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Since when can the NRL dictate who can, and who cant be recruited in a non playing capacity.
This is another beat up story.
This is another beat up story.
If it's medical retirement, they still get paid. Jacko supposedly has foregone his contract money. But there's never a fucking peep about this when other clubs get medical retirements and the retired player then pops up to play elsewhere.Buzz Rothfield
Jackson has a life time job at Bulldogs. NRL will be looking closely at the deal.
The Bulldogs are furiously denying any suggestions that the retirement of club legend Josh Jackson was done to ease salary cap pressure.
It’s an interesting one because their general manager of football Phil Gould has to shed players at Belmore even with Jackson’s $650,000 contract coming out of the salary cap.
The likes of Luke Thompson, Corey Allan and Kyle Flanagan are in the firing line.
The Bulldogs have added Billy Kikau (Panthers), Reed Mahoney (Eels), Ryan Sutton (Raiders), Andrew Davey (Sea Eagles), Hayze Perham and Franklin Pele (Cronulla) and Jacob Preston (Roosters).
They cannot have more than 30 players registered.
This is a situation the NRL will no doubt be monitoring. It’s a little bit murky because not even CEO Aaron Warburton or chairman John Khoury know exactly where their cap sits. They leave it all to Gus.
The Bulldogs are saying Jackson made the decision to retire and insist he wasn’t pushed. That after 11 seasons and 241 games his body could not cope with another 12 months of body contact.
It’s a huge call on his behalf to give up a wage of $650,000. It also gets tricky because Canterbury wants to give Jackson a job. He has a degree in exercise science.
Rival clubs are watching this one closely.
We’ve seen it happen before where clubs have encouraged players to retire to ease pressure on the salary cap and then employ them elsewhere in the business.
Clubs need the NRL’s permission to do so.
I doubt Rothfield will ever have a home on whote island. Who'd pay for that.Hey Rothfield View attachment 60664
Yep he is just priming/fabricating shit so when we do sign a high profile player he can really lay the boot in. He's a parasite.A blind man could see Jacko’s body was giving up.
Buzz’s problem isn’t him retiring early it’s he knows the dogs are on the up and will now sign another big name player
I disagree. There shouldn't even be a salary cap. Pay whatever you can afford & introduce a transfer system to allow clubs to make money to use on paying players.I would understand if a player had a second job while he was playing, as a way of paying him more than the cap amount while he played, but if the player is not playing any more, what business is it of the NRL where they work. The most important thing to the NRL should be the value of the top 30 players at any given time. And thats it. If a teams top 30 available players are under the cap, thats all that matters imo
Your best and most accurate post ever, 100% agree Dave (which in its self scares the f---K out of me)Jackson has simply retired his body and mind aren't there for another season at the top level, who cares if he gets a job at the club, his got accreditation in sports science why can't he use it
Still waiting for Fitler and Slater to be announced as coaches and Woods and Klemmer joining. Any updates?Jackson has simply retired his body and mind aren't there for another season at the top level, who cares if he gets a job at the club, his got accreditation in sports science why can't he use it
someone keeps moving his dartboardStill waiting for Fitler and Slater to be announced as coaches and Woods and Klemmer joining. Any updates?
honestly what a stupid call, stick to soccer because thats what we would have. The same teams winning every year one of your worst call fraudyI disagree. There shouldn't even be a salary cap. Pay whatever you can afford & introduce a transfer system to allow clubs to make money to use on paying players.
Genuinely laugh and cringe every time he thinks he has a banger take lmfao.honestly what a stupid call, stick to soccer because thats what we would have. The same teams winning every year one of your worst call fraudy
i dont he has ever taken the league field in his life from the rubbish he talks and the sad fact is that he thinks he is better than everyone else, hilariousGenuinely laugh and cringe every time he thinks he has a banger take lmfao.