EPS abolished?
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Phil Kearns (64)
I suppose in time the NRC will remove the need for the EPS, but it seems a bit premature to abolish it before it's better established. That said if they are redirecting the money to the NRC $200,000 will go a fair way, and they will still in effect be spending it on player development.
Didn't they forecast the NRC to run at about a loss of $1m in the first year?
There's 5x $200k to put towards it.
Shame the EPS is going. It will be interesting to see how clubs work around this. Sounds like it will give more of an advantage to the Tahs, Reds and Brumbies who have better local players around for their wider training squads.
Although based on the JWC, the Force have several players who would have probably been EPS who should be around for them.
There's 5x $200k to put towards it.
Shame the EPS is going. It will be interesting to see how clubs work around this. Sounds like it will give more of an advantage to the Tahs, Reds and Brumbies who have better local players around for their wider training squads.
Although based on the JWC, the Force have several players who would have probably been EPS who should be around for them.
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BH, it should be noted that teams have still been able to give "Supplementary Contracts" through some means. Steve Faulau at the Rebels was an example of this. I'm not sure if this is based on injury replacements or not.
I guess the NRC goes a long way to identifying talent, and therefore there is less risk in these supplementary contracts in cases of injury.
I guess the NRC goes a long way to identifying talent, and therefore there is less risk in these supplementary contracts in cases of injury.
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Phil Kearns (64)
I think it's $40k a team or $200k all up, not as good, but still a decent amount of money.
With the EPS gone ideally the squad limits would be expanded to 35 or so with the appropriate salary cap increase, but with most of the teams struggling financially it's probably not something they can do atm.
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Peter Sullivan (51)
The force have there own academy (WTG) which where players like Ollie Hoskins and Turner have progressed through this year and Dillyn Leyds is playing this week also the likes of Lacey who was in the jwc it's a shame but I think we will survive without it.
I thought the EPS was 5x $40k contracts per team.
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Phil Kearns (64)
You might be right actually, I read it as a $40k for each team for EPS players but $40k a player probably makes more sense.
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Rocky Elsom (76)
The standard rookie contract for an Aust franchise is $80k isn't it?
If so, while $40k won't go too far in some cities, landing a EPS (or WTG) contract or whatever replaces it isn't too bad a gig, as far as apprenticeship wages go.
If so, while $40k won't go too far in some cities, landing a EPS (or WTG) contract or whatever replaces it isn't too bad a gig, as far as apprenticeship wages go.
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Players outside the squad get called up. Thought that was pretty simple Slim. It already happens. Just tightens your initial selection range.
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Stirling Mortlock (74)
Obviously, but at the moment teams are already calling up players outside the 35 and on top of that there are more players in wider training squads...........
It just seems like a potential backwards step considering the success of many players introduced through the EPS system...........
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But it doesn't really change anything. Those players would still be introduced through a wider training squad. The only thing it really changes, is removes the ability of smaller unions to pick off fringe players like Sean McMahon with an EPS contract. Either they have to offer them a full one or look internally.
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Stirling Mortlock (74)
Or rather short term contracts/match payments..........
And the other issue is going to be the salary cap as the EPS was covered by the ARU.........
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David Codey (61)
Melb signed Foketi this year with a contract that was neither a full contract,nor an EPS.
So I'm not sure whether prescribed numbers have any meaning at all.
Or more to the point,whether the changes will impact any franchises in any way.d
Maybe the idea is that you are essentially signing two EPS instead of five but they'll be higher value contracts and the NRC will put more people up into that gap between the Super Rugby squad and first grade rugby.
Maybe it's a slight backwards step losing three EPS spots but overall a move forward with the NRC.
Presumably if they had the money, we'd be adding the NRC and retaining the EPS.
Maybe it's a slight backwards step losing three EPS spots but overall a move forward with the NRC.
Presumably if they had the money, we'd be adding the NRC and retaining the EPS.
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Ken Catchpole (46)
Pretty sure the system was $200k for the EPS. EPS was to include up to 5 players. How the $200k was to be distributed across those players was up to the franchises.
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Nathan Sharpe (72)
Wasnt sure where this would fit- but if the NRL dump the U20's the incentive for 15-20 y.o. to leave our code and got to the dark side will be significantly lessened:
"The next Roger Tuivasa-Sheck or Konrad Hurrell may be lost to rugby union if NYC is scrapped
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/the-next-roger-tuivasasheck-or-konrad-hurrell-may-be-lost-to-rugby-union-if-nyc-is-scrapped-20140811-102w97.html#ixzz3A7Lfwu2n"
"The next Roger Tuivasa-Sheck or Konrad Hurrell may be lost to rugby union if NYC is scrapped
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/the-next-roger-tuivasasheck-or-konrad-hurrell-may-be-lost-to-rugby-union-if-nyc-is-scrapped-20140811-102w97.html#ixzz3A7Lfwu2n"
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