Kangaroos skipper Cameron Smith has questioned the fairness of NRL boss David Smith's discretionary power to top up the contracts of stars thinking of leaving the sport.
The ARL commission head said this week he would have exercised the self-appointed privilege for the first time if there was a chance it would have kept Jarryd Hayne – who has left to pursue a career in the NFL – in the competition
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"The game needs to look at ways to keep our best players – I'm not too sure whether this whole discretionary, marquee player allowance thing is the go … where Dave Smith can pick where he throws money at players. Who picks and chooses that? Who says 'this bloke gets cash', where 'he can't'," Smith told Fairfax Media in Brisbane, where he is preparing for the coming Four Nations.
Three of the players recently judged among the top 12 in the world have left since the end of the NRL season, an unprecedented exodus that the Melbourne Storm rake said concerned him greatly.
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Smith is right, its not fair at all.
There needs to be a rule that for your 1 big marque player you can spend 1m over and above the cap, so that means each team can effectively give their best player an extra 1m dollars, every team gets the advantage not just one or two at dave smiths discression.
Agree completely Snake.Imagine if we signed Folau and then Hayne came back and the NRL allowed us to spend an extra million on Hayne.We then win the next 2 premierships.Yes us Parra fans would be thrilled but imagine everyone else.
Love the idea of a Marque player the A League and even the NBL have now got it
Smith is used to signing two contracts so he knows exactly what to do.
LMFAO - and this from a scumbag that had to tear up one of his contracts.
Just dirty he won't get picked for a top up.
Cronk to Parra!
Onya macy
CRONK TO EELS
CRONK TO EELS
CRONK TO EELS.
Fancy Mr 3 signed contracts Smith having an opinion with a straight face, he still believes they were unlawfully stripped of 2 titles when they were systematically rorting the cap but this is unfair lol.
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