Good news if your a top player, can;t help but think the money could have been put to a better use though (like a Perth team!)


NRL management has decided to give the clubs an extra $3.2 million ($200,000 each) in grants from the $4.5 million a year that will be coming from the Labor Government coffers. On top of the grants, they will be allowed to spend an extra $100,000 on players.'"

this is an outrageous use of taxpayers' money.

While the ARU has to pay to have their GF at the SFS each year where 3/4/5/6 or maybe 7k turn up.

Q: Which GF does the ARU have in the Siddeney Football Stadium?

A: None. There is no national RU comp at senior level.

Nice try tho'. Really.

Saw my first live league international in 1968. Lost track of how many I've been to since. Most recent was Oz v Kiwis in Melbourne. It rained. And SFW.

And yeah, Siddeney union has its club GF in Siddeney. What a surprise. And Brissie has its in... but I'l let you guess, Einstein.

What they have in common is neither comp is run by the ARU.

Nice try tho'. Really.

I couldn't give a stuff what or when you've looked at RL, your pathetic name gives you away for a start, so kindly @#$% off.

And since when doesn't the ARU run Rugby Union in Australia?

Are the NSW and QLD Union comps run by AFL these days?

Does the NRL run the Q Cup, Einstein?

No, the ARL DOES.

Just like the ARU runs Union in Australia.

I know that the NRL and ARL are in a partnership idiot, so the NRL runs all.

The QRL gets it's money and funding from the ARL just like the NSW and emerging states do.

They also run rep footy.

Every part of RL in Australia is run by the ARL and that's the same with Union and the ARU.

It all funnels down from the top.

Every part? And here was me thinking the NRL was a News Limited / ARL partnership.

And BTW, only money & power (to some extent) run top-down. Legitimacy runs bottom-up. Constituent leagues have the say over who gets elected to the ARL.

Better try tho'. Really.

wow what a great user name

thatll fool a lot of league fans.

the nsw labour party runs rugby league... or at least it thinks it does hence the decision to pump taxpayers' money into its love child at the expense of the disgraceful public hospitals.

this place has become a bit of a troll haven

wonder why?

are there moderators on this site?

do they actually do anything?