General Salary cap information and Warriors players

[PB_old]

Given the salary cap has been, ummm...highlighted recently, I thought I'd find a little bit of information some may already know - or can add to - and post here.

1st Tier: 25 highest paid players.

• $3,366,000 AU

This includes Playing Fees; Benefits such as accommodation, travel, motor vehicles, interest free loans, managers fees and applicable fringe benefits, Win bonus & appearance fees; Other Bonuses are included in current year based on previous years form, or next year based on current years form if no previous. "Other bonuses" and "Win bonuses" have a subjective formula applied to work out.

2nd Tier: All players outside the Top 25 who play NRL in current year.

• $300,000 AU

Sponsor servicing: If provable that they have raised additional sponsorships through providing services to these sponsors.

• $200,000 AU

Veterans allowance: If at club for 10 years or for the Warriors, Cowboys and Storm since inception.

• $100,000 AU

Development: Players not playing NRL this year.

• There is no cap.

Exemptions: Tertiary education; Approved traineeships; Medical insurance; Relocation and temporary accommodation.

Total Available Cap:

• $3,966,000 AU

Total Cap Available if no veterans"

• $3,866,000 AU.

So that's the breakdown. Next come the players. Tier one players are drawn from the NRL site. Strangely, there are 26 so one will need to be classified as a Tier 2 player, possibly Misi Taulapapa. Tier 2 players are taken from the balance of the players excluding Frank-Paul Nuuausala and Paul Atkins as they are either confirmed as leaving or sans photo. I'm presuming that the others are featured due to the probability that they may play NRL at some stage. The development players are the balance of the Development squad minus those featured on said site.

Tier 1: (*one to be omitted)

• Louis Anderson
  Todd Byrne
  Sonny Fai
  Sione Faumuina
  Nathan Fien
  George Gatis
  Awen Guttenbeil
  Lance Hohaia
  Wairangi Koopu
  Epalahame Lauaki
  Micheal Luck
  Simon Mannering
  Tony Martin
  Steve Price
  Sam Rapira
  Jerome Ropati
  Grant Rovelli
  Misi Taulapapa
  Clinton Toopi
  George Tuakura
  Evarn Tuimavave
  Manu Vatuvei
  Richard Villasanti
  Cooper Vuna
  Brent Webb
  Ruben Wiki

Tier 2:

• Patrick Ah Van
  Andreas Bauer
  Marvin Filipo
  Robinson Godfrey
  Roman Hifo
  Constantine Mika
  Daniel O'Regan
  Daniel Vasau

Development:

• Scott Jones
  Jason Commisso
  Jody Henry
  Leeson Ah Mau
  Dean Shepherd
  Jody Henry
  Tolefoa Leaupepe
  Wayne McDade
  Miguel Start
  Nopoto Tuimaualuga
  Chris Tupou
  Lee Wetherill
  Malo Solomona

So that's 25 x Tier 1, 9 x Tier 2 and 13 x Juniors for a total of 47 players.

 

[D Generation X_old]

far out man

 

[Jesbass_old]

LeagueNut would be proud, PB!

 

[TheWonderStuff_old]

cool

 

[Fobin_Hood_old]

It amazing how many of these warriors "2nd tier" players arent holding their weight in the bartercard competition. How many of these "2nd tier players" have made the 2006 NZ residents squad??

NONE AT ALL...with the exeption of patrick ah van making his nrl debut. i think cooper vuna should be omitted from the top 25. I wont be surprised if the warriors made some BIG changes to their playing roster next year minus the obvious 1st graders.

 

[danielspencer2_old]

So ur telling me someone like todd byrne and george gatis get paid $300,000 a year?