Yep and when they introduced the salary cap in 1990 the cap was $1.5M. The Canberra Raiders spent almost $3M & received a small fine & kept their premiership. If the NSWRL had acted appropriately right there & then, then they may not have been so many train wrecks.
The Broncos should have been caught a few years ago but Andrew Gee resigned & the NRL didn't have the power to interview him. I would have said either be interviewed or you will not be allowed to have any association with rugby league in this country again & not even be allowed into a ground.