Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[Demps]

You’re all guessing wrong.

What's the word brother man

 

[Demps]

Huth to Souths makes the most sense.

We can afford to let him go and he's a big lump of a lad which is what they need.

Packer is a keep.

Id give em Huth and Packer if it meant we could get JAC as well as Douihei.

 

[Geo]

Very funny stuff..

 

[Fletch]

The “looking out for my family” routine is cliche rubbish. These guys are earning high six figures. The average joe earning 150k can easily look after his family. These guys are making triple that.

They earn big money for a short period of time. I don’t know if you follow NBA or not but look at what happened to delonte West recently. The majority won’t know what to do when they retire and often end up in financial trouble.


I know their window for earning big money is limited, but they have time and all the resources to give themselves the best life they can post football.

I agree, I don't buy the whole "their window is short" spiel either. Yes it is short and fine, 5 years is the average NRL career.

The minimum wage this year is $110K, with a cap of $9.8M. That means the average wage, without endorsements, is $327K per footballer per club.

The average Australian FT wage is approx $86K. So your "average" footballer earns 4 times the average Australian and this average 5 year career is 20 years for an average Aussie.

ESPECIALLY if they retire sub-30s, plenty of time to find another career path. I got my first FT job when I was 24; there aren't many short-term NRL careers given away at 35.

And it's not as if an average Aussie doesn't change careers or jobs either, with 5 years being a reasonably common time. Think of all the folks forcibly removed from their jobs, through redundancy or illness - no different to a short NRL career IMO.

Yes NRL players get beat up for a living but they also get paid to stay fit, have everything looked after during their career (e.g. medical) and have a gateway to massive pay packets if they have sufficient talent.

I would think it rare the skillful office worker, project manager, civil servant, engineer, occupational therapist etc. who can jag $1M p.a. at the top of their game.

$327k is the median of the salary cap, but not necessarily the average salary. Without accurate salary figures it’s difficult to determine the average as it depends on how many players on a roster are earning overs and unders and by what margins. I’m guessing the average salary would be lower than $327k considering marquee players take up large portions of the cap - it would be interesting to know...

 

[TheDaBoss]

Let's give em madge as well while were at it........ ...

 

[Red88_Tiger]

Take it with a grain of salt

From LL

Arrow and Packer to Rabbitohs
AD to Storm
Turguss to Titans
JAC and Stefano to Tigers

Why would Eels let Stefano go? The four teams above would all be happy, considering, but unless the Eels had a CEO/coach transplant, its doubtful they'd let Stefano go.

Edit: Thanks for the rumour though, it would be great for us.

Believe Eels are attempting to nab back a junior that we may have signed to make a play for JAC. They’ve long admitted Bevan French didn’t have what it took to be a real speedster and have outside back riches that could dazzle even Belly... the player they’d like to poach is not Stefano so he is now a bargaining chip on our shoulder!

We should just be patient and wait for Stefano than

Stuff parra and their games

We get Stefano next year whether they like it or not

They could have just upgraded him for bargaining power. He would have gotten a pay rise so means tigers have to pay more

 

[tiger05premier]

You’re all guessing wrong.

And the answer is?

 

[Spud_Murphy]

Take it with a grain of salt

From LL

Arrow and Packer to Rabbitohs
AD to Storm
Turguss to Titans
JAC and Stefano to Tigers

Why would Eels let Stefano go? The four teams above would all be happy, considering, but unless the Eels had a CEO/coach transplant, its doubtful they'd let Stefano go.

Edit: Thanks for the rumour though, it would be great for us.

No way Souths would let Burgess go either.

 

[Aesopian]

You’re all guessing wrong.

And the answer is?

If by some miracle we scored a favorable trade, then I hope we don't weaken 1 position to strengthen another.

 

[boonboon]

Personally ok if we lose a forward all are giod none are the best so no horrible losses to be honest. Really dont want to lose Momorovski - he brained them last yr and imo will be a star this year

 

[Cultured_Bogan]

Yeah I don't really want to lose Momo. I think he's just getting started and while some think he's uninspiring, he only played half a season and went close to being our top try scorer. He can find the line, and apart from that poor kicking display against Canterbury he otherwise did well with the boot.

 

[Geo]

Gawd..Mikaele, Aloiai, Garner and Twal all stay ahead of Momirovski for me..

 

[Demps]

Gawd..Mikaele, Aloiai, Garner and Twal all stay ahead of Momirovski for me..

Same.

 

[Cultured_Bogan]

Gawd..Mikaele, Aloiai, Garner and Twal all stay ahead of Momirovski for me..

I wouldn't let any of them go either???

 

[Guest]

Gawd..Mikaele, Aloiai, Garner and Twal all stay ahead of Momirovski for me..

Agreed.

 

[WT2K]

Gawd..Mikaele, Aloiai, Garner and Twal all stay ahead of Momirovski for me..

Yep

 

[Blocker1963]

Anybody seen this Flegg player in our Trials, a big unit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tV-4D3RnARo

 

[Masterton]

The “looking out for my family” routine is cliche rubbish. These guys are earning high six figures. The average joe earning 150k can easily look after his family. These guys are making triple that.

They earn big money for a short period of time. I don’t know if you follow NBA or not but look at what happened to delonte West recently. The majority won’t know what to do when they retire and often end up in financial trouble.


I know their window for earning big money is limited, but they have time and all the resources to give themselves the best life they can post football.

I agree, I don't buy the whole "their window is short" spiel either. Yes it is short and fine, 5 years is the average NRL career.

The minimum wage this year is $110K, with a cap of $9.8M. That means the average wage, without endorsements, is $327K per footballer per club.

The average Australian FT wage is approx $86K. So your "average" footballer earns 4 times the average Australian and this average 5 year career is 20 years for an average Aussie.

ESPECIALLY if they retire sub-30s, plenty of time to find another career path. I got my first FT job when I was 24; there aren't many short-term NRL careers given away at 35.

And it's not as if an average Aussie doesn't change careers or jobs either, with 5 years being a reasonably common time. Think of all the folks forcibly removed from their jobs, through redundancy or illness - no different to a short NRL career IMO.

Yes NRL players get beat up for a living but they also get paid to stay fit, have everything looked after during their career (e.g. medical) and have a gateway to massive pay packets if they have sufficient talent.

I would think it rare the skillful office worker, project manager, civil servant, engineer, occupational therapist etc. who can jag $1M p.a. at the top of their game.


$327k is the median of the salary cap, but not necessarily the average salary. Without accurate salary figures it’s difficult to determine the average as it depends on how many players on a roster are earning overs and unders and by what margins. I’m guessing the average salary would be lower than $327k considering marquee players take up large portions of the cap - it would be interesting to know...

Not being a smartie, but isn't the average just the total divided by the players, ie $327k? The median is what the middle wage gets, ie the salary of our 15th and 16th highest paid player.

 

[Geo]

Gawd..Mikaele, Aloiai, Garner and Twal all stay ahead of Momirovski for me..

I wouldn't let any of them go either???

Posted the same time..see post above yours..

 

[Demps]

Anybody seen this Flegg player in our Trials, a big unit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tV-4D3RnARo

Seen him puncu on on YouTube.
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