NRL SALARY CAP

How does it work?
The NRL Salary Cap is $3.25 million for the 25 highest paid players at each Club. If each player was paid an equal amount, they would get $130,000 each. Each Club can exercise its discretion in relation to how much individual players are paid providing that in total the payments do not exceed the $3.25 million Cap.


• Why have a Salary Cap?
The Salary Cap has two primary functions. The first is to assist in \"spreading the playing talent\" so that a few rich Clubs cannot simply out-bid poorer teams for all of the best players. The NRL believes that if a few Clubs were able to spend unlimited funds in such a way, it would both reduce the attraction of games to fans, due to an uneven competition, and drive some Clubs out of the competition. The second primary reason for having the Cap is to ensure Clubs are not put into positions where they are forced to spend more money than they can afford in terms of player payments, just to be competitive. The enforcement of the Cap ensures players at all Clubs have a similar opportunity to compete under comparable conditions.


• Where did it come from?
Salary Caps have been part of sport for many years. The NSWRL first introduced a Salary Cap to Rugby League in 1990 and the NRL has had a Salary Cap since its inception in 1998. The AFL introduced a Salary Cap in 1985 and major overseas sports such as the NFL and NBA in the USA also use Salary Caps.


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