Re: Marquee player rule - Approved : Wed Jun 03, 2015 2:03 pm  

more info http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-league/32994481

more info http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-league/32994481

Re: Marquee player rule - Approved : Wed Jun 03, 2015 2:14 pm  

You would assume that most of the money will go to players already in SL, or on topping up some extravagant pension pots for a few Aussies. Even the likes of Cooper Cronk, who has been tipped for Wire, or Billy Slater will still be able to earn more in the NRL than in SL for a few years yet, so they will only come in their mid-30s. The idea of anyone in SL signing players like Inglis and Burgess is ludicrous.

I guess we will use it on Walsh next year should he get back to fitness
Wigan will presumably have Tomkins benefiting
Salford will no doubt waste it on someone already retired like Shane Webcke

Re: Marquee player rule - Approved : Wed Jun 03, 2015 2:19 pm  

Can someone explain to me like I'm a 2yr old how this works

Re: Marquee player rule - Approved : Wed Jun 03, 2015 3:01 pm  

EHW wrote:

Even the likes of Cooper Cronk, who has been tipped for Wire, or Billy Slater will still be able to earn more in the NRL than in SL for a few years yet, so they will only come in their mid-30s. The idea of anyone in SL signing players like Inglis and Burgess is ludicrous.

Depends what the financial checks mentioned actually contain. At face value, Marwan could in theory offer Slater £15m per season. He'd be over like a shot. Whether anyone would be daft enough to really push the boat out remains to be seen, but the possibility is there now.

Re: Marquee player rule - Approved : Wed Jun 03, 2015 3:12 pm  

From what people say, there is quite a large difference between what the top NRL superstars are getting paid to the rest. It may be that the "almost" greg inglis and the "nearly" Cameron Smith will be able to get a better wedge over her. it will still meana drop in status as we're a minority sport, but the lieks of Luke Walsh enjoy that side of things.

Either way, if Greg Inglis is playing for Wire and Copper Cronk for Salford, it mean I'm more likely to tune into Sly TV to watch on a Thursday or Friday.

Re: Marquee player rule - Approved : Wed Jun 03, 2015 3:28 pm  

St pete wrote:

Can someone explain to me like I'm a 2yr old how this works

Clubs are free to pay whatever they want to a single player, but his contribution to the salary cap total is limited depending on where he is from.

Sam Tomkins gets paid £500,000 a year to play for Wigan. Of that £500,000, only £100,000 goes onto the salary cap statement for Wigan, as Sammy is "club trained".

Mal Meninga gets paid £4,500,000 a year to play for Salford. As he is a foreigner, £175,000 of Mal's salary goes onto the salary cap for Salford.

Re: Marquee player rule - Approved : Wed Jun 03, 2015 3:31 pm  

It's not a ruling for overseas players its for non club trained.

i.e James Roby would cost Saints £100k on the cap

Sam Burgess would cost Saints £175k on the cap

Alex Walmsley would cost Saints £175K on the cap

Greg Inglis would cost Saints £175k on the cap

James Graham would cost Saints £100k on the cap


You get the point...

Re: Marquee player rule - Approved : Wed Jun 03, 2015 3:36 pm  

Can we have James Graham back then please on £100,000 a year

Re: Marquee player rule - Approved : Wed Jun 03, 2015 3:40 pm  

BackrowSaint wrote:

It's not a ruling for overseas players its for non club trained.

i.e James Roby would cost Saints £100k

Sam Burgess would cost Saints £175k

Alex Walmsley would cost Saints £175K

Greg Inglis would cost Saints £175k

James Graham would cost Saints £100k


You get the point...

Worth pointing out those are the values that would count on the cap. So we couldn't get Inglis for £175k. But if we did secure him for say £1.2m per season, only £175k would appear on the cap.

Re: Marquee player rule - Approved : Wed Jun 03, 2015 3:41 pm  

Saddened! wrote:

Worth pointing out those are the values that would count on the cap. So we couldn't get Inglis for £175k. But if we did secure him for say £1.2m per season, only £175k would appear on the cap.

Yep, I will edit my original post to reflect.