When you think about all the 13 teams that have been in the league, how many have had financial troubles. The ones I know that have are Roar, Jets and CCM at the moment, we've seen Cold Ghost, Fury and Knightz/s fold, Perth, Heart, Phoenix (under El Tel).
That leaves Adelaide, WSW (whom I think have had issues but can't remember) Sydney and Melbourne. Only the last 2 have never had any issues to my knowledge.
When you look at it like that, in the current or previous financial models, teams do not survive. How would it go adding further strain? It's obvious that there is no further money to poor into the hole if only 2 out of 13 teams have stayed financial (and only Melbourne are said to have made a profit with Sydney having wealthy owners). Now even if you are not a smart person, that much of the above is obvious so why can the PFA not see this? Are they trying to self destruct their own league from within?
I have wondered if a little of the drive of this (and I admit I am reaching and have no foundation) is that some players would like to stay at home in a familiar environment and live a little better than having to go chase their riches in foreign countries where it is tougher competition and unfamiliar environments. At the moment, they are big fish in a small pond. Players, and we will use Burns as this one example, are successful here but feel they 'gettin' paid' if they go to richer Asian teams paying more. McGlinchey did it when he was a successful player at CCM to go do a loan deal in Japan(?) to give him a cash boost. He was no longer the big fish in the small pond though and ended up with a whimpering loan spell. If you could get paid the same cash to stay as th big fish, would you do it?
I guess when players look around at other leagues, the money is far more attractive. Only problem is, their leagues are sustainable. The HAL struggles as it is so I can't see how the players are making these demands cause it does amount to negligence.