SALARY CAP SET FOR 7 MIL FOR 2017
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The NRL salary cap will reach $7 million by 2017 after the players approved a new five-year Collective Bargaining Agreement.
After months of tense negotiations, the RLPA confirmed a vote of 83 per cent from the entire playing group had finally ended the pay stand-off between players and the ARL Commission.
The ARLC has yet to announce details, but The Courier-Mail can reveal the salary cap has now been set for the next five years, bringing clarity to clubs as they secure playing talent for the future.
This year's cap has been set at $5.85 million, rising to $6.3 million in 2014, $6.55 million in 2015, $6.8 million by 2016 and $7 million in 2017. Under the new heads of agreement the players will be able to renegotiate the CBA for 2016 if the game's revenue continues to increase at a rapid rate.
In a statement RLPA boss David Garnsey said the new CBA went a "long way" towards achieving the RLPA's objective of establishing the best employment framework for elite professional athletes in Australia and New Zealand.
Garnsey praised the NRL stars that led discussions at the negotiating table including Test skipper Cameron Smith, Petero Civoniceva, Robbie Farah and Paul Gallen.
ARLC chairman John Grant said the deal was beneficial for players, both now and in their post-playing careers.
"It's a very good deal and it recognises the value of the players to the code," Grant said.
"But it also recognises the fact that players' futures need to be provided for after playing and it also recognises the short-term nature of some of the careers in rugby league."
After months of tense negotiations, the RLPA confirmed a vote of 83 per cent from the entire playing group had finally ended the pay stand-off between players and the ARL Commission.
The ARLC has yet to announce details, but The Courier-Mail can reveal the salary cap has now been set for the next five years, bringing clarity to clubs as they secure playing talent for the future.
This year's cap has been set at $5.85 million, rising to $6.3 million in 2014, $6.55 million in 2015, $6.8 million by 2016 and $7 million in 2017. Under the new heads of agreement the players will be able to renegotiate the CBA for 2016 if the game's revenue continues to increase at a rapid rate.
In a statement RLPA boss David Garnsey said the new CBA went a "long way" towards achieving the RLPA's objective of establishing the best employment framework for elite professional athletes in Australia and New Zealand.
Garnsey praised the NRL stars that led discussions at the negotiating table including Test skipper Cameron Smith, Petero Civoniceva, Robbie Farah and Paul Gallen.
ARLC chairman John Grant said the deal was beneficial for players, both now and in their post-playing careers.
"It's a very good deal and it recognises the value of the players to the code," Grant said.
"But it also recognises the fact that players' futures need to be provided for after playing and it also recognises the short-term nature of some of the careers in rugby league."
