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Media Involvement in TPAs - A Conflict of Interest?

Posted by sixtiesboy on June 4, 2015 at 10:46pm
I don't want to have this blog turn into part of the DCE circus. However, an important component of his contract was a TPA with Fox Sports. With Foxtel being a significant investor in the NRL, I feel uneasy about them being major players in securing the services of any player for a club. It smacks of favouritism and to my way of thinking, it is a major conflict of interest.We can probably only speculate about the players who have TPAs with media organisations and perhaps Channel 9 is more involved with this than Foxtel. I understand that players like to be able to have the opportunity to set up a potential career after football. But when you have media companies being the major investors in the game, to have such organisations assist a club with their recruitment is indeed favouritism.i think it's food for thought.
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  • ┌∩┐Parody┌∩┐ June 4, 2015 at 10:52pm

    sixtiesboy, pointing the finger a TPA's conflict of interest is like worrying about someone who's committed a hit and run not wearing a seatbelt, in other words the politics and shady deals are rife and TPA's are just the tip of the ice (green) burg.

    • Gower Power > ┌∩┐Parody┌∩┐ June 4, 2015 at 10:54pm

      Yeah, try not to let it keep you up at night... I think it's just part of the game now.

    • sixtiesboy > ┌∩┐Parody┌∩┐ June 4, 2015 at 11:43pm
      We can choose to accept that it's just part of the game or we can continue to draw attention to it. I'll choose the latter.
  • Gower Power June 5, 2015 at 2:14am

    Good point. I guess I'm just getting used to teams cheating the cap. Eg. Bulldogs, Roosters, Souths and Broncos with their incredible rosters. Oh, and Manly should probably be included too with DCE.

  • Yobz June 5, 2015 at 5:35am
    You mean like Channel 9s TPA with $BW?
    • Yobz > Yobz June 6, 2015 at 10:28pm
      When the league season launches, the NRL pick a player to be "the face of the game". How often do we actually see this person on tv compared to some other player?
  • GRUNTA - Death of a Salesman June 5, 2015 at 5:43am
    Yes I agree sixties.
    When I heard about the Fox and DCE deal I just thought..., "not another massive conflict of interest?" .
    There are so many now I've lost count. Worrying indeed.
    Let's wait until betting agencies sponsor players. Won't that be fun!
    • Gower Power > GRUNTA - Death of a Salesman June 5, 2015 at 6:02am

      Well, betting agencies already sponsor half the teams (including Eels).

  • Camo73 June 5, 2015 at 6:14am
    Maybe TPAs need to be attached to a player regardless of the club they are playing for.
    • Gower Power > Camo73 June 5, 2015 at 6:22am

      But wouldn't the business paying the player have some kind of association with the team/ the location of the team?

      For example, DCE was about to start meeting businesses which were presumably based around the Gold Coast (for 3rd party deals). Why would they want to pay him money if he's playing for a Sydney club?

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