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That's like saying everybody else is cheating the cap because Cronulla can't afford to spend the maximum amount on their salary cap.
Everybody had the option to spend the amount Brisbane did, they just weren't in a position to do so.
It's a long bow to be sure.
Yes, but the result is the same, the Broncos ended up with a far, far better team than the Sharks, and about 16 of the other 20 teams that year.
Ari's point being coaching that 1998 Broncos team to a premiership isn't that big an achievement. It coached itself really. Despite the "big 3" I think the Storm's achievements in the last 2 years are actually greater than that 1998 team by comparison - in terms of coaching.
But I still think the Broncos' 2006 win is probably only eclipsed by Penrith in 2003 as an amazing win with a squad that didn't look premiership material until late in the year.