I can’t read this behind the paywall, but I presume This article will actually back up what I’ve been saying all along.edwahu wrote:Looks like we may find out: https://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/ ... fd779085bbBJ wrote: ↑December 3, 2018, 8:11 pmI’ve got no idea what the Roosters are on.edwahu wrote:So how much do you think the Roosters have in TPAs and who is earning what in their squad?BJ wrote: ↑December 3, 2018, 7:37 pmHappy for you to believe it, it’s not like Brad Walter has provided us with other NRL media releases and articles all year that have ultimately proven to be false.edwahu wrote:The numbers are sourced from the NRL, they are as good as official for mine, unless Brad Walter is outright lying. I am sure the Roosters benefit from some of the non private sector TPAs and maybe the numbers have gone up for them, but even worst case they are not getting close to the millions in advantage like some seem to think.
Like I said though, if you look at the Roosters squad there is really no need for a huge number of TPAs. It contributes to our problems but no way is it the major one.
I’m just continuing to say what I heard a long time ago (and wrote at the time) that this report was not accurate and the NRL didn’t end up releasing the full data as they originally promised.
I don’t know if some third party arrangements were deemed Commercial in Confidence (as some people speculated), the published data didn’t accurately cover the full dollar amounts or the Players Union jumped in????
I’m just saying that I would take this article with a very large grain of salt and there’s a reason why it didn’t make the wide stream rugby league media or publication as a formal NRL press release through the executive.
I believe Cronk alone got $300k third party.
Let's see if they are believed even when official.
The NRL is confirming that it hasn’t ‘yet’ published the deals in full, but will do so soon, (you claimed they had already published the third party deals, so I’m confused).
I really hope they do it fully and transparently this time and the Salary Cap Auditor signs off on the published figures. If it comes out later a player got extra money than reported, the Club gets duly punished.
Remember that the NRL has made this exact promise to lift the lid on payments a number of times before and not actually delivered. But fingers crossed.