Leeds: Eels famous person Dylan Brown has echoed Storm hooker Harry Grant and referred to as on the NRL “show us the money.”
Brown defended Grant who was closely criticised final week for saying fringe first-graders are “better off on the tools” amid an unsightly pay struggle with the NRL.
“Harry had every right to say it because he’s exactly right,” New Zealand star Brown informed foxsports.com.au following their World Cup semi-final loss to Australia.
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“I was just sitting in the sheds then discussing it with the boys, it’s been a massive year and they’re trying to squeeze even more footy in, it’s like where’s our rest and are they going to look after us?
“We’re not money hungry but like Harry said we deserve to be looked after, I know a lot of boys that struggle throughout the year and are trying their hardest to stay intact let alone play at 100 per cent.
“It’s a short career we have in the NRL so whatever they can do to help us out in the future is going to create longevity for their families.”
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Brown, 22, emphasised that only a few gamers earn $1 million a season and mentioned even much less safe long-term monetary stability from the sport.
“I read a stat the other day that said the average NRL career is only four years – I just finished my fourth year,” Brown mentioned.
“It’s not easy, whenever I have a sore leg or a cork or something the boys say ‘mate you’re only four years in, relax’ but it’s hard. I can’t imagine how much pain the older boys are in.
“I look at Kieran Foran for example is still out there putting his body on the line, he’s obviously a smart bloke and has done all the right things but he’s lucky enough to get a 15-year career, whereas most don’t.”
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The 2023 wage cap nonetheless hasn’t been locked in regardless of most sides having began pre-season coaching, leaving golf equipment and gamers more and more annoyed.
The Rugby League Players Association represents 500 NRL gamers and is negotiating a brand new collective bargaining settlement with the NRL.
Players desire a higher say in how the sport is run with reference to issues comparable to funding distribution, the variety of video games performed and the dimensions of fines.