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The salary-cap proposal that could revolutionise the game

The Sydney Roosters would be considered a development club and be rewarded with salary-cap relief under a bold proposal that could transform the game.
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The salary-cap proposal that could revolutionise the game​

Adrian Proszenko

By Adrian Proszenko​

April 13, 2022 — 5.31am





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The Sydney Roosters would be considered a development club and be rewarded with salary-cap relief under a radical proposal that promotes the blooding of more rookies – and less player churn – across the game.
The initiative is the brainchild of Ramy Haidar, a sports management consultant who previously worked with Manly coach Des Hasler. Haidar has pitched his “Net Supply Allowance” idea to the NRL and some of its most powerful clubs.
The paper has received positive feedback from clubland and comes at a time when head office is considering new ways to reward development clubs ahead of collective bargaining discussions with the players’ union.
Under the proposal, clubs are rewarded for blooding debutants rather than signing players who have established themselves at NRL rivals.

Sides are rewarded with salary-cap relief according to a “team purity score”, a metric that is derived by comparing the total number of club appearances against total NRL appearances, showing what proportion of a side’s experience was played in its team colours.
In 2021 for instance, Newcastle had 1824 games of experience across their roster, but only 755 of those caps made their debut for the Knights.

NRL team purity​

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More broadly, over the past decade the Roosters have blooded 45 rookies and bought just 38 established first-graders from other clubs, to provide a surplus of seven. As a means of comparison, the Sharks have debuted 34 while importing 55 players over the same period.
Under Haidar’s matrix, teams would receive $50,000 for each player supplied in surplus, meaning the Roosters would be entitled to cap relief averaging $100,000 per season – the most of the 16 clubs – between 2012-2021.

Net Player Supply 2012-2021​


Table with 12 columns and 16 rows. Currently displaying rows 1 to 16.
Roosters 1−33−56−30−237$100,000
Warriors 5022−14−722−1$85,000
Cowboys −202−324−1−334$75,000
Tigers −27−13−34−70−10$70,000
Panthers −1−7−350044−1−2$65,000
Knights −7−45−17−3−7−500$60,000
Rabbitohs 4−33−221000−1$50,000
Raiders 301−4−5−2−5−132$45,000
Storm −33−1−1000212$40,000
Broncos 12−401−213−10$40,000
Eels −28−2−5−5−1000−1−3$40,000
Sea Eagles 10−1−4−8−7−332−3$30,000
Sharks −9−23−5−4−3−23−20$30,000
Bulldogs 2−2−1012−2−3−2−1$25,000
Titans 410−5−4−1−6−5−2−3$25,000
Dragons −51−71−60100−2$15,000

Source: Ramy Haidar Consulting

The Dragons, meanwhile, would receive only $15,000 after notching the lowest “Net Player Supply” score over the corresponding period.

“Unsurprisingly, the main gripe amongst fans is also the high quantity of player transfers,” Haidar’s document states.

“When new recruits enter a roster, that team’s identity gets somewhat diluted. As clubs shuffle through more imported talent, their rosters become just one generic blend of footballers …
“Concerningly, seven out of the 16 clubs had a team purity below 50 per cent in season 2021. The overall NRL average was just 58.4 per cent reflecting exactly how often players are shuffling from one club to another. The unintended consequence of this is diminished opportunities for new talent to debut. Imported players fill roster spots and often take selection priority.

Net player supply 2011-2021​

Debutants – Recruits




Cronulla Sharks

−21
Gold Coast Titans

−21
Manly Sea Eagles

−20
Parramatta Eels

−20
St George Ill Dragons

−17
Newcastle Knights

−15
Canberra Raiders

−8
Canterbury Bulldogs

−6
Penrith Panthers

−1
Wests Tigers

0
Brisbane Broncos

1
Melbourne Storm

3
South Sydney Rabbitohs

4
North Queensland Cowboys

6
Sydney Roosters

7
New Zealand Warriors

8

Source: Ramy Haidar Consulting

Clearly, too many teams develop too few of their own. They lack the organic flavour that fans crave, making it difficult to sell the team as authentic.”
Haidar declined to comment when contacted by the Herald.
Under his plan, a player does not have to be a local junior to be defined as a rookie. For instance, Sam Walker and Joseph Suaalii would count as Roosters rookies because they made their first-grade debut for the Tricolours, despite spending time in other junior systems. It’s why clubs such as the Roosters and the Storm, with only a small catchment of local juniors, aren’t disadvantaged. Like the other sides, they would be incentivised to promote those already within their system rather than simply buying over the top of them.

Modelling off the past decade reveals the entire strategy would have cost only an additional $49,687 per club, a relatively small price to pay to promote from within and slow the constant churn of players across the competition.

2021 Net Player Supply​


Table with 5 columns and 17 rows. Currently displaying rows 1 to 17. Sorted descending by column "NPS"
Roosters 927$350,000
Cowboys 514$200,000
Raiders 312$100,000
Storm 532$100,000
Broncos 550–
Sharks 220–
Knights 440–
Tigers 660–
Bulldogs 67−1–
Warriors 67−1–
Rabbitohs 56−1–
Panthers 46−2–
Dragons 46−2–
Titans 36−3–
Sea Eagles 36−3–
Eels 69−3–

“The root source of team identity is the blooding of rookies,” the document states. “So, when teams recruit high quantities of players, they inadvertently block pathways for their internal rookies. It is an unintended consequence but has long-term implications on the purity of their roster …

“Across the last decade, 766 existing first-graders were recruited. Yet in the same period only 666 rookies were debuted. The deficit of 100, indicative of a dependent culture whereby some clubs prefer to import the finished product rather than offer opportunities to their own … Ultimately, the selection of debutants benefits the entire NRL regardless of their origin.”
 
So the Rorters are promoted to an exemplary players development club?? That old saying "lies, damn lies and statistics" sound very true!
 
Can this post be merged with the other post of the same name - the other one has more detail and shows the graphs - there was a stuff up when cutting and pasting article.
 
This is the start of second metric. However this needs to be developed a lot more than just covering players making their debut for a club. It needs to encompass Player achievements, games played, age, development club etc etc.
 
Any team that has say thee standout players in the key spine positions are in a far great position to introduce rookies into their top 17. Just another leg up for the Chooks.

Now if we said the kids had to be registered juniors from the age of 15, than things might help. Nothing stopping the Chooks from poaching the absolute standout juniors from the SG Ball and than get rewarded when they pick them in the top grade.

Sadly I can see the NRL running with this
 
it should be playing at a clubs junior club or district then on the first grade at the club
it would benefit
parramatta
Penrith
tigers

penalise
Melbourne
sharks
Roosters
 
Telltails said:
If this is passed given the dubious implementation of the salary cap the Roosters are already advantaged by then the NRL is not serious about a fair competition for all and are treating the fans like idiots.
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They never have been serious about a level playing field. The NRL is run by a few very self interested people who don’t want a level playing field
 
Does the $$$$ spent on acquiring the talent from other clubs come into the equation? It should, all of it.
The Roosters supposedly haven't brought many outside players into their club recently but Tedesco $1m, Cronk $1m, Chrichton $800k? etc.
Other clubs are left to fight over the crappy off-cuts of meat.
 
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