Storm salary cap dramas

[Morkel]

Sort of related-


So, if there's no clause and he decides to hang up the boots after 2019, the Storm must carry his 2020 half of the contract in their cap for that year, right? There will be no career ending injury so the precedent is there with Watmough.

https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/02/27...oor-open-for-cameron-smith-to-retire-in-2019/

Quite different. Watmough was "willing" to play, despite being completely busted.

 

[Foordy]

Sort of related-


So, if there's no clause and he decides to hang up the boots after 2019, the Storm must carry his 2020 half of the contract in their cap for that year, right? There will be no career ending injury so the precedent is there with Watmough.

https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/02/27...oor-open-for-cameron-smith-to-retire-in-2019/

If Smith retires the Storm won't have to carry any of his 2020 contract value on their cap.

except if he retires after November 1 and starts getting paid his 2020 money ... in that case they will likely have to carry whatever they have already paid to Smith, from his 2020 salary