Do Player Agents Have Too Much Power In The NRL? | Rugby League Roundtable | Season 2 EP #7

[@baileylaycock6708]

Whoever runs this account could you please, please, please thank Tony Mestrov for me. My Nan passed away the other week and she loved manly, she supported them since 1947 when they were established til her last day as a 90 year old and instilled that love for Manly into me. The club sent a letter to our family and we buried here with it. Please tell Tony we rate him highly and that really made our day.

[@Abcdee8]

In Flano we Trust

[@ljackson9565]

Flanno will bring us a premiership the legend 🎉

[@bakeslad9442]

As a balding young man… struggling to not be ashamed, it would be inspirational to have an episode where woodsy doesn’t wear a hat ✊

[@CatDarkin]

Just shave it off bruv

[@aksabz]

James mate you should bring in a couple player agents in the podcast would be interesting

[@thebyeround]

@@aksabz think next year we will bring an agent on panel

[@L-h3b9n]

We all know agents and clubs are talking regardless of contract status. Players, agents, and clubs are always trying to get out of current deals, and that seems to be the source of the frustration for all. So why don't we have a transfer system that allows all of this to be transparent? A transfer/trading system allowing negotiating and trading of all players, regardless of contracted status, where a currency governs all trades can legitmise all negotiations. Clubs receive trade points from ladder position and losing players to other clubs, and spend trade points to sign new players. Trades to occur in transfer periods. Trade points can be cashed in for additional salary cap on deals. The Clubs will get compensation for losing players and can manipulate their rosters. Players get more freedom to move when contracted, get auction style period to drive up their price. The agents will then get more avenues for negotiation. The media get more stories and defined periods for peak drama. The NRL gets a system which can be tailored to help even the competition and the broadcasters get a trade period which can be marketed and televised, and a will benefit from a more even competition. For the fan, everything is more transparent and gives hope to fans of teams at the bottom.

[@oldcynic6964]

James - some background would have been helpful How many accredited agents are there ? What is the typical number of players that an agent manages ? How much do agents get paid, typically ? I've heard that the agents normally get 6% of player fees. Is that right ? Seventeen teams with a salary cap of (about) $12 million each. Six percent of that is about another $12 million. That's a _lot_ of money floating about in what seems to be a very loosely managed agency system. Potential conflict of interest to have a player-manager acting for coaches as well as players. Easy to fix by accrediting managers to be either player-agents or coach-agents, but not both. Can be done if the will is there to do it.

[@jeremyjazwinski6349]

I miss Graham n Hindy. Who else ?

[@thebyeround]

@@jeremyjazwinski6349 we’ll be back!

[@Ali-x9o2t]

Great volg boys

[@Pong_Dong]

In relation to having managers choose between players or coaches, which manager would choose to manage coaches when there are so few of them. Would never work

[@trin08201]

Very interesting

[@Kelt1881]

*too

[@danielvermeer3363]

To'o*

[@ProductReview14]

Manly aren’t destined for success with that bloke.

[@titoelcolombiano]

This is a bit of a nothing topic

[@rileyo4238]

No one cares about what Sharon woods or Brent read have to say

[@Kelt1881]

Ha, A Woods - WC winner, 2014 State of Origin winner. Wish people would stop writing rubbish like this on the internet.

[@Cj-nm2gg]

Well by the views on the other videos, people obviously do

[@danielvermeer3363]

Bullcrap. Maybe reedy. But dont lump woodsy into his pile... a living legend, mate.

[@Abcdee8]

Woods gave us the best high five in origin of all time; he deserves his spot.

[@agent3332]

Seems pretty switched on for an ex-player. I enjoy his commentary alot.