Tallis roasts 'pretentious' stars in pay war

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Rugby league large Gorden Tallis says players are "pissing the fans off" with their ongoing wage quality with the NRL.

Negotiations implicit a caller corporate bargaining statement (CBA) person dragged connected implicit the summer, with players present reportedly threating to hold the commencement of proceedings matches this play and screen NRL logos.

The Rugby League Players' Association (RLPA) has acceptable a deadline of Thursday afternoon for a fig of non-financial aspects of the projected agreement.

The contented exploded connected Tuesday, with the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age breaking the quality of a missive sent to ARLC brag Peter V'landys by the RLPA, alleging a elder worker of the NRL recorded a closed meeting with players past Friday.

Speaking connected the Footy Talk Rugby League podcast, Tallis said the players were retired of line.

"Listen, you would lone beryllium disquieted if you're getting recorded if you're saying thing wrong," helium said.

"I get recorded for six hours each week – it doesn't interest me. I couldn't springiness a rat's."

The erstwhile Queensland State of Origin skipper deed retired astatine players who person utilized societal media to combat the conflict with the NRL.

"What bash you mean a amusement of disrespect? They're the ones that are airing each the soiled laundry," helium fumed.

"All negotiations should beryllium down closed doors – it doesn't assistance anybody. They're allowed to spell and flood their societal media.

"The players don't past without the fans, and astatine the infinitesimal they're pissing the fans off.

"They spell retired and they excavation holes each time for $30 and $40 an hour. They spot these guys arsenic pretentious small you know, each connected this cardinal dollars a year."

Tallis besides argued that if the game's stars were truthful acrophobic astir the lower-paid players, they could instrumentality a wage chopped to money an across-the-board increase.

"Give backmost 200 100 grand," helium said.

"It's happened astatine immoderate clubs, wherever we've each taken a wage chopped and it does happen.

"If you truly similar a guy, you go, instrumentality 20 (thousand) disconnected mine. Right? We've done that if you're that worried.

"You've gone and negotiated your price. They've each got the wealth that they want. They are good paid.

"Stop playing it retired successful the paper. Get your concern done down closed doors."

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