Highest paid player

[851]

Farah apparently signed a 4 year deal worth $3.5 million so that equates to $875k a year

That is including 3rd party deals,also loyalty reductions come into play,so his nominal salary cap figure would be well below the $875k.

 

[newman]

MASSIVE LOLZ at nuffies on LU speculating about how much players get paid when most of them couldn't even tell you what the salary cap was worth.

Fact is, with back-ended contracts, third party deals, rep bonuses and salary cap concessions, it's very hard to estimate the value of a players income, particularly as they are guarded with such secrecy and the reports in the press are way off.

What can be objectively measured is that not one NRL player appeared in this list.

http://www.brw.com.au/p/top_sports_earners_for_in_full_Aq8HOtMH9SjuptLdDxCLiJ

You will also find that the highest paid at each club is remarkably similar at around 750/850 base wage.

 

[Chook]

Sam Tomkins.

Chook.

 

[sensesmaybenumbed]

How long to go on that deal ?

The tigers will be crap until that expires.

What would your opinion be if Cronulla signed him? They seem unable to sign players from anywhere else....

 

[some11]

Are we talking base salary or 3rd party deals and salary cap allowances such as veteran player allowance (8 years) and marquee player allowance included?

Look how much the cap will go up with the new rights deal:

2013 - $5.85M
2014 - $6.3M
2015 - $6.55M
2016 - $6.8M
2017 - $7M

 

[kdalymc]

Who the hell said that?

When mundine left the game he was the highest paid player.

 

[Bring it home Knights]

Mundine has said on a number of occasions that he was the highest paid player. That being the case ,is there any wonder the Dragons couldn't win a comp?

 

[Card Shark]

What would your opinion be if Cronulla signed him? They seem unable to sign players from anywhere else....

He is a great player but not with about 6th of the cap mate. Paying massive $ for 1 player is a huge risk IMO.

To answer your question, I would love him in sharks colours but wouldn't pay over about $550k.

 

[Vic Mackey]

$550k isn't what it used to be, look at how much the cap has/is going up. Farah is worth whatever we are paying him TO US.

Btw I don't know what your paying Ayshford this year, but trust me, it will be too much.

 

[Pass the Ball]

MASSIVE LOLZ at nuffies on LU speculating about how much players get paid when most of them couldn't even tell you what the salary cap was worth.

Fact is, with back-ended contracts, third party deals, rep bonuses and salary cap concessions, it's very hard to estimate the value of a players income, particularly as they are guarded with such secrecy and the reports in the press are way off.

What can be objectively measured is that not one NRL player appeared in this list.

http://www.brw.com.au/p/top_sports_earners_for_in_full_Aq8HOtMH9SjuptLdDxCLiJ

You will also find that the highest paid at each club is remarkably similar at around 750/850 base wage.

Number 50 earned $1.3 million.

SBW may have earned more than that last year including his fight purse, Japanese rugby, third-party deals, sponsorship and Easts wages.

But he is a Kiwi, so he was never going to appear on that list...

I would estimate around $1.5 million though for last year???

PTB

 

[Card Shark]

$550k isn't what it used to be, look at how much the cap has/is going up. Farah is worth whatever we are paying him TO US.

Btw I don't know what your paying Ayshford this year, but trust me, it will be too much.

Agree on Ayshford, I have no excitement about him. Would've about 2 years ago though.

 

[pHyR3]

$550k isn't what it used to be, look at how much the cap has/is going up. Farah is worth whatever we are paying him TO US.

Btw I don't know what your paying Ayshford this year, but trust me, it will be too much.

Yep, 550k is completely different these days and many forget that.

As a percentage of the cap, 750k is 12% in 2014

and that was equivalent to ~520k in 2012

 

[newman]

Number 50 earned $1.3 million.

SBW may have earned more than that last year including his fight purse, Japanese rugby, third-party deals, sponsorship and Easts wages.

But he is a Kiwi, so he was never going to appear on that list...

I would estimate around $1.5 million though for last year???

PTB

There was another article (that I couldn't find a link to) that listed the top 100. No NRL players in that either and only one AFL player. My original point that it's very difficult to estimate an athletes income stands. And in most cases the general bod largely overestimates it based on crap printed in the papers.

 

[butchmcdick]

HIGHEST PAID PLAYERS

A list of the highest paid players in the NRL. Contract values are based on reported figures and as such, cannot be viewed as being 100% accurate. Only players with reported contract values are listed. If you have information on the contract values for other players, let us know.

Please click on the tick to view the source for the contract value.



Read more: http://www.nospam9/nrl/rugby-league/players/highest-paid-players/#ixzz2sLbW51ay



