Yeah, maybe so, during the WC it was. Bonus, sponsorship etc will have bumped it up.

Need to remember atm that Garbutt is free, next year we will have his wages on the SC too

And that figure would go perfectly with the information I was given - Achurch is 'one of' our top earners in that same sort of wage bracket.

What a load of rubbish. How does any one of you know which player earns what, please don't quote the Daily Mail and their guesses. Have you any proof what you are guessing at

Theres ways and means pal. It doesnt bother me if you question the validity.

I think the surprise re Achurch wasn't the salary Leeds offered but the length of contract. Leeds offered him 4 years on a decent wedge. Penrith offered him a much shorter deal on terms that would be standard for a player in his early 20s with a JJB-like injury record and very few NRL matches under his belt - probably something close to minimum NRL wage until he proved his fitness. I don't think Leeds necessarily paid him a huge amount, just that by comparison to what Penrith were willing to pay it was a big increase.

No real proof whatsoever I'd say. However, you can't deny ever wondering how much our players earn, especially after Kevs speech after that GF. We won't ever know the answer but it makes for good discussion when fans are wanting to know what's left on the salary cap, and what type of player were hoping to sign.

The daily mail report was one of a few. I never said it was hard evidence, it's just interesting to throw in to the mix.

I wouldn't get too upset about it mate.

I've seen it through my job. It wasn't meant for the public domain but as it was 2 or 3 years ago and not that far off what was reported/suspected I don't feel too bad confirming it.

Point is that even with bonuses / sponsorship some of these players will struggle financially if their careers suddenly stop and also might not free up as much room on the salary cap as we think.

And even though I have zero "sources" or links to players or player's Dads I also knew for a fact a long time ago about The Canadian team playing in the UK next year but that's another story and we can all argue about how successful / what a waste of money that was next year

No such problem a decade ago, When Old Trafford would run with the Bulls, as Nobby stoked the 'awesome foursome' into battle for another tilt at GF glory.....them's were the days

It seems like an age ago now doesn't it, but it isn't really that long ago you were the top dogs. Unbelievable how things have unravelled since 2005. The Leeds- Bradford games back then were great too, would love to get those times back but seems a long way off right now.