Mountaineer to AustraliaEnglish · 10 months agoAlmost half of Australia's elite athletes 'earn below the poverty line'www.sbs.com.auexternal-linkmessage-square43fedilinkarrow-up1193arrow-down15
arrow-up1188arrow-down1external-linkAlmost half of Australia's elite athletes 'earn below the poverty line'www.sbs.com.auMountaineer to AustraliaEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square43fedilink
minus-squareWhirlybirdlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·10 months agoBut again - it’s the 1% that made it there. Only ~450 players are in the NRL. Many of them earn the minimum allowed of 100k still, and their careers average like 3 years. That’s the 1%.
But again - it’s the 1% that made it there. Only ~450 players are in the NRL. Many of them earn the minimum allowed of 100k still, and their careers average like 3 years. That’s the 1%.