I don't agree.

For mine: I can only assume that my managers are paid higher wages than myself where i work.
I just happen to know of the wage that one of my friends at work receives, as it popped up in a discussion.
I personally don't make a habit of asking about colleague's wages, even ones who i am very good friends with.

Why couldn't this be the same in sport?

I don't know about you, but I definitely remember Bradford beating us at Old Trafford in 2005.

Aren't the respective salary caps different anyway? Hard to tell with the huge change in exchange rate in recent years- While there seem to be pages and pages of conditions and accounting nuances, the raw figures are 4.3m AUD for NRL and 1.6m GBP for superleague. Exchange rate in 2010 was about 2.2 dollars to the pound, meaning the superleague cap was 3.52m AUD. Now, the exchange rate is a woefull 1.6 dollars to the pound, so the SL cap would be the equivalent of 2.56m AUD.

This shows two things for me A) It's hard to compare caps and therefore determine whether the WCC is on a level playing field and B) with rumours the new NRL TV deal will put the cap up to 7Million, how on earth can the superleague team compete in the WCC?

Does make you wonder where the WCC is heading. Its no suprise that the NRL teams have tightened their grip on the trophy in the last few years - despite their lack of match fitness and the winter conditions in which they quickly have to adapt - as the NRL [iis[/i continually improving, an increased salary cap will no doubt enhance this trend. SL on the other hand I'm not so sure. It is certainly the most competitive season we've had for a long time, but I dont think it is down to an increase in overall standards - more to do with injuries (as discussed in another thread) and the reality of what is a very restrictive cap.

It would be nice for the WCC to become a prominent end of season fixture, but if we can't beat a half fit NRL team in our own back yard then I dread to think what would happen if the event were staged in, say, Sydney (in October)

It's a contest between a RFL and a NRL representative as determined by becoming their Champion club the previous season. The only relevant part to me is whether they are playing within the rules set by their respective governing bodies, not whether those rules are harmonised first before it becomes a fair contest. That particular contest already has many inequalities built in. Timing, venue, travel, preparation etc. so just add permitted cap spend into that mix.

In this case it appears one pretty much played within their governing bodies rules while the other rorted theirs for all they were worth.