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Message: [QUOTE="Organix, post: 2744992, member: 8187"] Goolies! :laugh: The cap is definitely better and if "the smart clubs do it" then that says to me that MOST do it. Reminds me of the Asterix and Obelix at the Olympics story where everyone takes the potion and the race run is still fairly even. Just like body building and roids. If someone is willing to chip in $X and the player is willing to take it then let them. Keep it illegal to the game with strict prosecution and then it is a risk for those that do it. The comp is still pretty level and Parra look like HUGE chumps for rorting and still being a really bad team during that time AND getting caught. If the Broncos want to risk that then they will risk getting caught and losing supporters because of it. They aren't THAT much better than the rest of the competition. In fact, I would actually hate for them to be caught using steroids or peptides (Paul Gallen still playing WTF?) far more than getting caught cheating the cap. This is because I want to see athletes succeed based on their own merits and I don't care how much they get paid (within reason). If I played professional sport I would much rather have achieved it with my own skill and hard work than through performance enhancers because then it isn't me winning it, it's the PED. It is the same way that I see winning a game fairly within the rules of the game. No diving (Lyon, Thurston, Reed), no running people of the kick chase (Lyon et al.), no tripping (Reynolds etc.), no cheap shots (too many to name), no whinging to the ref (Gallen, Thurston), no scumbags outside the club (too many to name including Broncos). If you can come off the field and can honestly say that was the best I can give and I did it fairly then that is footy. Some days you will play like carp but you can still play fair. If you cheat the cap you risk getting caught and I think harsh penalties should dissuade this and make it an honest game. The players definitely know what is going on and if they get caught rorting then they need a ban and need to pay it back and invest it into the development of NRL. I think the system that is in place lends itself to the ol' brown paper bag job but so is any other system but jees removal of the cap is a terrible idea. The comp remains fair enough and all that needs to be done is really make salary cap investigations more thorough. /RANT :redface: [/QUOTE]

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