News Matt lodge signs train & trial contract

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How is this not cheating the cap?
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Most players don't leave that kind of money or job security on the table, but maybe he's very confident something will be sorted out before the season kicks off. Maybe he realized he's a much better player at a top team. He just cashed in at the Broncos and Warriors.
 

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Most players don't leave that kind of money or job security on the table, but maybe he's very confident something will be sorted out before the season kicks off. Maybe he realized he's a much better player at a top team. He just cashed in at the Broncos and Warriors.
Yeah but is his market value $1K a week?

edit - nevermind, my bad its irrelevent
 

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wonder what the limit would be too how many players can be on this sort of deal?
 

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Think they might be taking the piss… out of the Reynolds situation.
 

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Yeah but is his market value $1K a week?

edit - nevermind, my bad its irrelevent
Not sure if NRL forces that, if a player wants to play for free/next to nothing not sure they can do anything about it. I think he's just holding out for the new salary cap.
 

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Good deal for the rooters with this fubar'd cap situation.
I'd take this guy for next year over cilly sunts like Omarsheed suggesting Taupau(constantly) ffs
 

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Not sure if NRL forces that, if a player wants to play for free/next to nothing not sure they can do anything about it. I think he's just holding out for the new salary cap.
Its hard to believe the cap hasnt been finalized.
Yes there are hurdles but they have had years to sort it.
Billion dollar industry and they cant get it done.
 

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Not coming up with an BS excuse for the Scum Roosters, but my guess would be that within the next few weeks hopefully everyone will know what the cap will be, so in order not to lose Lodge, they’ve given him a token train n trial contract just to keep him on their books before actually signing a longer term deal
 

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Probably hoping to move someone else out of their Top 30, and just finalising the deal. Putting Lodge on a T&T takes him off the market until that other player gets cleared.
 

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Not coming up with an BS excuse for the Scum Roosters, but my guess would be that within the next few weeks hopefully everyone will know what the cap will be, so in order not to lose Lodge, they’ve given him a token train n trial contract just to keep him on their books before actually signing a longer term deal
That’s spot in bro.
 

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Not coming up with an BS excuse for the Scum Roosters, but my guess would be that within the next few weeks hopefully everyone will know what the cap will be, so in order not to lose Lodge, they’ve given him a token train n trial contract just to keep him on their books before actually signing a longer term deal
That’s probably on the money. They are still robbing the NRL salary cap auditors blind though,
 

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Agree, don’t think it’s rorters at play here rather the comp being ran by a bunch of fools who haven’t released the cap for the next season.
 

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Not sure if NRL forces that, if a player wants to play for free/next to nothing not sure they can do anything about it. I think he's just holding out for the new salary cap.
no they have a notional value, a player who was on $800k cant play for $60k, thats the maximum a train and trial player can play for.
I dont confess to know the exact maths on it but id say have to be $550 to $650 minimum.
 

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Hi guys NRL here, $12 million cap.

How fucking hard is it?
 

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no they have a notional value, a player who was on $800k cant play for $60k, thats the maximum a train and trial player can play for.
I dont confess to know the exact maths on it but id say have to be $550 to $650 minimum.
Obviously it isn't that way when Lodge is on a train and trial.
 

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Obviously it isn't that way when Lodge is on a train and trial.
It is , train and trial can not play first grade unless they are upgraded to a full time contract. The contract he signs the nrl would have a notional value of his worth.
 

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Did anyone find out how many brown bags on top of the $1K?
 
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