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The push of this article is the often stated position of the NRL that the top tier can’t expand beyond its current 16 clubs until they are sustainable and viable and the game has confidence it can expand and support new clubs without having to worry about the survival of existing ones. Last year, flush with tv cash the nrl threw a bucket load of cash at clubs in the hope they would achieve this, yet reports are suggesting that despite the massive revenue influx at least half of clubs still made a loss last year. Given this, is it time the nrl imposed a strict expenditure Limit on clubs at a level it can have confidence all clubs can safely achieve?
Would we find ourselves in a much more sustainable position if the nrl told clubs they could only spend $20mill a year? $10mill on players $5mill on football operations and $5mill on running the clubs and growing their business. Would this see the league get to a secure enough position that we could expand beyond 16 clubs rather than cull , merge or relocate in order to expand? Is there any reason clubs couldnt operate on $20mill a year? With a $13mill grant that means they would only need to raise revenue of $7mill a year, something that any club wanting to be in the nrl should be more than capable of. Having a capped amount would also help new clubs develop strong business cases for inclusion with some certainty.
https://www.couriermail.com.au/spor...s/news-story/78ed964a55e933222491bb4b2330658a
Would we find ourselves in a much more sustainable position if the nrl told clubs they could only spend $20mill a year? $10mill on players $5mill on football operations and $5mill on running the clubs and growing their business. Would this see the league get to a secure enough position that we could expand beyond 16 clubs rather than cull , merge or relocate in order to expand? Is there any reason clubs couldnt operate on $20mill a year? With a $13mill grant that means they would only need to raise revenue of $7mill a year, something that any club wanting to be in the nrl should be more than capable of. Having a capped amount would also help new clubs develop strong business cases for inclusion with some certainty.
https://www.couriermail.com.au/spor...s/news-story/78ed964a55e933222491bb4b2330658a