Fairfax reports that NRL clubs want their annual grants increased to 130 per cent of the salary cap and changes to the constitution to give them a greater say in the make-up of the ARL Commission.Those are the key points in a list of demands drawn up ahead of a potentially explosive meeting on Wednesday between a delegation of club bosses and the NRL’s negotiating team, headed by ARL chairman John Grant.The clubs have devised a list of demands, which include:
- annual grants of 130 per cent of the amount for total player payments;
- a 30 per cent share of NRL profits;
- a review of the ARLC constitution;
- NRL licences for an indefinite period;
- an independent review of the NRL’s costs, and;
- a say in approving the NRL’s budget;
- Review of the ratchet clauses that link increases in the salary cap to increases in player wages;
- A vehicle to share digital rights revenue based on the model used in Major League Baseball;
- $3 million offered by the NRL but with no conditions attached.
