Tiger Drama Still Not Settled, Super League Fallout & Tszyu's Future | Ask Kenty
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G'day and welcome to Kenti Blitz Ask Kenti Edition. Kenti Sunday, big week. Feeling good? Yeah, I feel good, yeah. It's always a big week. Dart starts next week, so I'm pumped. Very good. Are you practicing? I've had a little bit of a practice. I had a practice, when was it? Wednesday night, so I went okay. Okay, very good. Went okay for me is probably what I'd qualify for. Yeah, well, that's good. Yeah, is that excellent? No, that's poor for everybody else, but anyway. Yeah, yeah. Look, I'm among the worst in B grade, but anyway. You still hope. Well, you know, you've got to... What do they say? Two men look out through the same bars, one sees mud, one sees stars. I'm looking at the stars, Woz. That's Oscar Wilde, if you want to know.
That's unbelievable, Candy. That's unbelievable. Oh, well, okay. Here we go. Do grow. If a player breaks their contract, should the NRL introduce a rule preventing them from joining another NRL club on a higher salary? Yeah, I like the idea. Yeah, I've... You've been a proponent for that for a long time. Yeah, I've advocated that. Look, because what that stops is managers fishing around when a player's completely satisfied at a club, he's happy, but then an opportunity, for example, he might be a fullback and a fullback gets injured at another club that might be career-threatening or might leave another club and the manager will see an opportunity and then creates unrest to get him out of the club to go and get more cash, essentially.
Now, if you can't have that motive of getting more cash for the player, then what's the point of getting me out of the club? So I think that's a really solid rule the NRL should look at. Australians haven't looked at it, right? Yeah, it is a little bit strange they haven't looked at it. But it makes sense. It makes sense that if you break a contract, obviously if you – look, it's because we're – I suppose if you really wanted to challenge it in court and if you really wanted to break down what contracts their intended purpose is for – you wouldn't be able to win the case. But essentially what we do know, the rugby league is this unusual beast where contracts mean so little because they're so happy to break contracts the minute an opportunity arises at another club.
And that's the issue we're trying to beat because fans are really sick of it. They're constantly getting kicked in the guts with players leaving. And I think it would be a real endorsement for the fans. I think if the NRL cared about the fans like they keep telling us they do and it's all about – Fair enjoyment, then give it a solid look. You know, I've noticed recently in club land is clubs haven't been as successful with moving players on as they used to be. You know, like they used to break contracts, but players now, generally the players are trying to move on are overpaid and they can't get the same money elsewhere. So they're like, well, I'm not going anywhere.
Should the NRL stop contract‑breakers joining rival clubs for more money?
Yeah, well, that's got to be... Yeah, that's a fair way to look at it. That just depends on the deal that's done, doesn't it? And we touched on that with Michael Chamis on Friday, and I reckon that's their biggest issue is going to be, well, if they want to move a player on, they're not just paying the salary cap value. They won't be able to move a player on. No, they won't be able to move anyone on. And it's really going to advantage, I think, the Chiefs when they come in to sign short-term deals. I don't mean to advantage the club because if a player doesn't work out, there'll always be that incentive financially to stay at the club. But they won't be able to move. If he's on $700,000 tax-free and they have to move him on to another club and they have to pick it up, the bill could be enormous.
So, yeah, look, it's going to be a lot of money. And it's going to be a problem. It's going to be a unique one for them, but As will a lot of things, boss. As Shamus explained to us, it's a completely different reality to every other club in the NRL, to be fair. What did you think of Shamus the other day?
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:01–2:50
2
Should the NRL stop contract‑breakers joining rival clubs for more money?
2:50–13:26
3
What does Michael Chammas bring to the Papua New Guinea Chiefs role?
13:26–21:13
4
Is Matty Johns a realistic option after Laurie Daley ruled himself out of NSW coaching?
21:13–25:38
5
Has a grand finalist ever missed the top eight the following season?
25:38–30:45
6
How should Tim Tszyu's performance against Errol Spence Jr shape his next fights?
30:45–34:59
Speakers
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