NRL to LIFT Salary Cap

[Foordy]

The National Rugby League Partnership Executive Committee has today agreed to lift the annual grant to clubs by $200,000 per year from $3.45m to $3.65m in 2011 with a further rise to $3.75m in 2012.

The Partnership has also agreed to a lift in the overall level of representative payments with the details of the payment schedules to be determined in the weeks ahead.

Both moves create a positive background for the review of the salary cap over the next few weeks.

They also follow a decision by the NRL to delay the registration period for ‘new contracts’ from the close of Round 13 to the close of Round 17.

“The work we have done in growing revenue through sponsorship, merchandising and government support has allowed the Partnership to look at the game’s future revenue projections and increase the level of funding for the clubs beyond what was already budgeted,” NRL Chief Executive Mr David Gallop said today.

“It goes without saying that the players should share in the benefits of that success but it is also important to remember that the game must aim to reach a point where the level of the grant matches the level of the salary cap (currently $4.1m).

“That parity is important to ensure that clubs can become more profitable and that they can in turn afford to grow player payments further in the future.

“In the meantime we need to ensure that we are growing player payments to the extent that can be afforded and the current review process that is being conducted is an important part of that.

“Without pre-empting that review we expect that there will be a significant lift in the overall cap and in representative payments.

“We will secure a clearer picture around each of those areas in the next few weeks.”

http://www.broncos.com.au/default.aspx? ... y&id=26475

positive moves by the NRL, IMO

 

[Kimlo]

Very good news, should be enough till the hopefully coming significant increase in 2013 with the new TV rights deal.

 

[pennywisealfie]

not good enough

 

[m1c]

would be good if that 200k went into raising the minimum wage...

 

[Kimlo]

not good enough

Well you can't say that yet, it all depends on what the rep payments are going to be increased to.

If they are tripled(doubt it!) then awesome, that's an extra 100k+ for rep season footy.

If it's something minor like from 13,500 to 18,000 then it will really make no difference and it won't be good enough.

Unless you're speaking about the club grant.

 

[Fozz]

That's not lifting the cap, they've only increased the grant to the clubs.

 

[Kimlo]

That's not lifting the cap, they've only increased the grant to the clubs.

But what about all the BS in the couriermail saying it's been decided they will raise the cap by 300k...

Why does any fan care about the club grant being raised....

Show instead of rewarding players the NRL has come out and rewarded incompetent clubs?

 

[Charmamba]

not good enough

Well you can't say that yet, it all depends on what the rep payments are going to be increased to.

If they are tripled(doubt it!) then awesome, that's an extra 100k+ for rep season footy.

If it's something minor like from 13,500 to 18,000 then it will really make no difference and it won't be good enough.

Unless you're speaking about the club grant.

QRL has put forward a loyalty based payment setup for Rep players.

So someone like Locky would get $40,000 a game and a new commer would get say $15,000

 

[Foordy]

not good enough

Well you can't say that yet, it all depends on what the rep payments are going to be increased to.

If they are tripled(doubt it!) then awesome, that's an extra 100k+ for rep season footy.

If it's something minor like from 13,500 to 18,000 then it will really make no difference and it won't be good enough.

Unless you're speaking about the club grant.

QRL has put forward a loyalty based payment setup for Rep players.

So someone like Locky would get $40,000 a game and a new commer would get say $15,000

i really like that scheme. it was suggested that for every 5 games of origin you play you trigger the new pay figure.

 

[Je$ter]

not good enough

Well you can't say that yet, it all depends on what the rep payments are going to be increased to.

If they are tripled(doubt it!) then awesome, that's an extra 100k+ for rep season footy.

If it's something minor like from 13,500 to 18,000 then it will really make no difference and it won't be good enough.

Unless you're speaking about the club grant.

QRL has put forward a loyalty based payment setup for Rep players.

So someone like Locky would get $40,000 a game and a new commer would get say $15,000

That is a good mvoe if they do it, but they won't.

In an ideal world, that money is not part of the cap, a Locky, Inglis, Slater, Civo could earn 120k extra a year. If the NRL was smart enough to make amendments to 3rd party agreements ie they don't come under the cap, a guy like Slater who is very marketable could be earning a figure like 700k a year.

Frankly the biggest sour point for me is the 3rd party bullshit. If a guy is marketable enough to gain great money and his management sets it up he should be able to earn what he likes from a compnay that is not part of the clubs sponsors.

