The NRL looks like it is recouping enormous revenue from such fines for off-field stupidity and on-field indiscretions that I wonder if the money is being put to good use, such as investing in country RL?
Again I ask: Does anyone know if/how these fines are actually paid? Is there a time-limit for the fines to be paid? Does the NRL accept Bitcoin, or Afterpay?
Or is it just a smoke screen to make it look like the NRL is tough on breaches?
The NRL has made the biggest overhaul to its judiciary system in almost three decades, introducing a fine system that will ensure players avoid suspension for minor offences.
www.smh.com.au
2017
"The fines have to come out of the player's salary and through the salary cap auditor's process, we have access to the player's pay slips and on a monthly basis that will come out," Canavan said.
"If a player is younger and is on a lower income or suffers from hardship, then we would look at a repayment plan. We as the NRL will have to see that the money is deducted. It has to come out of the player's pocket and
it will go into the RLPA welfare and education fund, it doesn't go into the player's coffers.
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NRL Mailbox explains the proccess for using money from clubs that are fined.
www.nrl.com
(2011)
The NRL retains “fine money” and directs it to a range of opportunities from One Community to associated charity events, charity donations and grass roots programs that are not otherwise budgeted for.
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2005
Yesterday, Crikey sports correspondent Jeff Wall asked where the money from player fines goes in the NRL. It seems the issue of where the money goes is
www.crikey.com.au
Interestingly,
the NRL itself was much less clear on where the money goes when it fines
players. John Brady, the NRL’s Director of Media and Communications, stated the
NRL has no clear policy on the distribution of those funds, and that what the
NRL chooses to do with that money is no-one’s business but their own.
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2015
Fines system will hurt poorer-paid players
www.foxsports.com.au
NRL players would more than happily pay a fine if it meant they wouldn’t miss a big game.
There’s also the question of who pays the fine, with a club or third party sure to cover any star player out of pocket, which doesn’t act as a proper deterrent.
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