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"Defence and injuries seemed to be his issues."
"Hahaha thats one hell of a cocktail, Chief. Would explain Pops passion."
"Not Tad, but it got me thinking, I'm starting to think Poppa could actually be an ai bot planted here by Phillip Sims to actually stir the pot and create havoc, thus gaining more popularity for his site.
I'm around 98% sure Poppa is a robot 🤖…"
I'm around 98% sure Poppa is a robot 🤖…"
"Considering he couldn't knock Api off his perch or at minimum convince the Tigers they need him , I wonder if he's another Galvin type hype . Was only a big deal as it was close to June 30 AND the media were starved of content so made a huge deal…"
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By providing umpteen cap exemptions for marquee players, local juniors, sons of fathers or 10 year veterans simply waters down the cap's role and places us in a dangerous position whereby clubs could conceivable bankrupt themselves.
With respect to the AFL, despite their $280m TV rights deal, clubs don't see a cent of it (except for Brisbane and Sydney who do receive some assistance). In order to stay afloat, clubs must sell x amount of memberships per year - and it actively encourages clubs to be masters of their own destiny. Of course, the fanaticism of the Mexicans and their inclination to 'get out to the game' does assist with respect to crowds and thus gate takings.
I am of the belief that should the cap double or even triple in value on the back of a more lucrative TV rights deal in 2013, there'll be less incentive for our game's elite players to move to Japanese or European Rugby, or AFL for that matter. If you were to ask the players whether they'd prefer to stay in the NRL or uproot themselves overseas to chase the coin, I guarantee they'd confirm their desire to stay in League.
Perhaps losening of 3rd party sponsorhip deals will help but this will greatly help 1 city clubs like the Bronocos and Mel more so than Sydney clubs.
At the end of the day, there are too many clubs in Sydney and the reality is there is no solution to reducing the number.