Not really true re the NRL. It’s salary capped.
And you rort the cap and get caught you get penalised. Just ask the Storm and Bulldogs
There have been 12 different GF winners since the Warriors entered in 1995 by my maths. Two (multiple) losing grand finalists in that time as well. NZ and Parramatta. Canberra losing once
Gold Coast and Redcliffe the only 2 current teams to not be in a GF over the 29 years of Warriors failure.
I think the brutal collision nature of League does definitely make the constant Trans Tasman travel more a burden than basketball and football. And the NRL just has more teams making it just bloody tough to win, unless you are Penrith
And you rort the cap and get caught you get penalised. Just ask the Storm and Bulldogs
There have been 12 different GF winners since the Warriors entered in 1995 by my maths. Two (multiple) losing grand finalists in that time as well. NZ and Parramatta. Canberra losing once
Gold Coast and Redcliffe the only 2 current teams to not be in a GF over the 29 years of Warriors failure.
I think the brutal collision nature of League does definitely make the constant Trans Tasman travel more a burden than basketball and football. And the NRL just has more teams making it just bloody tough to win, unless you are Penrith