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I think there's quite a few teams cheating the cap. Melbourne weren't caught by great investigators, they came undone from info by a receptionist. But do I believe the roosters can still have $650k after signing Tedesco and holding onto others, not for a second.
Not withstanding that there was a significant increase in the cap.
Rothfield defended his Roosters article saying his figures were close to the mark. If that’s the case, it’s case closed .
 

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Watson 120K Evans 200K Guerra 400K SKD 350K. Over 1M & the cap went up to 9.3M,
Tell me how the hell did the Storm keep Slater Cronk Smith plus another 7 internationals under the cap ?
It’s just a bit sad that people are jealous of the Roosters. They manage the cap better than most & don’t pay overs like others.
What about Brisbane’s origin roster ???
The Sharks have 6 current origin players .
Again, it’s the talk poppy syndrome.
Really sad.
Thats not how the cap works. You can't just get rid of 4 players to accomodate 1. The players they've released still have to be replaced in their squad of 25 (could be 30 next year). That's why we've still signed players even though we were over the cap, to replace the more expensive players like graham
 

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Anyone else really confused by The Innovators stance on this?

Roosters aren't over the cap, because (like Brisbane) they don't technically have one.

When you have such connections on the board they can organise TPAs galore (even if it's technically against the rules as club can't organise TPAs).
 

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Anyone else really confused by The Innovators stance on this?

Roosters aren't over the cap, because (like Brisbane) they don't technically have one.

When you have such connections on the board they can organise TPAs galore (even if it's technically against the rules as club can't organise TPAs).
Exactly

It’s who you know (connections)

Fk the Roosters!

Salary cap exemptions and arm chair ride with the draw
 

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Anyone else really confused by The Innovators stance on this?

Roosters aren't over the cap, because (like Brisbane) they don't technically have one.

When you have such connections on the board they can organise TPAs galore (even if it's technically against the rules as club can't organise TPAs).
Just on the bank account interest those board members can make alone, the roosters will kill any competition for any players they’re interested in...
 

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You're forgetting Fergo, Gordon, Matterson and Tupou all got resigned and upgraded. Plus look at their roster... lots of other reasonable/big money players (Liu, Taukeaho, Mitchell, JWH, Keary).

Then add Friend, Cordner, Pearce, Tedesco.
Gordon, Matterson, and Toupo are also on peanuts...Fergo had a 1 year contract and reduced because of his behaviour and the fact that few want him.

You've practically mentioned all their players just to prove some point in which you are wrong and so are all the others that are using the same just to prove the same point...

Like someone said, 'don't let the truth get in the way of the conspiracy theory...'
 

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Gordon, Matterson, and Toupo are also on peanuts...Fergo had a 1 year contract and reduced because of his behaviour and the fact that few want him.

You've practically mentioned all their players just to prove some point in which you are wrong and so are all the others that are using the same just to prove the same point...

Like someone said, 'don't let the truth get in the way of the conspiracy theory...'
Dupe account much??? Or the innovators twin?

Gordon is on good coin. There were other clubs after him but roosters outbid them. He was on $200k in 2012 and since then had been in form. Easily $350k. I know people who are friends with Flash since Panthers days.

Matterson is an emerging player who had interested parties elsewhere.

Fergo last year was on a base level contract, but has been upgraded.

Tupou had other teams bidding for him, roosters outbid them. Would be on over $300k

Easily a million between them alone.

But no, let's turn a blind eye and instead believe it's all above board. It's not.
 
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Watson 120K Evans 200K Guerra 400K SKD 350K. Over 1M & the cap went up to 9.3M,
Tell me how the hell did the Storm keep Slater Cronk Smith plus another 7 internationals under the cap ?
It’s just a bit sad that people are jealous of the Roosters. They manage the cap better than most & don’t pay overs like others.
What about Brisbane’s origin roster ???
The Sharks have 6 current origin players .
Again, it’s the talk poppy syndrome.
Really sad.
So in other words "coach" was right - all those blokes don't add up to Teddy. Now you have to find salaries for the 3 additional spots and you are signing Cronk for over $1m. You've conveniently forgotten Napa's big pay rise, the purchase of Keary to go along with the big bucks you are paying Pearce, Friend, JWH to name a few. You have to offload Nikorima for starters just to get under the cap and if he doesn't go you can't sign Cronk. Almost sounds like us with Graham doesn't it.
 
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