s totalitarianism (that players dislike of stems mostly from pay)

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

Wouldn't game day alone be something like 10-12 hours work on average with all the travel and other stuff?

 

[Eelogical]

Wouldn't game day alone be something like 10-12 hours work on average with all the travel and other stuff?

You mean akin to commuting in the Sydney metro precinct Mon - Fri like the average punter?

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

You mean akin to commuting in the Sydney metro precinct Mon - Fri like the average punter?

No I mean like flying to Townsville or somewhere and possibly staying overnight.

 

[Eelogical]

No I mean like flying to Townsville or somewhere and possibly staying overnight.

Well, I'd like to be compensated for flying to and staying in Townsville. I see your point.

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

Well, I'd like to be compensated for flying to and staying in Townsville. I see your point.

I've not been and no great urge to.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

The world has just gone through a pandemic, i think the players are doing ok just quietly. I know people who have lost everything thanks to the pandemic or the floods so the players threatening to not start the season with the cap going up 2 million just look greedy.

The merkins don’t like the new $12M salary cap? I reckon they’re just filthy the NRL raised the minimum salary by so much. More pie for the merkins at the bottom comes from elsewhere in the cap.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Well, I'd like to be compensated for flying to and staying in Townsville. I see your point.

I go to Canberra for a week here and there. I live for that shit. f**king Canberra ffs!

 

[Bandwagon]

They’re not. Plenty of companies are going broke as costs increase faster than revenue.

Yeah, but equally it's plenty of other companies making windfall profits that are driving that, so there is that.

 

[84 Baby]

You mean akin to commuting in the Sydney metro precinct Mon - Fri like the average punter?

Don’t pretend you have any idea what that’s like