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eagles2win said:MWSE said:Just goes to show that character is a key consideration when recruiting players. Buhrer comes to mind as well. Whilst getting rid of the JWH type of players.
The club wanted to keep JWH.
Unfortunately we have run out of brown paper bags
Eagles 78 said:What a great story & read & …
What was really nice Jorge getting the Channel 9 Man of the Match last week !
It is very rare for a winger to get MOM (and Semi !) but he thoroughly deserve it !
Did you see him come back into the dressing room after the Cowboys game with the envelop and all the players clapping and the whole team with big smiles on their faces.
His contract has been upgraded in the new deal for 2013 & 14, but what the NRL must do is allow a club to top up a player’s contract if on the lower tier contract and that player is playing NRL first grade on a CONTINUOUS basis. Clubs can’t do that if hitting the salary cap and most clubs hit the cap each year.
What I say each club has an allowance of say additional $200k to $300k (bonus pool) to only go to a lower tier players contracts and ONLY if they player plays continuous NRL 1st grade on that lower based contract.
We had the same problem with DCE in 2011. So each club can go over the cap if paying out those bonuses (they need to apply to the NRL on each case), but can only pay this smallish Bonus pool to only your lowered tier contracted players ON AS NEED BASIS (but that is capped).
C'mon the NRL?
Great suggestion. Also the salary cap needs to increase now on the basis that that the extra money is spread around so that no player in the top 25 or 30 at a club is on less than $100k pa.