THURSTON, Johnathan
Cowboys ✔ ($1000K) ✔ ($1000K) ✔ ($1000K) ✔ ($1000K)
FARAH, Robbie
Tigers ✔ ($900K) ✔ ($900K) ✔ ($900K) ✔ ($900K)
HOPOATE, Will
Eels ✔ ($800K) ✔ ($800K)
INGLIS, Greg
Rabbitohs ✔ ($800K) ✔ ($800K) ✔ ($800K) ✔ ($800K)
CARNEY, Todd
Sharks ✔ ($750K) ✔ ($750K) ✔ ($750K) ✔ ($750K) ✔ ($750K)
TOMKINS, Sam
Warriors ✔ ($750K) ✔ ($750K) ✔ ($750K)
DUGAN, Josh
Dragons ✔ ($700K) ✔ ($700K) ✔ ($700K) ✔ ($700K)
FORAN, Kieran
Sea Eagles ✔ ($650K) ✔ ($650K)
CRONK, Cooper
Storm ✔ ($625K) ✔ ($625K) ✔ ($625K)
STEWART, Brett
Sea Eagles ✔ ($600K) ✔ ($600K) ✔ ($600K)
WILLIAMS, Tony
Bulldogs ✔ ($600K) ✔ ($600K) ✔ ($600K)
PRITCHARD, Frank
Bulldogs ✔ ($550K) ✔ ($550K) ✔ ($550K)
SANDOW, Chris
Eels ✔ ($550K) ✔ ($550K)
WIDDOP, Gareth
Dragons ✔ ($550K) ✔ ($550K) ✔ ($550K) ✔ ($550K)
BLAIR, Adam
Tigers ✔ ($500K) ✔ ($500K)
CHERRY-EVANS, Daly
Sea Eagles ✔ ($500K) ✔ ($500K)
JENNINGS, Michael
Roosters ✔ ($500K) ✔ ($500K) ✔ ($500K)
NORMAN, Corey
Eels ✔ ($500K) ✔ ($500K) ✔ ($500K)
SCOTT, Beau
Knights ✔ ($500K) ✔ ($500K) ✔ ($500K)
TAYLOR, Dave
Titans ✔ ($500K) PO ($500K) PO ($500K)
UATE, Akuila
Knights ✔ ($500K) ✔ ($500K) ✔ ($500K) ✔ ($500K)
LEWIS, Luke
Sharks ✔ ($450K) ✔ ($450K) ✔ ($450K)
LUSSICK, Darcy
Eels ✔ ($450K) ✔ ($450K)
MILFORD, Anthony
Broncos ✔ ($450K) ✔ ($450K)
PAPALII, Josh
Raiders ✔ ($430K) ✔ ($430K) ✔ ($430K)
GRAHAM, James
Bulldogs ✔ ($425K)
BOYD, Darius
Knights ✔ ($400K) ✔ ($400K)
GIDLEY, Kurt
Knights ✔ ($400K) ✔ ($400K)
KENNEDY, Martin
Broncos ✔ ($400K) ✔ ($400K) ✔ ($400K)
THOMPSON, Joel
Dragons ✔ ($400K) ✔ ($400K) ✔ ($400K)
LUKE, Issac
Rabbitohs ✔ ($375K) ✔ ($375K)
FIFITA, Andrew
Sharks ✔ ($370K)
HANNANT, Ben
Broncos ✔ ($350K)
HODGES, Justin
Broncos ✔ ($350K)
KENNY-DOWALL, Shaun
Roosters ✔ ($350K) ✔ ($350K)
JAMES, Ryan
Titans ✔ ($333K) ✔ ($333K) ✔ ($333K)
KLEMMER, David
Bulldogs ✔ ($330K) ✔ ($330K) ✔ ($330K)
AUBUSSON, Mitchell
Roosters ✔ ($300K) ✔ ($300K) ✔ ($300K)
HARRISON, Daniel
Eels ✔ ($300K)
HOFFMAN, Josh
Broncos ✔ ($300K) ✔ ($300K)
LAWRENCE, Chris
Tigers ✔ ($300K) ✔ ($300K) ✔ ($300K)
MCGUIRE, Josh
Broncos ✔ ($300K) ✔ ($300K)
WOODS, Aaron
Tigers ✔ ($300K)
TE'O, Ben
Rabbitohs ✔ ($270K) ✔ ($270K)
INU, Krisnan
Bulldogs ✔ ($225K) ✔ ($225K)
ANASTA, Braith
Tigers ✔ ($200K)
EDWARDS, Joel
Raiders ✔ ($200K) ✔ ($200K)
RYAN, Beau
Sharks ✔ ($200K) ✔ ($200K)
LUI, Robert
Cowboys ✔ ($180K)
MCQUEEN, Chris
Rabbitohs ✔ ($130K) ✔ ($130K)
TAYLOR, Ashley
Broncos ✔ ($100K) ✔ ($100K) ✔ ($100K)
DOWLING, Jamie
Titans ✔ ($90K)


Read more: http://www.nospam9/nrl/rugby-league/players/highest-paid-players/#ixzz2sLb2rF68

Of course this is probably as reliable as rhythm method so take it with a grain of salt

 

[hardbaby]

500k for DCE seems like a bargain. Less money than Foran. As for Fifita (370k) I reckon he'll do a whole heap better than that next year. 800k for Hopoate? Parra must be mad. Maybe if he was a half back.

 

[Cumberland Throw]

Tony Williams 600k ... money well spent ... not

 

[hardbaby]

Tony Williams 600k ... money well spent ... not

Yeah that's pretty funny. I really don't get that guy. So lazy. Such a powder puff.

 

[Game_Breaker]

Tony Williams 600k ... money well spent ... not

He's a waste

But we'll wait and see how a 800K 21 yr old winger/centre who's been out of the game for 2 years goes

 

[butchmcdick]

He's a waste

But we'll wait and see how a 800K 21 yr old winger/centre who's been out of the game for 2 years goes

Hey hey hey

He has The Lord on his side

 

[newman]

Of course this is probably as reliable as rhythm method so take it with a grain of salt

Considering they are "reported values" and the reported values are always wrong, you can say that report is full of shit. Also, it's not a list of highest paid players. It's sort of a spread across all pay scales. Weird.