Teams like the Tigpies would still have to pay massive overs to get a legitimate superstar, whether it's inside or outside the cap.You could make the argument having 2 marquee players ( similar to the Super League, 2 players contracts don't count towards the cap ) would even the comp.
For example if the Broncos made Haas and Walsh thier marquee players, the Tigers could make Reynolds or Mann thier marquee players.
Having said that, it doesn't seem to work well in the Super League, while it stops thier top 24 players going to Union it hasn't made the comp even with the same 2 clubs winning every season
IMO it would just lead to more star players getting poached.With clubs cashed up now they should look at a marquee signing allowance like SL. Every club gets one or two players where cap space is $750k but they can pay them whatever they like. If they have made their nrl debut for that club the cap cost drops to $500k. Would mean every club has a quality franchise player or two.
The Designated player is the one that bakes the sub-standard cookies that crumble.
They also bring the jelly snakes, so must be able to multi-task.Do they also squeeze the oranges for the juice to be drunk by the players at half time too?