Posted January 31, 2019 09:05 · last edited January 31, 2019 09:05
The issue isn't can we afford it - the evidence is that we can - we just can't afford it to be spread across 10 NL teams, 36 NRFL teams, 12? Central League teams etc etc etc.
If paying players was stopped at regional level (somehow - that's a big if) then it should filter up to NL level and the problem of NL teams going broke should be less of an issue.
The issue isn't can we afford it - the evidence is that we can - we just can't afford it to be spread across 10 NL teams, 36 NRFL teams, 12? Central League teams etc etc etc.
If paying players was stopped at regional level (somehow - that's a big if) then it should filter up to NL level and the probably of NL teams going broke should be less of an issue.