Surely this money would have been better spent on junior development

[RL The greatest game]

NRL players’ $11 million jackpot: historic payments to be made to every player

The code’s strong financial position has triggered a clause which will hand an extra $40,000 to $1 million-a-year players, but the money will be just as crucial for the NRL’s lowest earners.

www.smh.com.au

 

[Rabbit toes]

Yes it would have been better spent on junior development and please don’t call me Shirley

 

[I Bleed Maroon]

Take it up with the NRLPA. They no doubt would have got a nice cut out of this

 

[2012....Sharks Year]

Nah....better spent on Shark Park imo.

 

[10$ Ferret]

Absolutley typical selfish attitude by the players and the NRLPA.
The game needs investment and promotion so lets pay the already over paid players even more.
Sensational idea

Meanwhile AFL is doing up local grounds, providing money to local clubs and competitions and promoting junior AFL

 

[Saxon]

Nah....better spent on Shark Park imo.

All Shark Park needs is a bulldozer. Surely it isn't that expensive to hire a D11?

 

[T-Boon]

the coke dealers of sydney are happy

 

[ground zero]

All Shark Park needs is a bulldozer. Surely it isn't that expensive to hire a D11?

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A few sticks off dynamite with fix it up

 

[Perth Red]

Sack half the staff and slash development funding to create a surplus, then give it to the players who already earn a mint. So rugby league.

 

[Captain Apollo]

Absolutley typical selfish attitude by the players and the NRLPA.
The game needs investment and promotion so lets pay the already over paid players even more.
Sensational idea

Meanwhile AFL is doing up local grounds, providing money to local clubs and competitions and promoting junior AFL

Yes, they took pay cuts for the last 2 years, and are basically the people who generate the revenue for the whole game. How dare they get money they are entitled to

 

[Diesel]

That’s poor form. The NRL players are paid well.
There’s thousands of volunteers mowing the grounds, organising game day duties and pumping up the balls, cleaning the dog shit off the field for free while selling food and drinks to raise cash for run down facilities and to make ends meet.

 

[Phil McGrawhan]

Yes, they took pay cuts for the last 2 years, and are basically the people who generate the revenue for the whole game. How dare they get money they are entitled to

Absolutely.
If theres a Clause( legal) that they took a pay cut & were rewarded when things got better then how can people bitch ?
Well the usual suspects .
If this was sorted out & agreed to to help get the NRL through Covid then what the F##k are people whinging about ?
I'm sure if PR had a similar agreement with his employer he would gladly take the $$$.
.

 

[ayatollah_murdoch]

the coke dealers of sydney are happy

The cheese is still one year away.

 

[baselinepanther]

Yes, they took pay cuts for the last 2 years, and are basically the people who generate the revenue for the whole game. How dare they get money they are entitled to

yea this

who says they're over paid ?
dinosaurs stuck in the 1980's usually

the market determines their worth & they get around 33% of the games total earnings , seems fair to me.
We tune in to see them afterall & nothing else

 

[baselinepanther]

Sack half the staff and slash development funding to create a surplus, then give it to the players who already earn a mint. So rugby league.

 

[Iamback]

ahh yes cause every player gets great money

 

[Iamback]

Sack half the staff and slash development funding to create a surplus, then give it to the players who already earn a mint. So rugby league.

You are only pissed off because your beloved AFL can't even afford a used tissue...Let alone give players 100% pay

 

[Smug Panther]

Yes, they took pay cuts for the last 2 years, and are basically the people who generate the revenue for the whole game. How dare they get money they are entitled to

Anyone who disagrees with this is a f**king moron

 

[Iamback]

Anyone who disagrees with this is a f**king moron

Looking at those who in this thread are against it. That statement is 1000% true

 

[baselinepanther]

Meanwhile AFL is doing up local grounds, providing money to local clubs and competitions and promoting junior AFL

and they've lost 66 million dollars in the last 2 seasons & are swimming in a sea of debt as a result