150k is only the beginning. He’s also liable for the cost of any replacement and indeed loss of sponsorship etc. If Cas spend 100k on a new full-back, Hardaker is personally liable for that.
If Wigan paid to settle the case on his behalf, I’d imagine it would be against the spirit of the salary cap, if not a more obvious breach of it. Clubs can’t simply make payments on behalf of players.
If I was in Zak Hardaker’s shoes and he’s signed for Wigan, I’d be a very worried man. Cas have shown in the Solomona case that we are determined to seek to recoup financial loss and his is a more simple BoC case than that one.
He’s a high earning athlete with assets. I suspect we would be looking at a figure in the region of £250k. He’ll easily earn enough to pay that over the course of his next contract. It might mean paying Cas 50k a year out of his substantial salary for the next five years, but he’ll have to do it.
Simple rule of life - all actions have consequences.

Interesting info on the Mutu case - rlhttps://www.5rb.com/case/chelsea-fc-v-mutu-cas/rl

What we don't know are the terms of each contract, especially so in relation to breach of contract and associated compensation.

There are a number of specifics in relation to the Mutu case that might not be applicable to Hardaker - for FIFA or FA think RFL and then decide if they are as professional and have the same systems and processes.

Unfortunately for Hardaker, it’s in his contract. This was specifically outlined at the WADA hearing.

But in the case of Solomona you accepted about half of what you went for, so soubt it will be anywhere near £250k.

On the salary cap/transfer fee point I’ll be honest I’m not sure about it but don’t think it’s that simple. For example, the Harris from Cardiff to Bradford transfer where Bradford paid around £500k to Leeds.

And if Hardaker is a marquee player, not that he is, Wigan could essentially increase his salary to cover the additional costs and it would still count as £150k?

. Haven't seen the WADA info - what did it say?

Quote: Wigan6/Leeds1 Andy ". Haven't seen the WADA info - what did it say?'" https://www.ukad.org.uk/assets/uploads/ ... cision.pdf Point 4. Basically that signing a contract he agreed to be bound by the RFL anti-doping regulations.

Quote: Wigan6/Leeds1 Andy ". Haven't seen the WADA info - what did it say?'" https://www.ukad.org.uk/assets/uploads/ ... cision.pdf Point 4. Basically that signing a contract he agreed to be bound by the RFL anti-doping regulations.

The Solomona case was a bit more complex that Hardaker’s though. It was harder to put a value in the financial loss, as he joined for nothing!
In this case, the financial loss is much easier to value.

The Harris case was different. In that case, the action was brought by one club against the other, if I remember correctly. They claimed that Bradford induced Harris to breach the contractural agreement he had with Leeds. This isn’t the case with Hardaker. He’s personally liable for the financial loss suffered by Cas and as such any payment made by Wigan to settle the case would be deemed to be a payment to a player, I would imagine.

Indeed, Wigan could name him as a marquee player and pay him what they want, so he has enough to cover any payment to Cas. I can’t imagine they will though. Why would they waste a marquee player spot when they don’t need to? It’s Hardaker’s problem, not Wigan’ s.

It was for Scott Taylor

Just on Hardaker vs Barba, hopefully he does better than when they met in the NRL, when Barba bumped Hardaker off easily to score a try. Whilst I think Hardaker is a bit of an idiot and an off-field accident waiting to happen, I genuinely hope he comes back and stars again. A year out of the game with no income is a pretty big punishment in the context of a ten year career, and like it or not he is a quality player which SL desperately needs. Maybe spending a lot of time over the Pennines will help him off-field.

Think you’re telling the wrong person here mate, I’m not the one thinking it will be £250k!

Barba v Hardaker.

Barba
Pros
Is a better playmaker, plays very well as a second pivot chiming into the line, great hands, footwork and decision making, still plenty of pace.
Cons
Defence. He's another one who's defensive duties are over looked due to his attacking ability. Tackling, cover play and under the highball are all well under world class.

Hardaker
Pros
Defence. 6'3, excellent under the high ball. positionally great, often takes down an attacker one on one. Fast, very good in broken play.
Cons
Passing and decision making. Not up the standard of Barba or Tomkins, yet still good.

There's an argument to say either one is the better.

Where have you found this? The information I can find says he had to pay the wasted costs of the transfer fee spent on him and the cost of his replacement. You might have seen something I haven’t though?
In terms of the £150k, you need to remember that Cas had signed him on loan for the whole 2017 season. The £150k fee was for his services from 2018 onwards, so there was no amortised part of the fee. The whole £150k would be considered unamortised.