7 Chooks players giving them a salary cap nightmare

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I don’t know what he’s getting paid but it sure as hell can’t be $700k when that’s the salary of seasoned vets who are regulars in the rep football arena which is my point. It you pay him that there is no way Manu accepts only $20k more which was my point:
Alleged salary cap cheating aside his cap hit won’t be that
He was the hottest junior on the market and Rusty's Rabbitohs wanted him, he most certainly didn't go to the Roosters for minimum wage. He would be earning plenty, majority of it off the books most likely.

It's sort of accepted as common knowledge passed off as a running joke that Roosters players get as much money off the books as on it.
 

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Last time we factored in an increase on rumours we got wrecked when they didn’t do it haha
Exactly the comment I was going to make.
Still have nightmares of Aaron Woods in blue and white and it didn’t last that long! I’m sure Gus won’t repeat the mistakes of Dib which put us into a deep dark hole.
 

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He was the hottest junior on the market and Rusty's Rabbitohs wanted him, he most certainly didn't go to the Roosters for minimum wage. He would be earning plenty, majority of it off the books most likely.

It's sort of accepted as common knowledge passed off as a running joke that Roosters players get as much money off the books as on it.
I’m not denying what you’re saying about him being hot property and the Roosters probably paying him a good wage to go there. My point is you can’t be paying him the same as guys like Manu on cap or off the books.
 

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I’m not denying what you’re saying about him being hot property and the Roosters probably paying him a good wage to go there. My point is you can’t be paying him the same as guys like Manu on cap or off the books.
Before Sam Walker was even playing first grade for the Roosters, they were paying him $300k a season as a 16 year old, so Joseph Suaalii would be on alot more considering the hype that was and is around him.
At the age of 17 while still completing his year 12 certificate, the South Sydney Rabbitoh's tabled Suaalii a 4-year @500k a season deal.

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Point 1: The Salary cap does not apply to the Rorters.
Point 2: this is Frothfield article.
 

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Before Sam Walker was even playing first grade for the Roosters, they were paying him $300k a season as a 16 year old, so Joseph Suaalii would be on alot more considering the hype that was and is around him.
At the age of 17 while still completing his year 12 certificate, the South Sydney Rabbitoh's tabled Suaalii a 4-year @500k a season deal.

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And that's still much less than the $700k reported in the article
 

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They don’t have a celery cap

only time it’s mentioned re easts is when they want to offload an aging player
 

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The Sydney Roosters find themselves in a bit of a jam with journalist Phil Rothfield revealing the club’s damning salary cap crisis.

A list showcasing the NRL’s 100 highest paid players shows the Roosters have seven players listed which could lead to some major issues ahead of the 2023 season. “We have come up with the 100 highest paid players in the competition and what it does show is the Roosters with their list are going to have some cap pressure,” Rothfield said on NRL 360.

“In 2022 they have got Tedesco on $1.1m, Luke Keary on $850,000, Joseph Manu ($720k), Jared Waerea-Hargreaves ($700k), Angus Crichton ($700k), Sio Siua Taukeiaho ($625k) and Victor Radley ($510k) for a total of $5,205,000. “The cap in 2021 is only $9.4 million so there is a lot of under paid players there.

“The problem for the Roosters is next year they have got to chuck Brandon Smith into that and you have also got to throw Joseph Suaalii into that who is on $700,000 next year. “The other issue is Sam Walker is off-contract next year and as you know there aren’t many great young halves around, so he is going to have to get some serious money.”

“How do you get 23 more players in on $4.2 million?” Kent asked. “That is a lot of money in seven players.”

Fellow co-host Braith Anasta put it back on Rothfield and asked if the club would encounter major struggles in keeping everyone. “Angus Crichton is not on that list and his contract hasn’t been registered yet for 2023, so if you put Angus Crichton in you are going up to nearly $6 million,” Rothfield said.

“I spoke to Nick Politis (Roosters boss) today and his position on the salary cap is this. Boyd Cordner was medically retired which took $720,000 out of their salary cap. “There were some minor players they let go in Sam Verills, Ronald Volkman, Lachlan Lam, Siosiua Taukeiaho and Daniel Suluka-Fifita went to Souths. “So they have lost probably $1.5 million with those players including Taukeiaho. “I still think it is going to be a squeeze, without setting alarm bells for their players or fans I think there are a few that are going to have to be tapped.”

Journalist Brent Read however revealed the salary cap is set to rise by $1.5 million at least for 2023 and beyond. “We should say the cap hasn’t been set for next year and it will go up,” Read said. “There is a big meeting on Thursday between the NRL and the club CEO’s about the salary cap.
“I think it will go up to at least $12 million next year.”


Nothing much new there, the Chooks have a small number of players that are paid a lot of money but somehow they still manage to stay under the Cap. What is interesting is Read's claim that the Cap will increase to $12m next year. That's $2.6m more than this year, I wonder what Gould's Salary Cap 2023 spreadsheet looks like, has he factored in $12m? In which case we have plenty of space to recruit some more, that is provided there are players that can justify donning the mighty blue and white.

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Personally I don't see it increasing that much (whatwoukd I know?) probably just PR friendly spin to help the Roosters and negate salary cap breach talk.
 

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They don’t have a celery cap

only time it’s mentioned re easts is when they want to offload an aging player
Yep being over is somehow all fixed up with the loss of Volkman, Verrills & Crichton creating $3 million cap space to go get Haas, Burton & Smith with enough left over to bring Mitchell Pearce back on a minimum contract as back up.
 

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I’m not denying what you’re saying about him being hot property and the Roosters probably paying him a good wage to go there. My point is you can’t be paying him the same as guys like Manu on cap or off the books.
From memory Suali was signed for about 450-500k when they poached him which was a lot at the time for a teenager with potential at 17.
 

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Wish we were as well run as the Roosters, especially given the money we generate.
 

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We should be doing everything we can to manoeuvre around the salary cap like we did in the early 2000s. Back when we were a powerhouse going toe to toe with the likes of the Roosters.
 

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It’s from Frothfield……since when are Rorters worried about salary cap pressure when the biggest loopholes are TPA’s and what Uncle Nick wants Uncle Nick gets.

They had a rep squad when they won their 2 premierships.
 
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