depends who, and what club
but the average salary is 80,000, not much as all.
Salary cap was inducted with the beginning of superleague, so 1996
the Melbourne storm
Melbourne Storm were the Minor premiers. But the minor premiership was withdrawn from them after they were accused of issues with there salary cap.
What is the history behind the salary cap in the MLB?
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The average rugby league first-grader earns a salary of $133,000 a year, or just $5541 a game - modest recompense for a lifetime of arthritis and knee replacements. Their lobby group, the Rugby League Professional Association, is pushing for an increase in the salary cap to $5 million next season, to enable higher salaries for players.
23000
Melbourne Storm salary cap breach happened in 2010.
$ 179,700
NFL football and NBA basketball
Rugby League players in Australia get paid very low. Their average yearly income is about 200 thousand. If you compare Rugby League to other sports such as, AFL, NFL, major league and NBA, Rugby League is like a welfare payment. Rugby League is the toughest sport. It's fast and rought. Countries that are developing Rugby League such as Amercia and Lebanon, their players don't get paid at all. NRL (National Rugby League) which is running in Australia, has a salary cap. That's the reason why, Rugby League players are so under-paid. The highest paid rugby league player in Australia is about 500k for 3 years. Super League in England is better than NRL, at least their payment are double then the ones in NRL.
For the 2010 season, there is no salary cap in the NFL. The NFL owners opted out of the collective bargaining agreement made with the players in 2006. Since there is no agreement, there is no cap. Certainly, any new agreement will contain a salary cap. If there is not a new agreement in place by the start of the 2011 season, there will be no NFL football. For the 2009 season, the NFL salary cap was $127 million.