Quote: JB Down Under "As a % NRL clubs get a lot less from the TV money than AFL clubs do. The next deal will see an increase in salary cap and an increase in grant to match it. I predict around $5.5mill salary cap and a $6mill grant. This will see most clubs financially ok. Still lots of work to do on the corporate and membeship side of clubs incomes but hopefully the ARLC will help them along.'"
those are minimum figures based on a 1 billon TV deal
with competition from 3 networks 1.4 billion including naming rights and new media could well mean a salary cap of 7 million and a grant of 8 million
currenly a few NRL clubs never spend full salary cap like the warriors and sometimes tigers
ensuring every club can spend full salary cap and be healthy is very important for the game
our top players should be on a minimum of 1.5 million pa including 3rd party deals, they get paid far too little vs other sports
if the salary cap does go to 6 million i can imagine some desperate clubs could even pay 2 million pa to lure a player like thurston or cronk to turn around their clubs
thats the kind of money they deserve
