Sep 08 2008
The 8 year rule
I am still not sure on the NRL’s salary cap idea. I am one for an open market type philosophy normally but on the salary cap in the NRL I am a little different. I don’t really want to see teams going broke season after season as I don’t think it adds to the ‘look’ of the game and pulls at the heartstrings of fans.
This may be an existing idea, I don’t read newspapers word for word so as far as I am concerned this is a new idea. To free up money for the clubs to keep some of there younger talent and for clubs to be able to afford keep some of the older brigade who are looking for a bit more of a ‘pay day’ for there last few seasons I propose the 8 year rule.
Quite simply, 8 years to the day after a player debuts for the one NRL club (without leaving) this player is excluded from this clubs salary cap. He is then free to negotiate any price with the club to retain his services and is given a real choice when faced with the possibility of moving overseas to play English league or French Rugby or whatever else can afford him. But if he wants to stay in our game and the club can afford him (with sponsorship assistance) then he should be able to get full ‘market value’.
This rule also means that some players may consider the ‘loyalty’ side of the equation a little more thoroughly. Not to say that players will always get what they want and not to say that a club.
What are your thoughts?
What are the negatives that I haven’t considered yet?
Like the idea,
Maybe not excluded from the salary cap but maybe only half the money is counted.
My own thoughts is that after 5 yrs it should only count on a sliding scale:
yr6 maybe 90% is counted towards the cap in yr7 80% and so on I doubt any one would make it to fifteen years in this day and age.
The AFL has a father son rule which gives special dispensation to former players sons to play at their former clubs, (not sure how it works completely).
S.J. I also heard the Browns Plains Bears can boast a premiership winning side this year…………… all be it the under 12′s
I like where you are going Woody. The sliding percent scale is a great addition.
The father son rule is good also but yes I would have to find out more about how it works.
I am ecstatic with the news about my old Browns Plains Bears. Although I feel you say this to hurt me rather than inform me.