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Message: [QUOTE="TonyTheJugoslav, post: 2826584, member: 8743"] I recently read an article in which St George CEO stated the Ben Hunt contract value is a lot lower than what was reported in the media. Jack Bird signing resulted in media reports with contract values that varied $300,000 or more per season. It got me thinking how would the media know the contract value or how much a player would be earning in a year? I tried to do some research but I am none the wiser and would appreciate any information/opinions people have. My limited understanding is that the club pays a player an amount that is included in the cap, there can be club sourced third party deals included if applicable and any other third party deals need to be cleared by the NRL as outside the cap. So for example Milford gets paid $800k by the club, another $50k in club sourced TPA’s and $140k in TPA’s outside the cap. What is the contract value ($850k or $990k) and how the hell would a sports journalist have a clue what the breakdown is? Is it safe to assume TPA’s outside the cap would vary every year depending on whatever factors? Outside the club, NRL, player/manager and tax man nobody else would have a clue. Unless there is a leak of information I am assuming the figures thrown around in the media are just guesses based on whatever crap the writer comes up with to suit their agenda. At the end of the day it seems we have no clue just educated guesses at best. Only example I can think of where the reported contract amount was openly discussed is DCE but was it ever really confirmed by the club, NRL, player/manager? Sorry for the long post, this has been annoying me lately as the so called experts don’t seem to know shit. [/QUOTE]

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