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NRL Captain
- Mar 16, 2008
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PAYMENTS FOR THE TOP 25:
2010 Cap
$3.8 million: Basic payments for the top 25 players.
+ $200,000
Sponsor Servicing Allowance (automatically given to all clubs to compensate players for club sponsorship activities including appearances and endorsements).
+ $100,000
Long Serving Player Allowance (players who have played eight continuous years of grade football with that club including Toyota Cup and NSW Cup).
+ $100,000
Paid to the RLPA retirement fund and towards RLPA contributions
*Payments under the actual salary cap total $4.1 million paid directly by clubs across the top 25 players. A further $100,000 is paid into the RLPA retirement fund contribution but is not defined as a salary cap payment.
What a player can earn outside the salary cap:
$150,000
Marquee Player Allowance (any or all of the top 10 players at each club can share in payments made by club sponsors seeking to use a player’s intellectual property. A cap of $50,000 per player applies).
Unlimited
Players can earn unlimited amounts from corporate sponsors who are not associated with the club and who do not use the game’s intellectual property (no club logos, jerseys or emblems) provided these are pre-approved.
Unlimited
Tertiary education, approved traineeships, medical insurance costs, relocation/temporary accommodation costs are not included in the cap but must be approved.
2010 Cap
$3.8 million: Basic payments for the top 25 players.
+ $200,000
Sponsor Servicing Allowance (automatically given to all clubs to compensate players for club sponsorship activities including appearances and endorsements).
+ $100,000
Long Serving Player Allowance (players who have played eight continuous years of grade football with that club including Toyota Cup and NSW Cup).
+ $100,000
Paid to the RLPA retirement fund and towards RLPA contributions
*Payments under the actual salary cap total $4.1 million paid directly by clubs across the top 25 players. A further $100,000 is paid into the RLPA retirement fund contribution but is not defined as a salary cap payment.
What a player can earn outside the salary cap:
$150,000
Marquee Player Allowance (any or all of the top 10 players at each club can share in payments made by club sponsors seeking to use a player’s intellectual property. A cap of $50,000 per player applies).
Unlimited
Players can earn unlimited amounts from corporate sponsors who are not associated with the club and who do not use the game’s intellectual property (no club logos, jerseys or emblems) provided these are pre-approved.
Unlimited
Tertiary education, approved traineeships, medical insurance costs, relocation/temporary accommodation costs are not included in the cap but must be approved.
