NRL makes third party agreements public

[milanja]

All it proves is how we are the best-run club in the game.

And that is as black and white as it needs to be.

[Salvatori Grubber]

And that is as black and white as it needs to be.

Sure - I get all that. I was responding more to the general vibe on the thread implying, “well, that’s that then...”.

[Kelby]

It adds another discussion point around Bellamy, Bennett & Green's success.

An 800k yearly advantage over other teams is enormous.

Makes you wonder just how much those Melbourne sides who got caught cap cheating were actually spending more than every other team once you factor in their TPA deals on top of the salary cap rorting.

Yep, we could have kept Naps, Pearce and got Toopow!

[Mickie Lane]

I have no problem with Melbourne having the highest TPA's. Its an AFL state so to get good NRL players down there it has to be that way. Instead of TPA's the Storms salary cap should be 1 million dollar more than everyone else.

[Insider]

I have no problem with Melbourne having the highest TPA's. Its an AFL state so to get good NRL players down there it has to be that way. Instead of TPA's the Storms salary cap should be 1 million dollar more than everyone else.

Yeah its really got nothing to do with Melbourne as a club anyway. Slater took up about 20% of all 3rd party value across the Nrl all on his own. Had he been playing for the Titans last year then they would have had the highest TPA.Once Smith retires Melbournes TPA will be close to Zero.

[Jacks Fur Coat]

C’mon guys, all this proves is that we’re more than likely doing brown paper bags and/or providing services to players as a way of rorting the system.

If anything I’d have preferred that we were at the top of the published list so that we could (at least) say we work within the rules.

And the moon landings never really happened.

Expect an invite to all clubs seasons launches now...you will be very popular.

[Spirit of 66]

Uncle Nick explained the key elements of the Roosters cap management in an article some months ago. From memory these were: long term planning; making hard decisions about releasing players still in their prime; purchasing fringe players with talent who have the potential to rise; identifying and developing talented youth; no back-ended deals; few third party deals; and occasional big investments in elite players.

Conspiracy theories about brown paper bags are just that. The risks of a disgruntled player going public are too great - huge fines, losing premierships etc.

Aside: The Storm's $1m+ TPAs make their cheating even more incredible. How much of an advantage do they think they need? $3m more than everyone else?

[eddie]

C’mon guys, all this proves is that we’re more than likely doing brown paper bags and/or providing services to players as a way of rorting the system.

If anything I’d have preferred that we were at the top of the published list so that we could (at least) say we work within the rules.

Surely you jest?
Our club is extremely well run...................we could afford much better quality bags than ones made of paper.