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The Captain replied to Randy Handlinger's discussion $3000 per
"Most athletes who compete in the Olympics for Australia would do so at a loss (when they factor in all of their training and sport costs).
If they don't want to play for Australia, then don't. Someone else will...
The reality is that these…"
2 hours ago
Tin Tim replied to Randy Handlinger's discussion $3000 per
"A lot of sportspeople that represent Australia in all different sports get payed hardly nothing, they do it for pride, and honour to represent your country. If your doing it for money no wonder we had so many islanders wanting to represent Australia…"
2 hours ago
Slippery. replied to Randy Handlinger's discussion $3000 per

 How much do you think the game makes from State of Origin? Ticket sales alone would be huge. Let's say over the 3 games 160,000 tickets are sold for an average price of $150 each. This equals $24,000,000 plus broadcasting revenue and sponsorship…"
2 hours ago
Slippery. replied to Randy Handlinger's discussion $3000 per

 When you consider that a million dollar per season player earns just over $40,000 per game to play club football, leaving the country and there families for about 5 weeks to play for Australia earning only $3000 per game is unfair. We constantly…"
3 hours ago
Wizardssleeves official receipts replied to Randy Handlinger's discussion $3000 per
"Players should not get paid at all and all profits should  be tipped into the grass roots juniors .  Players at that level are paid crazy money already .  If they tipped all that coin into junior clubs ( and not woke shit the NRL blows millions on…"
3 hours ago
Randy Handlinger replied to Randy Handlinger's discussion $3000 per
"$10k seems proper, but the whole point of this article is to refute this
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4 hours ago
Randy Handlinger replied to Randy Handlinger's discussion $3000 per
"Yeah, but $20000 to $3000 is one helluva drop....if the games revenue dropped by the same factor it is deadman walking
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4 hours ago
Blue Eel replied to Randy Handlinger's discussion $3000 per
"The collective bargaining agreement back in about 2022 changed how representative payments were made. All players agreed via the agreement with the players association.
From memory. It was for a number of reasons.
To help the game recover from the…"
5 hours ago
HKF replied to Randy Handlinger's discussion $3000 per
"Money shouldn't be too much of a factor to represent your country. 
If the league was making good money from the event then yes as a player involved you should get a fair share of the revenue but I doubt international matches make too much money,…"
5 hours ago
Parrafan101 replied to Troy Wade's discussion Jaxon Purdue
"Their whole team are stacked with NRL players, only the hooker is shit."
7 hours ago
Nitram replied to Troy Wade's discussion Jaxon Purdue
"Tonga has several nrl quality players in every position except five-eighth. Thus why iongi is playing out of position there. But great for us to see how he goes."
7 hours ago
Tin Tim replied to LB's discussion Jason Ryles named on Storm hit list to replace Bellamy
"Slater to Storm. "
9 hours ago
LB replied to Troy Wade's discussion Jaxon Purdue
"Well if you were offered 3x what you are currently on I believe you take it too? It's a business both sides."
10 hours ago
PHIL COLE replied to Troy Wade's discussion Jaxon Purdue
"yes but  see all the others just money hungry bastards the whole nrl  no club culture
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16 hours ago
LB replied to LB's discussion Jason Ryles named on Storm hit list to replace Bellamy
"I do not think there was a promise. He tried to get the Dragons job, decided he didn't want it but due to him going behind the Roosters back to get it, they sacked him pretty much (Even though it was petty not let him at least interview, god…"
17 hours ago
LB replied to Troy Wade's discussion Jaxon Purdue
"If Iongi was to go to 5/8, Ryles would have tried it i reckon with Papali'i playing some Fullback when Iongi was out. Iongi will stay where he is."
17 hours ago
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$3000 per

From Fox sports"A past financial incentive to play for Australia has also diminished. Less than a decade ago, the Kangaroos match fee was $20,000; it is now $3000, just 10 per cent of an Origin match payment, which top Pasifika players who are…

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