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Australia are due to play the new International powerhouse Tonga at the end of the season, however there are doubts the game will go ahead.
The main problem, the Australian players need to be paid $20,000 each in match payments, this compares with $5000 England and New Zealand receive, with other countries players getting next to nothing.
The last test match Australia played against the Kiwis lost money because of the match payments.
Why on earth do the Australian players need to be paid so much more than anyone else. If games don’t go ahead, because they lose money, due to the massive match payments, it will seriously hold the International game back.
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Australia are due to play the new International powerhouse Tonga at the end of the season, however there are doubts the game will go ahead.
The main problem, the Australian players need to be paid $20,000 each in match payments, this compares with $5000 England and New Zealand receive, with other countries players getting next to nothing.
The last test match Australia played against the Kiwis lost money because of the match payments.
Why on earth do the Australian players need to be paid so much more than anyone else. If games don’t go ahead, because they lose money, due to the massive match payments, it will seriously hold the International game back.
https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/08/23/kan ... -auckland/ | |
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"International powerhouse Tonga" who rely on aussies who can't get into the main Aussie side
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They want the extra money to make it worth their while turning up. Internationals are way down the priority list in Australian RL, from both players and fans. See the stadium not being sold out to watch their own team play in the World Cup Final, and then the majority of the crowd who did go leaving before they had lifted the trophy as the clearest example you'll ever get. They aren't interested.
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| Quote ="Sir Kevin Sinfield"Why on earth do the Australian players need to be paid so much more than anyone else. If games don’t go ahead, because they lose money, due to the massive match payments, it will seriously hold the International game back.'"
Because they've got an effective players union. Something that our players managed to make a compete pigs-ear of. |
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| Quote ="bramleyrhino"Because they've got an effective players union. Something that our players managed to make a compete pigs-ear of.'"
It’s not effective if it stops international matches taking place |
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| Quote ="Sir Kevin Sinfield"It’s not effective if it stops international matches taking place'"
It's effective at looking after the interests of players, which is what a players union exists to do.
Meanwhile in Blighty, our players are still being flogged by club owners who aren't investing in club growth and at the same time, have experienced real-terms pay cuts since 1999. |
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| Quote ="Willzay""International powerhouse Tonga" who rely on aussies who can't get into the main Aussie side'"
Mainly Kiwis with 2 crimes IIRC |
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| It's all about money motivation, not national pride and giving something back to the sport that made you....so typical...  |
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| Quote ="Dropkick Murphy"They want the extra money to make it worth their while turning up. Internationals are way down the priority list in Australian RL, from both players and fans. See the stadium not being sold out to watch their own team play in the World Cup Final, and then the majority of the crowd who did go leaving before they had lifted the trophy as the clearest example you'll ever get. They aren't interested.'"
Oh yeah because 5 grand and representing your country isn't enough, right? |
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| Quote ="Willzay""International powerhouse Tonga" who rely on aussies who can't get into the main Aussie side'"
Are these the 'Aussies' who were born in Tonga, signed youth forms for NRL clubs to obtain Ocker nationality, won a cap for Oz or played the odd State of Origin before being discarded by the Aussie representative sides for younger Tongans? Rinse and repeat. |
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They should take a leaf out of the England association football team who, for years have donated any match fees that they receive to charity as it’s an honour to play for ones country
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Yeah big sacrifice, easy to do when you’re paid £150000 a week anyway.
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| Quote ="WakeyTrin1873"Oh yeah because 5 grand and representing your country isn't enough, right?'"
Well no, which is exactly my point. They couldn't care less about playing internationals. State of Origin is the one that matters there, then the bread and butter of the NRL. That's it. |
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| Quote ="Lebron James"They should take a leaf out of the England association football team who, for years have donated any match fees that they receive to charity as it’s an honour to play for ones country
Regards
King James'"
Well considering the £2k match appearance fee England football players get offered is like offering Joe Public 10p then it’s not really that much of a gesture. |
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| Quote ="Willzay""International powerhouse Tonga" who rely on aussies who can't get into the main Aussie side'"
Look at the names of the players.
It’s hardly good old John Smith, ninth generation white Australian, is it?
They are either Tongans or mostly first generation New Zealand or Australia citizens to two Tongan parents. |
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| Quote ="ThePrinter"Well considering the £2k match appearance fee England football players get offered is like offering Joe Public 10p then it’s not really that much of a gesture.'"
Glad you think donating £2k to charity isn’t much of a gesture. Before you even try and justify yourself, don’t even bother
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| Quote ="Lebron James"Glad you think donating £2k to charity isn’t much of a gesture. Before you even try and justify yourself, don’t even bother
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It isn’t the big gesture you make out. Given they earn sums of £50-100k or higher a week and sponsorship deals on top on that then £2k isn’t really any different to Joe Public donation £10 to charity.
Likelihood is you didn’t know just how little the appearance fee was by their earning standards before trying to put them on some pedestal. |
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Should the King really need to plea to include his country in International Rugby League?
For years we have been crying out for another country to become competitive with the 3 tier one nations. It’s outrageous that 1 year on from Tonga’s unbelievable World Cup display, they haven’t managed to arrange a fixture with one of the tier one nations.
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Should the King really need to plea to include his country in International Rugby League?
For years we have been crying out for another country to become competitive with the 3 tier one nations. It’s outrageous that 1 year on from Tonga’s unbelievable World Cup display, they haven’t managed to arrange a fixture with one of the tier one nations.
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Been to numerous England games a great event. The RFL needs to build on that and make them even more of an event.
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| Quote ="Lebron James"Glad you think donating £2k to charity isn’t much of a gesture. Before you even try and justify yourself, don’t even bother
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King James'"
It's a nice gesture and I'm sure the charities are grateful to receive it, but let's not pretend that it's causing the players to have to make much of a sacrifice. I'm sure that many players do far more for charity than that anyway, so it's not a criticism of them. |
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| Quote ="Dropkick Murphy"Well no, which is exactly my point. They couldn't care less about playing internationals. State of Origin is the one that matters there, then the bread and butter of the NRL. That's it.'"
Says a lot about the players if pulling on the colours of their country means nothing without money. |
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Should be seeded payments based on the quality of the opposition, attendance projection and the grade importance of the game.
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If a game in front of an expected 30000 people isn't financially viable due to the player payment demands, then you have to conclude that those demands are too high. It would be different if we were talking about a game in front of a couple of thousand people. Then I could understand it. But not when it's 30000 - that's a big crowd by international RL standards and by most other sports standards too.
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New Zealand v Australia tickets have gone on sale. Still no confirmation whether or not Tonga will get a game.
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Mal Meninga isn’t succeeding in his goal at making international rugby league the pinnacle of the sport is he?
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