National Rugby League clubs "want their annual grants increased" to 130% of the salary cap and changes to the constitution to give them a greater say in the make-up of the Australian Rugby League Commission, according to Brad Walter of the SYDNEY MORNING HERALD. 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 Chair John Grant. The clubs, who are set to report financial losses of A$40M ($28M) between them for the '15 season, believe the only way they can become stronger "is through an increased share of the NRL's revenue and want a greater say on how it is distributed." The clubs "have devised a list of demands," which include:
- annual grants of 130% of the amount "for total player payments;"
- a 30% share "of NRL profits;"
- a "review of the ARLC constitution;"
- NRL licenses "for an indefinite period;"
- an "independent review of the NRL's costs," and;
- a "say in approving the NRL's budget" (SMH, 11/17).
