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  Kramerica October 15, 2015 at 1:39pm

  It could well be around 10 million - the problem is that about 3 clubs are spending about 75% of that figure.

  The NRL needs to have a strongly policed cap on TPA's - say 1.5 per club. Either that or they need to independently value players and this figure must be included in the club's cap - in reality they can pay them what they like but the player's value must be included in the cap. The player value is only reviewed when their contract is renewed, changed, or updated.

  The simple solution is to cap tpa's with massive penalties for rule breakers.
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  Kramerica October 15, 2015 at 3:12pm

  Yeah I know, in other words there really is no solution, as such.

  What they do need to try and do is even it out a bit though. TPA's are really just an avenue for clubs to increase their player's salaries but they are sold as outside agreements which have nothing to do with the club. This is obviously rubbish - they should be capping them to at least try and level the playing field. It wouldn't hurt the game - it would actually improve it.
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  Bup October 15, 2015 at 5:54pm

  All they have to do with all this salary cap is , at the end of the year all off contract players over a two week period have medicals so perspective clubs can run the rule over the available talent. Players are given a number which goes into a lottery to determine a bidding order.The clubs then put a closed bid in for any player they choose. The player is notified a clubs made a bid, the total remains private except to the NRL. The highest bid gets the player. He's able to earn any amount outside the cap he can to top up his earnings.clubs would be forced to bring along their own juniors or run the risk of not getting a player they need for a certain position. The NRL could televise the event as well as bring in sponsors, so the clubs can generate an income out of the event to make it more palatable. It's similar to draft apart from the fact a player can earn any amount he likes outside his contract and any club can bid for his services. Obviously teams have to stay within their salary cap. I'm sure a few tweaks and a system like this would even out the playing feild immensely.
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  Yobz October 15, 2015 at 7:57pm

  I would propose a system where TPAs have to be submitted to the NRL before any player contracts are signed (eg July)
  
  Players and clubs would also have a set period each year where player contracts are signed (eg November).
  
  As TPAs are allegedly not in any way linked to which club a player plays for, this way he could still receive his TPA after changing clubs.
  
  Back-ending contracts is outlawed, clubs and players would have to submit any upgraded contracts to NRL at time of upgrade. Therefore each season's cap spending is in writing.
  
  Each club would need to be audited each year to ensure cap compliance (ie no extra payments).
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    Yobz > Yobz October 16, 2015 at 4:48pm

    The TPA should have nothing to do with the players contract status. If the player wants the TPA he will certainly get the negotiations done on time.