There was an article in SMH today that showed the average salary across the 16 NRL clubs by player position. This was taken from an offical NRL document collated by the Salary Cap auditing squad. Is a bit of an interesting read to see where clubs see that the best bang for salary cap buck is.
I'm a little surprised to see that hookers on average are second lowest paid compared to wingers. You'd think a key spine position like that might command a bit more coin ?? I know that I'd pay good $$ to have someone like Grant, Cook or even Api back here in the 9. By the same token props are seemingly well compensated for what is a pretty basic skill set these days. Wingers don't earn that much on average, but a good winger like To'o, Tupou or Marzhew is like an extra forward in terms of workrate and metres gained - probably worth the extra coin. I think minimum wage for top 26 players in squad is $100K and players 26-30 in squad minimum wage is $80K
On the same topic here is an article or two posted on the NRL website that gives some explanation of the current salary cap structure
www.nrl.com
www.nrl.com
I'm a little surprised to see that hookers on average are second lowest paid compared to wingers. You'd think a key spine position like that might command a bit more coin ?? I know that I'd pay good $$ to have someone like Grant, Cook or even Api back here in the 9. By the same token props are seemingly well compensated for what is a pretty basic skill set these days. Wingers don't earn that much on average, but a good winger like To'o, Tupou or Marzhew is like an extra forward in terms of workrate and metres gained - probably worth the extra coin. I think minimum wage for top 26 players in squad is $100K and players 26-30 in squad minimum wage is $80K
On the same topic here is an article or two posted on the NRL website that gives some explanation of the current salary cap structure
NRL Unpacked: How does the salary cap work?
A deep-dive into the NRL's rigorous salary cap process, why the cap exists, how it works and how it's managed across the game.
www.nrl.com
The Salary Cap
Here are the official guidelines for the NRL salary cap, including frequently asked questions like what players can earn outside the salary cap, how much can clubs spend, third party agreements and more.
www.nrl.com
