albatross
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Cheers mate. Like you said, there's probably some rubbery guess work at zero tackle and in your estimations but it would be pretty close.Disclaimer: I am not saying this is 100% accurate. This is the best source I have in the one place
Disclaimer Part 2: I read the NRL salary cap rules. My understanding for 2023 is put in this thread. If I'm wrong I apologise.
Disclaimer Part 3: I have an avid curiosity with things like constructing teams for the salary cap, so if this thread is pointless again I apologise.
Our 10 highest paid players account for $6 million. How much of that counts against the cap is unknown. Let us be generous and estimate $5.5 Million
550,000 Josh Addo-Carr 500,000 Matt Burton 500,000 Corey Allan 450,000 Kyle Flanagan 800,000 Luke Thompson 750,000 Tevita Pangai Jr 600,000 Josh Jackson 600,000 Reed Mahoney 800,000 Villiame Kikau 450,000 Jack Hetherington (Used to be listed as this, now removed) [Mutual Option, club can not sign him] 6,000,000 Total Spent
Other players signed for 2023 (Undisclosed amounts): Paul Alamoti, Jake Averillo, Braiden Burns, Bailey Biondi-Odo, Jeremy Marshall-King, Brent Naden, Jayden Okunbor, Chris Patolo, Aaron Schoupp, Ava Seumanufagai, Corey Waddell Total 11 players
Let us again be conservative and estimate those players earn an average of 225k each (On average, players like Naden will likely be on more and players like Patolo are likely on less) $2.5 Million Total Spend
$8 Million spent across 21 players
$9.7 Million NRL Salary Cap for top 30 Players (For 2023 Season)
$1.7 Million remaining for 8 players
Players 27-30 must earn a minimum of 80k. 350k for four players.
Balance for players 22-26 $1.35 Million across 5 players (Players must earn a minimum of 120k p/a in this bracket)
We basically have $1.35 million to spend on five players for next year (Please remember this is the best case scenario for us)
Unless we offload players we are unlikely to be able to afford any 700k+ signings without filling out the rest of the squad with fringe first graders. This is my best attempt at making sense of our salary cap situation for next year.
We could surely have 3 players in the 22-26 roster spots on minimum $120g. That leaves a million for 2 players, from which we could buy at least 1 high quality player. Plenty of things will change though IMO, with Thommo, Allen and Flanagan likely to be sold if we can find a decent buyer.