Probably because DCE is the highest payed player in the game this year.And without having read the article,are they actually criticising him?
You don’t waste your money buying the DT, do you?Back page of today’s SMH, why didn’t they use a photo of Ponga ?
He should be arrested for extortion no matter what he’s being paid.
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player mangers and the press do a job for one another. journos want stories so they do managers bidding, to get them so i presume they know more than we think. however no manager will include dodgy deals which are far bigger than the game suggestsAlways makes me chuckle when I read this, do the media get sent every single NRL contract and the terms attached to them each year ?
No way I would ever give Murdoch $1 of my money when I have an alternative.You don’t waste your money buying the DT, do you?
Just sayin’
From the article - paraphrasingAlways makes me chuckle when I read this, do the media get sent every single NRL contract and the terms attached to them each year ?
My mistake I thought that the photo was from the DT …. I should put my glasses on before reading posts on my iPhoneYou don’t waste your money buying the DT, do you?
Just sayin’
So the upshot is that they know what the 3rd highest paid player in each position is paid, and they know the average of the top 5.From the article - paraphrasing
The Herald has obtained the 2022 Salary Cap Benchmarking document which collates the salary of every player and provides clubs with the data to determine whether they are paying overs.
While the document doesn’t name players, it provides the average and median salary for players in each position based on a five player bracket (Eg. Player 1-5, 6-10, 11-15 etc). The salaries are also based on the reduced cap (due to COVID-19) of $9.4m this year.
The Herald has spoken to more than a dozen player agents and club officials during the past week to try and determine which players would rank as the top five paid players in each position.
You forgot Luke Brooks and David Fifita.Ben Hunt anyone, talk about overpaid!
Talking of Ponga, the pressure is well and truly on this guy now. To go down 39 - 4 at your home ground in front of a big crowd. Somethings gota give...You forgot Luke Brooks and David Fifita.
Fifita goes missing more than Ponga.
He's the golden child that's supposed to bring them premierships.Talking of Ponga, the pressure is well and truly on this guy now. To go down 39 - 4 at your home ground in front of a big crowd. Somethings gota give..
Does the article suggest Manly are paying too much for DCE though?Without having read the story,maybe they’re saying DCE has been good value for the clubThere is little doubt that DCE is overpaid. But that's not his fault. He plays virtually every match and is almost always one of our best. One thing that we must all agree upon is that DCE is always trying his hardest. He also shoulders the responsibility of being captain and all the off-field travails that come with the role. When you try to judge his value consider his many attributes.
So, instead of featuring a photo of DCE shouldn't the photo be of the Manly officials/s who offered him the salary? You'd need to trawl through the files because we'd had so many CEOs in recent times. But if the club is allegedly struggling because of his salary then it is because of a club officials fault, not the player!
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