Is that for both Marquee players?

So we could use it for Houghton and say he is on 125k only 75k of that would count on the cap, what is the deal for overseas marquee players?

If club trained only £75k would count for any player who has been designated as a marquee player (think we'll get a reduction for Tomkins next season).

To be regarded as a marquee player would have to be paid more than £175k in actual salary:
- If club trained only £75k counts on the cap.
- If not club trained £150k counts on the cap.

To be eligible as a marquee player any player (home grown or not) has to be paid at least £175k but otherwise yes, just as you wrote. For non home grown players the salary is counted as £150k

I'm glad Wigan have come out and said he's the marquee signing. Creates some media attention. No idea why we shoot ourselves in the foot and have marquee players but keep it under wraps like its some dirty secret, even though everyone knows who the marquee players are anyway.

Wont be one at Leeds unless the CEO counts on the cap!!

Only two marquee players in the league and both are at Wigan.

I though I read Saints (Roby) was also a marquee player.

Still early days and I'd expect a couple of other clubs, probably Salford and Warrington to have marquee players next season.

Pretty sure last year it was Pritchard, Sandow and Tomkins. Leaving just Sam now.

Surprised clubs with endless supply of money, Salford and Warrington for example haven't been all over it. Although Wire apprently threw a massive offer at Williams.

So what does this say about the "Marquee Player" system

One played in 10 minute busts with a 20 minute rest, one turned out to be the incredible sulk and the other a returning player with a serious injury that restricted his opertunity of staying down under.

All the very best players will stay in the NRL were average salary 's are equal to our marquee ranges but the competition is of a higher standard.

3 or 4 clubs paying 2 players the equivalent of a championship teams total playing budget cannot be good for the future of the game.

That's great news for Wigan & RL in england as he is a top talent for the rest of us to see & develop more at wigan , Only fear i have for the lad is he does not get burnt out but hopefully Wane will look after him.

So basically - the only party to benefit from the new marquee player ruling is Wigan. Great stuff.

They've spent the money investing in their players development, so why shouldn't they benefit from a rule that allows them to keep them?

I thought the marquee player rule was designed to bring in new players from either NRL or RU - or is it a gimmick to stop current players leaving ? If its the latter then all we are doing is topping up their pay packet.

And what's so bad about that?