- Mar 4, 2008
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Is your club paying too much for players? Confidential NRL document sheds light on salaries
The Herald has obtained the document the NRL salary cap auditors send clubs to keep agents honest and determine how much they should pay their players.
So following up from this article, I thought an interesting discussion would be to not only the top 5 paid players in each position, but also the top 5 performers in each position. so i'll list the top 5 paid, and the top 5 performers based on the opinion of the former greats lists in the article:
Fullbacks
Paid | Billy Slater's Top 5 |
| Kayln Ponga - $1.05 Million | James Tedesco |
| James Tedesco - $1.025 Million | Tom Trbojevic |
| Tom Trbojevic - $987K | Ryan Papenhyzen |
| Valentine Holmes - $825K | Kayln Ponga |
| Latrell Mitchell - $815k | Clint Gutherson |
Wingers
Paid | Ryan Girdler's Top 5 |
| Dallin Watene-Zelezniak - $600K | Xavier Coates |
| Josh Addo-Carr - $515K | Brian To'o |
| David Nofoaluma - $468K | Josh Addo-Carr |
| Xavier Coates - $425K | Daniel Tupou |
| Daniel Tupou - $395K | David Nofoaluma |
Centers
Paid | Ryan Girdler's Top 5 |
| Joseph Manu - $700k | Joseph Manu |
| Kotoni Staggs - $700k | Kotoni Staggs |
| Waqa Blake - $606K | Stephen Crichton |
| Stephen Crichton - $585k | Justin Olam |
| Zac Lomax - $550k | Siosifa Talakai |
Five-Eights
Paid | Brad Fittler's Top 5 |
| Cameron Munster - $950k | Cameron Munster |
| Jack Wighton - $850k | Jarome Luai |
| Luke Keary - $752k | Dylan Brown |
| Cody Walker - $650k | Jack Wighton |
| Jarome Luai - $650k | Cody Walker |
Halfbacks
Paid | Andrew Johns Top 5 |
| Daly Cherry-Evans - $1.25 Million | Nathan Cleary |
| Nathan Cleary - $1.2 Million | Daly Cherry-Evans |
| Ben Hunt - $1.098 Million | Mitchell Moses |
| Luke Brooks - $960K | Jahrome Hughes |
| Mitchell Moses - $925K | Ben Hunt |
Locks
Paid | Paul Gallen's Top 5 |
| Jason Taumalolo - $975K | Isaah Yeo |
| Jake Trbojevic - $875K | Cameron Murray |
| Cameron Murray - $846K | Jake Trbojevic |
| Joe Tapine - $750K | Dale Finucane |
| Jack de Belin - $750K | Jason Taumalolo |
Backrowers
Paid | Paul Gallen's Top 5 |
| David Fifita - $975K | Villiame Kikau |
| Wade Graham - $730K | Jai Arrow |
| Villiame Kikau - $728 | Liam Martin |
| Angus Crichton - $680K | Kurt Capewell |
| Tyson Frizell - $670K | Wade Graham |
Hookers
Paid | Robbie Farah's Top 5 |
| Josh Hodgson - $775K | Api Koroisau |
| Damien Cook - $725K | Harry Grant |
| Harry Grant - $550K | Damien Cook |
| Brandon Smith - $525K | Reed Mahoney |
| Api Koroisau - $475K | Brandon Smith |
Props
Paid | Paul Gallen's Top 5 |
| Tevita Pangai Jnr - $925K | Payne Haas |
| Andrew Fifita - $850K | Jesse Bromwich |
| Martin Taupau - $818K | James Fisher-Harris |
| David Klemmer - $815K | Junior Paulo |
| Addin Fonua-Blake - $810K | Jared Waerea-Hargreaves |
