Mongrel and others, I have sat hear for the last couple of months and read (and listened) on gameday, to how big Riddells budget is, I am a new player to the club this year (previously played there) and I can personally tell you that the budget it not high at all, I have played at a few clubs in different leagues over the years and what this club along with a number of others in the R.D.F.L spend is bugger all. One thing that Riddell has done which other clubs besides the hawks have not done is spend there money wisely, You can spend $$$$$$ on players that are has beens or never was, or you can spend your $$$$$$ on quality proven players ( not talking about myself) and you will get the results. It is a proven fact that money does help win flags but like I have just said it is how you spend and most importantly run your football department that goes along way to winning flags as well, Riddell has done this very well over the last 5 years and that is why you get players asking to play for our football club. 60 senior players at training week in and week out has nothing to do with a budget it has to do with football club itself. This might be some of the reason as to why we should represent the league and hold such an important day?