Bulldogs Salary Cap Slap

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‘It’s a stupid rule’: Gus fumes after Bulldogs hit with salary cap slap

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Bulldog Josh Jackson during the round 7 NRL game between the Canterbury Bulldogs and the South Sydney Rabbitohs at ANZ Stadium . Picture : Gregg Porteous
Source: News Corp Australia
Tyson Otto from News.com.au
March 7th, 2023 7:41 am

Bulldogs boss Phil Gould has torched the NRL after his club was quietly hit hard by a salary cap ruling.
The former Panthers supremo on Monday night responded to a report Canterbury is being forced to carry some of retired forward Josh Jackson’s salary in 2023.
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The former captain surprised the game when he announced his retirement seemingly from out of the blue in October with a full season to run on his contract.

It was rumoured at the time the club was facing a dangerous salary cap crunch. According to reports at the time, Jackson’s retirement would have eased the squeeze on the Bulldogs’ 2023 cap by around $650,000.
Gould was at the time forced to address rumblings the club had pushed Jackson to retire to free up cap space.

Bulldog Josh Jackson retired as one of the nice guys of the game.

Jackson played 241 games for the club across 11 seasons and said his decision to retire came down to his body not being able to cope with the rigours of another NRL season.
His retirement news came after the Bulldogs had splurged cash on marquee signings Viliame Kikau, Ryan Sutton, Reed Mahoney, Andrew Davey, Hayze Perham and Franklin Pele.
It’s why the NRL’s reported ruling of including part of Jackson’s 2023 salary in the cap for 2023 is such a hammer blow.
Nine’s Danny Weidler told 100% Footy on Monday night the NRL has “put a few hundred thousand, maybe $200,000” into the club’s 2023 cap.
Gould responded to the news by suggesting the NRL has made a number of “ridiculous” decisions recently.
“It’s a stupid rule, we’ve appealed it and they haven’t responded, as well,” Gould said.
“We’ll leave it there.”
Since Jackson’s retirement, the Bulldogs in January announced star playmaker Matt Burton has re-signed with the club on a monster deal through to the end of the 2027 season.
The 31-year-old remains an employee of the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs where he works as a strength and conditioning coach inside the club’s football department.
The Bulldogs said at the time of Jackson’s retirement the club was going to use the former NSW State of Origin star’s expertise in the field of exercise science.
“Josh has long been at the heart of the Bulldogs,” chairman John Khoury said in a club statement.
“He has led this great Club with pride. He has bled blue and white, and played for his state and for his country.

“We know this decision has not been an easy one and while it is a sad day, there is no doubt that despite not lacing up the boots and running out in 2023, he will continue to inspire the Bulldogs team and our community for many more years to come.
“We cannot thank him enough for everything he has done for our Club, but now it is time to reflect on and celebrate his wonderful career.”
 

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Rules for some clubs, some rules for others...
Totally agree. Whether JJ was given a nudge to retire or not, is not the point. JJ put in long loyal service to one club (almost unique nowadays) flogging his body week in and out for 11 years, and there came a time when the desire to do it all again, was not there. The NRL should respect that. Neither he nor the Bulldogs should be penalised for his sterling service to the NRL. I’m damn sure we would not be seeing the same approach by the NRL if it involved certain top 4 clubs like Roosters, Storm etc
 

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Totally agree. Whether JJ was given a nudge to retire or not, is not the point. JJ put in long loyal service to one club (almost unique nowadays) flogging his body week in and out for 11 years, and there came a time when the desire to do it all again, was not there. The NRL should respect that. Neither he nor the Bulldogs should be penalised for his sterling service to the NRL. I’m damn sure we would not be seeing the same approach by the NRL if it involved certain top 4 clubs like Roosters, Storm etc
100% on this, no matter what or why he decided to retire, no one should be penalised for the decision. Instead, the NRL should be thanking JJ for being a great ambassador of the game, never bringing the game into disrepute, and helping the Dogs celebrate his great career.
 

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So there refs, bunker and touch judges give us dodgy on field calls and are now saying we have to pay a retired player's salary? Different rules for certain clubs, I suppose.
The way I read it it doesn't matter how much we actually pay Jackson, the NRL decides how much is included in our Cap based on a % of his contract value. If he was on, say $600k, they include 50% ($300k) in our Cap even if Jackson only actually gets paid $150k. Worth also noting that Jackson's, say, $150k is more than likely included in the Football Staff Cap. Simple maths, we pay a physio, say, $150k and we get $300k + $150k = $450k included in our Caps, hardly seems fair.

If that is actually how it is then I can understand why Gould wants to challenge it, because it's totally illogical and unjustifiable.


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# CAP SLAP

a new one to add to the rest lol.
 

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The way I read it it doesn't matter how much we actually pay Jackson, the NRL decides how much is included in our Cap based on a % of his contract value. If he was on, say $600k, they include 50% ($300k) in our Cap even if Jackson only actually gets paid $150k. Worth also noting that Jackson's, say, $150k is more than likely included in the Football Staff Cap. Simple maths, we pay a physio, say, $150k and we get $300k + $150k = $450k included in our Caps, hardly seems fair.

If that is actually how it is then I can understand why Gould wants to challenge it, because it's totally illogical and unjustifiable.


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Doesn't seem fair does it. Hope Gus doesn't let it go and fights tooth and nail.
 

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What’s this? Bulldogs getting the pointy end of the Pineapple again? Say it ain’t so..fucking cheating NRL *****.
 

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This is an absolute disgrace, the NRLOL…. is at it again, the most unprofessional run organisation in sport history!
 

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Oh well, maybe bulldogs can reimburse JJ to sponsor one of our players for whatever is included the cap as a third party - thus balancing out this year's cap and nrl couldn't do a thing about it.

Nrl are a joke of an organisation who are only profitable cause of blokes like Jacko and clubs like the dogs.
 
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