Kennedy, Release at season end? Yes or No?

[Financeguy]

Players should take responsibility for performing in their role and should be confident that they can live up to expectations. Obviously, injury should not activate this pay drop.

It seems to me that in the NRL, once a player signs a contract, he can be sure that he will receive that until the end date of said contract, with performance bonuses but no performance penalties.

There would be all sorts of conditions built in players contracts throughout the NRL. Not every contract is a simple as sign here and we will guarantee you x amount of dollars per year regardless of performance. Look at the recent signing of Hala to prove that performance based contract exist.

Every contract offered is a risk by the club. Sometimes you get what you pay for, such as a Corey Parker, sometimes you get a bargain such as a Vidot or even Hunt this year, sometimes you get a lemon. Kennedy is our lemon but i don't blame the club for that risk. Have 3 or 4 lemons on the trot then fingers point to the club rather than the players underperforming.

I agree that Kennedy should take some personal responsibility. His "punishment" will be when he needs another contract an no one wants anything to do with him except at a low price. Unfortunately that doesnt help us in the short term.

 

[broncos4life]

Surely clubs have contingencies built into player contracts based on form. For instance, if a player's form drops to the level that they can't be considered for first grade for a number of weeks, their salary drops accordingly. In business, if a worker cannot fulfil the requirements of their contract, they get sacked or demoted. I'm a contract worker and this is definitely how it works for me.

Players should take responsibility for performing in their role and should be confident that they can live up to expectations. Obviously, injury should not activate this pay drop.

It seems to me that in the NRL, once a player signs a contract, he can be sure that he will receive that until the end date of said contract, with performance bonuses but no performance penalties.

I'm not sure how NRL contracts work but it couldn't be as simple as that, because that would be fair to easy to abuse. If you have a player on big coin and you want to sign someone else, just drop them citing 'form issues' and get rid of them... wouldn't work

 

[Morkel]

I'm not sure how NRL contracts work but it couldn't be as simple as that, because that would be fair to easy to abuse. If you have a player on big coin and you want to sign someone else, just drop them citing 'form issues' and get rid of them... wouldn't work

Yeah. RLPA wouldn't like that one bit.

 

[Locky24]

Apparently gone to Dragons immediately

 

[Brett]

Apparently gone to Dragons immediately

Source?

 

[Unbreakable]

Great news.

Edit:

Rugby League News ‏@RugbyLeagueNews 6m

Few whispers around that the Dragons have signed Brisbane's Martin Kennedy effective immediately. #nrl #redv

 

[Morkel]

If that's the case, surely they aren't paying his full $400k a season. We'll be subsidising his contract. I guess it's better than paying $400k for him to play q-cup, but it still sucks.

Have they released anyone of value this year? Marshall & now Kennedy, surely they didn't have a cool half mill of cap space aside in case someone came on the market mid-year?

 

[Brett]

Swap for Merrin? LOL.

I just hope he doesn't now decide to become a wrecking ball for the Dragons.

Good news for the Dragons though really. They desperately need a Front Row.

 

[Cult]

A swap for Ah Mau would be alright. Doubt it will happen though.

 

[BroncosFan_Corey]

Carney sacked and now this. Today has been a good day indeed!! Really hope this is true

 

[broncos4life]

A swap for Ah Mau would be alright. Doubt it will happen though.

Yeah i'd be down with that

 

[Ari Gold]

If that's the case, surely they aren't paying his full $400k a season. We'll be subsidising his contract. I guess it's better than paying $400k for him to play q-cup, but it still sucks.

Have they released anyone of value this year? Marshall & now Kennedy, surely they didn't have a cool half mill of cap space aside in case someone came on the market mid-year?

I imagine they'd only have to find 150k or so to pay him as he's counted under our cap for the first 16 rounds.

Great news if true as it'd free up the money in future years and we can finally get around to locking down Ben Hunt.

 

[Cult]

Yeah if be done with that

Pardon?

 

[broncos4life]

Pardon?

Yeah I don't know

 

[Cult]

Yeah I don't know

Big weekend, mate?

 

[Brett]

Yeah I don't know

To when it did, many around down now too.

 

[theshed]

And THATS the ennnd of that chapter.

 

[broncos4life]

Big weekend, mate?

Yeah big day mate. Dreamworld allll day. My kids destroyed me lol