Unhappy Players

[Kingbilly]

NRL players are paid WAY less than they deserve compared to other sports at elite level like soccer and baseball -.

Its not based on what you do with your body, its based on the market.
Based on the market they are grossly overpaid. A comparison was done between some of the US sports and the NRL. Based on that the average salary of an NRL player should have been less than $100K. While I think thats low my person opinion is that the salary cap should be a lot lower than it is and the left over money used to grow the game.

The NRL exists in a false economy and has no investment in its own future

When I read Cody Walker was on a pitance etc, I expected it to be around $30K not $200K .

[Thirteen]

I don't think Maloney would have too many regrets seeing he won the comp with Cronulla last year. But if I were him I'd be pretty pissed off seeing the money mentioned for an overrated hack like Moses or Hunt.

[liver1971]

It's a sad indictment on society that contracts mean nothing these days. It's not going ever change,if anything it will get worse because of greed. All parties involved are entitled to look after themselves but should act with dignity and respect. Hahaha fat chance. Sermon over

[Guest]

Its not based on what you do with your body, its based on the market.
Based on the market they are grossly overpaid. A comparison was done between some of the US sports and the NRL. Based on that the average salary of an NRL player should have been less than $100K. While I think thats low my person opinion is that the salary cap should be a lot lower than it is and the left over money used to grow the game.

The NRL exists in a false economy and has no investment in its own future

When I read Cody Walker was on a pitance etc, I expected it to be around $30K not $200K .

the broadcasters paid over 1 billion dollars for the television rights foxtel paid to have all matches live the free to air games rate very highly which causes great advertising revenue for channel 9 how can you say based on the market they are overpaid

[4 the all in brawl]

would you agree to a decrease in salary if your form at your job dropped

Quite often people are just fired if their form on the job dropped.

[4 the all in brawl]

i wonder what would happen if you gave every player the same starting salary but also paid a bonus payment the following week based on performance?

It would at least put an end to players being paid top dollars for 3-4 seasons one the back of one good one. If you are consistently good, you would consistently be paid well. Might also be an interesting way of sidestepping the cap in some way?

It's probably a crap idea but just putting it out there.

Its a crap idea for ,many reasons, including the fact lawyers would have a field day re restraint of trade and the stronger and wealthier clubs would rort it (larger under the starting salaries)so all the good players would play for them but kudos to you for putting a left field idea out there.

[rented tracksuit]

Quite often people are just fired if their form on the job dropped.

True but their form increases when there is a bonus system in place.

[Rooster_6]

would you agree to a decrease in salary if your form at your job dropped

Yes if my performance dropped considerably, I would expect to get demoted or pushed out of the company I work for.

[4 the all in brawl]

True but their form increases when there is a bonus system in place.

Yeah agree on the bonus system in some but not all places as sometimes it leads to white-anting rivals or bullying subordinate staff, also they are generally included in the employment contract that you sign.

[rented tracksuit]

Yeah agree on the bonus system in some but not all places as sometimes it leads to white-anting rivals or bullying subordinate staff, also they are generally included in the employment contract that you sign.

It can lead to the things you mentioned but bonuses can be set up to reward both individual and team performances at the same time. If the culture of a club is good, white anting shouldn't be an issue as individuals succeeding would benefit everyone as a whole.

[Vasco]

Its not based on what you do with your body, its based on the market.
Based on the market they are grossly overpaid. A comparison was done between some of the US sports and the NRL. Based on that the average salary of an NRL player should have been less than $100K. While I think thats low my person opinion is that the salary cap should be a lot lower than it is and the left over money used to grow the game.

The NRL exists in a false economy and has no investment in its own future

When I read Cody Walker was on a pitance etc, I expected it to be around $30K not $200K .

Same here.

Not bad coin if you ask me.

[Thirteen]

Same here.

Not bad coin if you ask me.

So you reckon it's ok if someone who does a lot worse/less than you in a similar position at work, gets paid a lot more than you?
I highly double it.

[4 the all in brawl]

It can lead to the things you mentioned but bonuses can be set up to reward both individual and team performances at the same time. If the culture of a club is good, white anting shouldn't be an issue as individuals succeeding would benefit everyone as a whole.

Yeah from a smaller workplace point of view and in theory a football club point of view you are absolutely right.

I am speaking from experience in larger bureaucratic organisations, which workplace politics plays a very large part and a toxic culture is the norm.

[rented tracksuit]

Yeah from a smaller workplace point of view and in theory a football club point of view you are absolutely right.

I am speaking from experience in larger bureaucratic organisations, which workplace politics plays a very large part and a toxic culture is the norm.

The main word there is politics. Unfortunately it's a necessary evil in a large organisation. Smaller entities can usually function well without needing too much of it.

[Kingbilly]

the broadcasters paid over 1 billion dollars for the television rights foxtel paid to have all matches live the free to air games rate very highly which causes great advertising revenue for channel 9 how can you say based on the market they are overpaid

yes, because they put no investment into the future of the game.
Because of this ridiculous payment for TV rights we now have even more ads on free to air, very poor commentary and pay overs for subscription TV.
Its not a real market its artificial and won't last forever