The Cheese ... allegedly charged

[The Who]

It is frustrating how they cherry pick the “market value” rule. Given we offered him a two year deal at $700k per year, wouldn’t that indicate his market value is at least in that ball park?

You can’t blame the fans for getting annoyed when it seems rules apply differently depending on which club they are being applied to.

How about a little consistency?

In the corporate world they don't have a salary cap, but when reporting on the year's results they publish salaries in 'bands', such as five employees (no names) in band one, 12 in band two etc.
A legend tells you the salary ranges of the various bands.
That could a system the NRL adopts for the salary cap, ie:
30 players: 20 allowed in band 3; 7 in band 2; 3 in band 1...

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

In the corporate world they don't have a salary cap, but when reporting on the year's results they publish salaries in 'bands', such as five employees (no names) in band one, 12 in band two etc.
A legend tells you the salary ranges of the various bands.
That could a system the NRL adopts for the salary cap, ie:
30 players: 20 allowed in band 3; 7 in band 2; 3 in band 1...

Just publish their contract price ffs. Public servants pay is a matter of public record.
Why so precious about player pay

 

[Nordburg]

It is frustrating how they cherry pick the “market value” rule. Given we offered him a two year deal at $700k per year, wouldn’t that indicate his market value is at least in that ball park?

You can’t blame the fans for getting annoyed when it seems rules apply differently depending on which club they are being applied to.

How about a little consistency?

Ben Hunt is basically on the same $$ at the Broncos,so there’s consistency.Its based on what the NRL believe is market value,not the clubs.The NRL can’t base their market value on clubs paying overs.

 

[Not Paul Kent]

Just publish their contract price ffs. Public servants pay is a matter of public record.
Why so precious about player pay

But then how would some clubs cheat?

 

[Not Paul Kent]

Ben Hunt is basically on the same $$ at the Broncos,so there’s consistency.Its based on what the NRL believe is market value,not the clubs.The NRL can’t base their market value on clubs paying overs.

The issue here isn’t really about how “market value” is defined; it’s that the NRL don’t seem to apply the rule consistently. They blocked us from retaining Glen Stewart on unders because it was “below market,” yet now they’re fine with an Origin captain taking a $300k haircut. At least, that’s how it appears, because there’s just no consistency in the way these calls get made. One week it’s black and white, the next week it’s whatever suits.

 

[wedgetail eagle]

Just like setting up Dominoes, how many more to fall.

Talking Dominoes, a former Rooster winger with a similar sounding first name was moved on.
But , that could’ve just been a Cap or form issue.

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

But then how would some clubs cheat?

Hey they could still cheat, so all good

 

[Nordburg]

The issue here isn’t really about how “market value” is defined; it’s that the NRL don’t seem to apply the rule consistently. They blocked us from retaining Glen Stewart on unders because it was “below market,” yet now they’re fine with an Origin captain taking a $300k haircut. At least, that’s how it appears, because there’s just no consistency in the way these calls get made. One week it’s black and white, the next week it’s whatever suits.

It’s a completely different NRL administration from the Stewart situation 10 yrs ago,so you’re not going to get consistency.The NRL obviously believe DCE’s market value is around $500K and not whatever Manly offered him.

 

[Not Paul Kent]

You can’t tell me with a straight face that “market value” means anything the way the NRL applies it. Market is what someone’s prepared to pay; that’s the definition. If a club has $700k sitting there for a player, then his market value is $700k. End of story. But instead, we get this clown show where the NRL will block unders when it suits, then happily rubber-stamp Ben Hunt suddenly taking a haircut to run off to the Broncos or the Roosters; the two golden children of the comp.

It’s a farce. Either the market dictates value or the NRL does. Right now it’s selective enforcement depending on who the player is and which club he’s going to. The fans aren’t idiots! we can all see it.

 

[MadMarcus]

Then why did they recruit Smith in the first place, he had a bit of a drug cloud hanging over him before that. Or did they actually believe they lads were just waving bags of talc around

Fair point

 

[XV-1]

You can’t tell me with a straight face that “market value” means anything the way the NRL applies it. Market is what someone’s prepared to pay; that’s the definition. If a club has $700k sitting there for a player, then his market value is $700k. End of story. But instead, we get this clown show where the NRL will block unders when it suits, then happily rubber-stamp Ben Hunt suddenly taking a haircut to run off to the Broncos or the Roosters; the two golden children of the comp.

It’s a farce. Either the market dictates value or the NRL does. Right now it’s selective enforcement depending on who the player is and which club he’s going to. The fans aren’t idiots! we can all see it.

Actually, it's the player that ultimately dictates where he goes.
So what if Manly offered DCE 700k.

Wests offered much more for Stefano to stay. However he signed for Melbourne for a lot less

Wests offered Galvin over 1 million per season, yet he signed with the dogs for 700k.

To say if a club offers a player an amount, that is what his forced market value is totally incorrect.

Can we just get over DCE. Mestrov picked Seibold, so DCE has said goodbye. End of story.