Take this points system dribble elsewhere
It doesn't have to be a points system
A market value would be fare
And this would only need to be used when a player is looking at changing clubs not being re signed at his existing club
Would last five minutes in court if the Players Union (or someone willing to payroll) challenged it. Clear restraint of trade.
Can a $9.4 million cap be thought of as a restraint of trade ?
Because the league has set that figure
POssibly, but hasnt been tested, but that is not what you are talking about, you are talking about setting arbitrary values. What if Teddy wanted to come to the Tigers and we had $300K to offer him and he said yes but NRL said no he is worth $700K and cant come?
(If another club offers him $700k then that is market value and his value
So if we don't have the available funds then we can't sign him simple
Stay where he is or go to another club with available funds)
What is JAC's value
$600,000 as an untried fullback?
A player has the right to earn as much as possible (we all know and understand that) and that is determined by what a club is willing to pay
and that is the current system, not what you are suggesting.
(Yes but signing with clubs for unders should be stopped
If we have funds to sign a player for $600,000 but he chooses to go to another club for $400,000 that is his choice
But the club that signs him should have $600,000 deducted from their cap
That is how teams like Roosters and souths stack their teams
By signing players on paper for under market value)
Therefore the larger amount offered to a player should set a players value (not undervalued)
And that is the value that should be used and applied against the cap
Do you realise what the cap is for? It is not to level the talent, it is to stop clubs going broke. What you are suggesting would encourage the Tigers or Bulldogs to offer a Teddy $3M to force Roosters hands,
(It is both
To stop clubs going broke and to spread the talent )
(Tell me why Harry wasn't allowed to pay 3rd party payments to lure players to our club
Its his money, not the clubs
So why is this not allowed
We all assume Rusty and Nick do it)
Or
Think of it as $1 equals 1 point (like flybuys)
Each club has 9,400,000 points to spend
You can only get so much with your points
Make up your mind. Points? Market value? NRL set value?.
(Nrl do not set the Value
The bidding clubs do
My point is $ or points should make no difference
Each has a value
Each club has an allowance
They should not be allowed to exceed that no matter which value is used
And the good thing is all clubs bidding for a player have a chance to set a players value
You bid highest then you buy
Player says no I want to go souths, then souths have that bid off there cap regardless of what they say they pay)
Just thinking
If all clubs interested in a player submit a tender to the nrl. Said player cannot accept a contract of lesser value of top offer by say 15%.