Dunning to ARU: show us the money

[disco]

Seeing him in sluggos would've been unappealing,

:lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

 

[steiner]

Dunning's improved a lot, same as Baxter, though perhaps not quite as much. He's a worthy prop these days and worth paying a bit. The fact that he plays both sides of the scrum adds value. I definitely feel sorry for him in terms of his injury at Wembley and believe the ARU should have maintained his salary.
Perhaps, as people suggest he should head west or north to get a starting gig to prove his worth, or otherwise.

 

[Spook]

Think he has a bit of an inflated opinion of his own ability. He isn't even a S14 starting player, let alone Wallaby, so what does he expect? The ARU are hardly going to role out the red carpet for someone on the same provincial level as Troy Takiari.

He would be starting THP at any other Aus S14 side at the moment

:lmao:

 

[Scarfman]

Well, JO'N's comments surprise me. Seems like the forwards ARE paid well after all. It's not the ARU's fault if it's a few backs who scoop up the 3rd party contracts.

http://www.rugbyheaven.com.au/news/...ant-says-oneill/2009/05/01/1240982405744.html

THE Australian Rugby Union says it would welcome the opportunity to make public the salaries it pays its Test players. This follows Wallabies prop Matt Dunning's call for the ARU to reveal how it rewards its players to reveal any major differences in the deals offered.

Dunning claimed there were discrepancies in the Wallabies pay scale, including what had been on offer to respective front-rowers in recent renegotiations.

ARU chief executive John O'Neill said last night he was "lost for words" when he read Dunning's comments, and would take up the issue with Australian Rugby Union Players' Association president Tony Dempsey.

"We've always had a policy of absolute confidentiality about what players earn, especially as there has been extreme sensitivity from RUPA and the players around divulging that in the public arena," O'Neill said. "But if the players want us to disclose their salaries, excluding third-party arrangements, we're quite happy to do that."

O'Neill explained that Dunning, whose renegotiations with the ARU recently stalled, was among the union's top 15 player salary earners.

The ARU chief added he had been surprised by recent by Australian forwards that, compared to back-line players, they were undervalued. He said that of the top 20 earners last year, 13 were forwards, and that six of those were front-rowers.

 

[RugbyReg]

6 front rowers from last year in the rop 20? Al, Dunno, Moore and who else? When did Robinson re-sign? He may be one depending. Shepherdon and Holmes possibly. TPN and/or Freier?

 

[Red Beard]

Looks like its official and Fairbrother is now heading your way in time for the Tri Nations.

 

[Scarfman]

What's your assessment of him, RB?

 

[louie]

fairbrother: anyone think this is a little weird?

let dunning goes. who cares about him.

 

[Spook]

As I asked in another thread, can Fairbrother play both sides? If so, Dunning will probably go O/S.