So around £3.45m

Over A$11m, so in excess of £6m.

Bad news for our game here. Cap needs raising substantially

No point raising the cap if the money isn't there to justify it. The NRL made a $43m profit last season and I think that's increased to around $50m this season. The clubs themselves are also very financially secure.

Appreciate that mate but we need to increase it somehow. I'm not saying a huge amount immediately but it has to go up. It's been stale for a while, it's not working and the gap is getting wider and wider to the NRL. We will lose most of our best players if this continues as it is. On a wider issue of course we need to generate more finance into the game as a whole, hopefully that will come in time on the back of the IMG recommendations.

You are right. In real terms the salary cap is decreasing year on year which not only means that clubs will not be able to attract decent players from the NRL but they are also faced with trimming their current squad annually. The fringe players in first team squads are, in the main, paid a pittance.

Yep, something has to be done mate. Can't stay as it is much longer.

To a certain extent it's getting beyond the point of repair. We are so far behind the NRL cap it's a no brainer for any SL player to go if offered. We can raise the cap here, but that won't increase the quality, it'll pretty much just getting players here a better deal.

Realistically the SL is a feeder for the NRL with most of our decent players having a stint down there. In theory that should make England more competitive

I see the Dolphins got their season off to a good start.
Didn`t see the game but sounds they played well.

Do the dolphins plan to give themselves a proper name?

Apparently ‘Clarence Dock Dolphins’
Expect announcement next week…..

Yes very surprising that win but great for the comp. Penrith got beat too at home which was a shock, close one but still a shock

Manley Eels game today was good.
The size of the forwards sorry Leeds Luke if you are reading seem much bigger athletes than ours along with their backs.
Played much faster too.

Didn’t see that game. Watched Sydney derby and that was great. Standard is levels above SL

I would look at it as a different sport. Conditions, reffing all different. Rules are even different!

Worst Possible news.
The Fox done his knee real bad. Looked horrific. Watching NRL won’t be as exciting for a long while. Hope he comes back stronger….

The Dogs have a serious injury crisis

Is a shame as they were building a really good side to watch ….

"Only" expected to be out for 8 weeks, more ankle than knee it seems

Lucky that! Looked much worse when you see the angle his leg was at….

https://www.seriousaboutrl.com/nrl-club ... ges-73518/ SL increasing marquee slots from 2 to 3 won't go anywhere close to counter this, in my opinion.

https://www.seriousaboutrl.com/nrl-club ... ges-73518/ SL increasing marquee slots from 2 to 3 won't go anywhere close to counter this, in my opinion.

Hmm the game over here will just get weaker and weaker unless some major changes are made.

Knights defence is absolutely appalling. Defensive line speed is pedestrian and missing 2/3 tackles almost every set.

Addo-Carr back this Sunday

Good news that. Just in time for Origin!