Salary Cap
We are in the middle of a complex and highly charged barbeque-stopper involving the NRL salary cap and a good old-fashion cheating scandal.
They are, however, two completely separate issues, related by proximity but not causation. The salary cap issues can perhaps be understood in a simple four-step logic:
1. First, you have to decide where you stand on the principle of having a team equalisation system. If you don’t want a system, then you get teams that are so much better that they are in a different class to the other teams in the competition.
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Greed. It’s a deadly sin. In Melbourne Storm’s case, it’s proven to be deadly.
The need to be the best has finally caught up with the Storm, a club which is suffering badly in the aftermath of some terrible decisions. Storm was stripped of its 2007 and 2009 premierships and its prize money plus all 2010 premiership points for breaching NRL salary cap rules.
The intensity of competition has meant people have resorted to cheating to get the winning edge. The excuse we hear is … “everyone’s doing it”.
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James says:
Did you see the team they fielded on Sunday? That team is definately below cap. Read more »
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H of SA says:
Spot on. They aren’t playing by the rules at present. So they shouldn’t be able to deny other teams points. Read more »
Everyone’s blaming the suits and an assortment of guys with big fancy calculators for the revelations of the Melbourne Storm’s $1.7 million salary cap breaches, which has seen them stripped of two NRL premierships, three minor premierships and a bunch of prize money which they must repay.
And yes, clearly the chief bad guys here are the engineers of the intricate system of book-fudging which has deceived NRL auditors for the best part of five years. But this isn’t a problem like the Murray River, where the problem of the muddy, salty brine downstream can be pinned entirely on the greedy, negligent vandals upstream.
There are others who might consider themselves lucky not to be implicated, and there are broader issues at play which allowed these sneaks to think they could get away with their cheating shenanigans. Here’s a selection:
The players: David Gallop effectively exonerated the Storm players of any wrongdoing at yesterday’s presser.
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Stuart says:
The salary cap is a farce for one reason only. Clubs that cheat cannot be caught unless there is a whistle blower. The auditors, like all auditors, can only report on the information given to them. Bring in a draft, because a draft and a salary cap go hand-in-hand, and… Read more »
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Grumpy Middle Aged Man says:
I’ve got to say that while I understand why we have a salary cap I think it stinks. It is there so that the poorer clubs can survive, it is there so that the rich clubs don’t win all of the trophies because they’ve got the best players. You don’t… Read more »
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