BREAKING: Sydney will host the NRL Grand Final in 2022, despite QLD offering MORE money for the event. 🏉🎉9News LINK:
"This is only for one year. Negotiations will re-commence for future grand finals."
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk is believed to have offered around $10 million to have the game played north of the border.Perrottet wouldn't be drawn on how much NSW has had to stump up to retain the match. "It's probably not as much as Queensland have offered, but more than we've paid in the past," he said.
"I've made it very clear that the game should remain in our great state. Now, that's obviously a matter for the NRL. The game has always been played in NSW. It has been an institution for our people. That's where it should remain."For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by
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