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Souths will have their TPJ money if they’re allowed to waive the contract.
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Souths will have their TPJ money if they’re allowed to waive the contract.
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they would have to for this year, but for next season they will have a war chest to play with
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I think the Eels tried this with Whatmough. The insurer blew up and contested it, so they have tightened up this rule...
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Did whatmough have the same mental health background GI has had?
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https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/s...t/news-story/1b252f02c39c779431008c7e219dc00a
Rugby league superstar Greg Inglis is expected to call time on his illustrious NRL career — and cop a $1.5 million salary sacrifice so not to burden his club South Sydney’s salary cap going forward.
While close friends have bunkered down and refused to give any indication on what Inglis’ final decision will be, the expectation is that the wounded 32-year-old champion has lost his desire to play on
Inglis will meet this morning with Rabbitohs coach Wayne Bennett along with general manager of football Shane Richardson and chief executive Blake Solly.
Bennett would not comment when contacted on Sunday, while Inglis’ best mate and former Maroons teammate Justin Hodges also declined to talk out of respect.
Inglis training with Melbourne Storm in 2005.
Other friends have been encouraging Inglis during the last week to give himself more time before he makes his decision final.
But there is a feeling Inglis has already come to the realisation that he can no longer put his battered body through the constant punishment it takes to play at the elite level, especially given the chronic shoulder injury and constant knee complications that have plagued him for many years.
Inglis was at Sunshine Coast Stadium to watch his Rabbitohs teammates take on the Warriors on Saturday. Picture: AAP
The Daily Telegraph was told on Sunday that Inglis was ready to turn his back on the remainder of the contract money owed to him by Souths, which would be proof his decision was not being motivated by money. Instead Inglis is contemplating taking on a part-time ambassador-type role at the Rabbitohs.
It is understood there have been top-level discussions in recent weeks to ensure Inglis is not lost to the game if he does retire, and his transition into the next phase of his life is being approached with compassion given his massive service to the sport.
The NRL would look favourably on any role the Rabbitohs offered Inglis, as long as it remains within salary cap guidelines. For that to happen Inglis would be on a massively reduced wage, in line with what other former players earn in similar roles.
The way NRL player contracts work, Inglis is entitled to all of his money for the remainder of 2019 and 2020 under the recent collective bargaining agreement.
But if he is paid that money it has to go on Souths’ salary cap, and that is a burden Inglis is said to be struggling with given he doesn’t want to leave his teammates or his club in the lurch.
Inglis is on a reported $1 million-a-season at Souths but has been paid six months of his 2019 contract so far.
As well as taking on a role at Souths, the NRL would be keen to make sure he stays a part of the game, and his standing within the indigenous community would obviously be taken into account.
Bennett has maintained that the club was not trying to push Inglis into retirement but said it was ultimately up to Inglis to decide his future.
There has been great concern for Inglis for some time given his mental health struggles and also because of the toll rugby league had taken on his body.
Inglis is one of the most respected of his generation and everyone in the game wants him to be remembered as a champion, not see his legacy potentially ruined by the struggles of recent months.
Rugby league superstar Greg Inglis is expected to call time on his illustrious NRL career — and cop a $1.5 million salary sacrifice so not to burden his club South Sydney’s salary cap going forward.
While close friends have bunkered down and refused to give any indication on what Inglis’ final decision will be, the expectation is that the wounded 32-year-old champion has lost his desire to play on
Inglis will meet this morning with Rabbitohs coach Wayne Bennett along with general manager of football Shane Richardson and chief executive Blake Solly.
Bennett would not comment when contacted on Sunday, while Inglis’ best mate and former Maroons teammate Justin Hodges also declined to talk out of respect.
Inglis training with Melbourne Storm in 2005.
Other friends have been encouraging Inglis during the last week to give himself more time before he makes his decision final.
But there is a feeling Inglis has already come to the realisation that he can no longer put his battered body through the constant punishment it takes to play at the elite level, especially given the chronic shoulder injury and constant knee complications that have plagued him for many years.
Inglis was at Sunshine Coast Stadium to watch his Rabbitohs teammates take on the Warriors on Saturday. Picture: AAP
The Daily Telegraph was told on Sunday that Inglis was ready to turn his back on the remainder of the contract money owed to him by Souths, which would be proof his decision was not being motivated by money. Instead Inglis is contemplating taking on a part-time ambassador-type role at the Rabbitohs.
It is understood there have been top-level discussions in recent weeks to ensure Inglis is not lost to the game if he does retire, and his transition into the next phase of his life is being approached with compassion given his massive service to the sport.
The NRL would look favourably on any role the Rabbitohs offered Inglis, as long as it remains within salary cap guidelines. For that to happen Inglis would be on a massively reduced wage, in line with what other former players earn in similar roles.
The way NRL player contracts work, Inglis is entitled to all of his money for the remainder of 2019 and 2020 under the recent collective bargaining agreement.
But if he is paid that money it has to go on Souths’ salary cap, and that is a burden Inglis is said to be struggling with given he doesn’t want to leave his teammates or his club in the lurch.
Inglis is on a reported $1 million-a-season at Souths but has been paid six months of his 2019 contract so far.
As well as taking on a role at Souths, the NRL would be keen to make sure he stays a part of the game, and his standing within the indigenous community would obviously be taken into account.
Bennett has maintained that the club was not trying to push Inglis into retirement but said it was ultimately up to Inglis to decide his future.
There has been great concern for Inglis for some time given his mental health struggles and also because of the toll rugby league had taken on his body.
Inglis is one of the most respected of his generation and everyone in the game wants him to be remembered as a champion, not see his legacy potentially ruined by the struggles of recent months.
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Chewed
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Insurance companies won't pay out for mental health, dunno if the NRL will wave a million for injured player and then pay another million to fill the hole in the cap, he's pretty chummy with Greenberg so who knows.
Yeah, he's going to give up a million dollars.....
Yeah, he's going to give up a million dollars.....
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winslow_wong
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Left the broncos in the lurch with a handshake
Foordy
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leave the guy alone ... it's not his fault that planes don't fly in the rain
tommy
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mental health is not an injury.
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Skyblues87
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Wasn't the reason for the backflip that Justin Hodges advised him not to come due to the coach we had at the time. Allegedly.
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The absolute irony of this if Wayne gave him the tap on the shoulder.
