Surely this money would have been better spent on junior development

[Iamback]

There are clubs in Penrith juniors turning players away

More players, more sponsors: Vikings making their mark on junior footy • The Western Weekender

Promoting their club as fun and inclusive for all, the Western Vikings have nearly doubled their list of teams after only 12 months.

westernweekender.com.au

I am sure it isn't isolated case here either.

So the game is more then fine

 

[T-Boon]

There are clubs in Penrith juniors turning players away

More players, more sponsors: Vikings making their mark on junior footy • The Western Weekender

Promoting their club as fun and inclusive for all, the Western Vikings have nearly doubled their list of teams after only 12 months.

westernweekender.com.au

I am sure it isn't isolated case here either.

So the game is more then fine

maybe in Deroville

 

[Iamback]

maybe in Deroville

It is what elite clubs do

 

[YoHadrian]

 

[Vic Mackey]

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

Did the players end up taking a pay cut? In 2020 even with the season shortened I know they didn’t miss a cent of their 2020 contracts. I’m unsure about 2021

edit just saw they have taken a 6% paycut for 21/22. I’m certainly not in the ‘they are overpaid’ group, however I do know a stack of club employees lost months of wages and even employment over the past 2 years

 

[Iamback]

Did the players end up taking a pay cut? In 2020 even with the season shortened I know they didn’t miss a cent of their 2020 contracts. I’m unsure about 2021

edit just saw they have taken a 6% paycut for 21/22. I’m certainly not in the ‘they are overpaid’ group, however I do know a stack of club employees lost months of wages and even employment over the past 2 years

How many of those club employees actually did the work though?

 

[Vic Mackey]

How many of those club employees actually did the work though?

I could ask the same about these merkins

 

[T-Boon]

I think the players of yesteryear bring the money in. These players are living off that.

 

[Iamback]

I could ask the same about these merkins

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good point

 

[Perth Red]

Clubs and players received $50milllion more in 2021 than they did in 2019.

 

[Smug Panther]

Clubs and players received $50milllion more in 2021 than they did in 2019.

As they should

 

[Iamback]

As they should

He would prefer the clubs and the game went broke

 

[Perth Red]

He would prefer the clubs and the game went broke

Dont shoot the messenger

 

[Iamback]

Dont shoot the messenger

Why would it not go up?

How long have Warriors been here for?

The lack of gate and so on for the clubs. It wasn't a surprise

 

[Phil McGrawhan]

Dont shoot the messenger

When the messenger hates RL then yeh shoot him

 

[KingTigerman]

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

They took a pay cut because games were cut the season went from 24 games to 20
But the nrl made a profit of over $60 million so the players believe they're worth a slice bit it's nowhere near the money they did lose

 

[KingTigerman]

Did the players end up taking a pay cut? In 2020 even with the season shortened I know they didn’t miss a cent of their 2020 contracts. I’m unsure about 2021

edit just saw they have taken a 6% paycut for 21/22. I’m certainly not in the ‘they are overpaid’ group, however I do know a stack of club employees lost months of wages and even employment over the past 2 years

I think in 2020 it was a cut of upwards of 20%

 

[baselinepanther]

Dont shoot the messenger

messenger ?
No . but we shoot wankers around here so lookout

 

[mxlegend99]

There's a lot of money that could be better spent on junior development.

But the players are the reason fans watch. Young kids grow up idolizing the likes of Cleary, Turbo, Tedesco, Mitchell, Ponga etc.

After a couple of years copping pay cuts there's nothing wrong with them being rewarded with these funds. The split per player is not some massive gain for these guys. They are rewarded handsomely already for the job they do. But the players did make a lot of sacrifice these past 2 years. So IMO it's well deserved.