TheWish's Contributions

manley........., money talks, people walk. Sure they players converting will say they are after a new challenge. You won't hear them say they are getting four times the money for switching codes. As an avid NRL follower we are used to seeing the players being poached by mainly Super League and more recently Rugby Union, and we are also accustomed to seeing players depart from our clubs after only 3-4yr stints. Loyalty is an endangered species. Crossing codes also happens more than you think. Lower grade cricket players often try their luck in baseball, AFL players switching to NFL mainly for their kicking ability numbers up around 10x the NRL-AFL switch, Gaelic footballers switching to AFL include some of the best such as Jim Stynes winning the prestigeous Brownlow Medal. Even basketball players have been targeted by AFL with Dean Brogan playing for Port Adelaide and the Adelaide 36ers, and winning premierships.This year there were two AMerican born players in the AFL showing that they certainly dip their wicks in a lot of other codes wax and it won't be long before they hit the lower grades of union, if they havent already done so.

Is league not stimulating enough to keep stars?

4 Jun 2010