 

[Bucking Beads]

Still need to cull 2 sydney teams IMO.

 

[Foordy]

not good enough

Well you can't say that yet, it all depends on what the rep payments are going to be increased to.

If they are tripled(doubt it!) then awesome, that's an extra 100k+ for rep season footy.

If it's something minor like from 13,500 to 18,000 then it will really make no difference and it won't be good enough.

Unless you're speaking about the club grant.

QRL has put forward a loyalty based payment setup for Rep players.

So someone like Locky would get $40,000 a game and a new commer would get say $15,000

That is a good mvoe if they do it, but they won't.

In an ideal world, that money is not part of the cap, a Locky, Inglis, Slater, Civo could earn 120k extra a year. If the NRL was smart enough to make amendments to 3rd party agreements ie they don't come under the cap, a guy like Slater who is very marketable could be earning a figure like 700k a year.

Frankly the biggest sour point for me is the 3rd party bullshit. If a guy is marketable enough to gain great money and his management sets it up he should be able to earn what he likes from a compnay that is not part of the clubs sponsors.

Players can still earn whatever they want under the cap as long as:

1. The players club does not assist the player in gaining the sponsor.
2. The club can not guarantee that the player will receive that money from the particular sponsor.
3. Playing for a certain club must no be a requirement of the sponsorship.
4. The sponsor can not be a club sponsor.
5. The player can not wear any of his clubs merchadise (i.e jersey hat etc) in any advert
6. the player must tell the NRL about it.

As long as these conditions are met, then players can earn whatever the want and it wont be included in the cap. the reason players don't have these sponsorships is lazy managers.

AFAIK, the reason Gasnier and Wing left the NRL is that they didn't get money that they were promised from sponsor

 

[Foordy]

Still need to cull 2 sydney teams IMO.

I agree at the very least 2 teams need to be relocated.

 

[Twiztid]

AFAIK, the reason Gasnier and Wing left the NRL is that they didn't get money that they were promised from sponsor

I am pretty sure in regards to Wing. He didn't get the 3rd party payments as he didn't do the required hours by the 3rd party company for appearance promotions.

Plus adding to the fact he made some bad investments overseas. He needed some money quick and Japan was offering a lot more money in a short space of time than he could get in the NRL. He can also probably extend his career by a few extra years playing there.

 

[Foordy]

The NRL is finally and firmly fighting back against big-spending rivals, the AFL and rugby union.

The Daily Telegraph reports that marquee players will earn another $300,000 a year on top of their existing NRL contracts.

The initiative is expected to be ratified at a club chief executives conference on Tuesday.

The move will ensure rugby league's elite players stay in the NRL, unlike Karmichael Hunt and Israel Folau, who walked out for the big money in AFL.

Currently, each club can spend a total of $150,000 on three marquee players - $50,000 each - to top up their contracts.

That figure will now increase to $300,000 with the three-player restriction lifted.

That means clubs can spend the money on several players - or just one.

.....


An alteration to the long-service grant will also be discussed.

Players with eight years experience can attract a $100,000 increase to their club's salary cap.

That could now be $100,000 for players with six years service and then another $100,000 after eight years.

http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,865 ... 14,00.html

Thats good to see some positive moves. the article also says that the cap will also go from 4.1million to 4.2 million next year as well.

 

[Anonymous person]

the first article means absolutely nothing to anyone other than the poor clubs.

the second article that foordy just posted is good - but 100k extra on the salary cap is ridiculous, not gonna help at all.

 

[Kimlo]

the first article means absolutely nothing to anyone other than the poor clubs.

the second article that foordy just posted is good - but 100k extra on the salary cap is ridiculous, not gonna help at all.

Well unless I've got this wrong isn't it 250k increase?
150k increase in marquee payments and 100k straight cap increase, I think that's how it works anyway.

Still 250k is not much but it's better than not increasing it at all.

 

[Foordy]

the first article means absolutely nothing to anyone other than the poor clubs.

the second article that foordy just posted is good - but 100k extra on the salary cap is ridiculous, not gonna help at all.

Well unless I've got this wrong isn't it 250k increase?
150k increase in marquee payments and 100k straight cap increase, I think that's how it works anyway.

Still 250k is not much but it's better than not increasing it at all.

the difference before with the marquee player payment you could only spend 50k of the 150k allowance on one player. now with the double in the allowance, you can potentially spend the full 300k allowance on 1 player. there are no restrictions on this allowance any more