IMO contracts should not be allowed to be back-loaded. If a player has signed a 5 year contract for $2.5 million then his payments should strictly be paid in equal instalments of $500k per season.
This would stop the rort of say Gasnier from a few years ago when he was reportedly playing for $70k or so and he helped the Drags win a premiership that season, there is just too much scope for dodgy dealings when players are being acquired this way by clubs.
If a club cannot afford to fit all of it's stars under the salary cap by paying their contracts evenly for the term of their contract then they have to let a few players go, tough luck. That way it would help spread the talent around between the clubs as well instead of the current situation where teams like the Rorters stockpile talent and (supposedly) have to deal with the consequences in the years to come.
How much was SBW supposedly playing for this season?…..probably $100k :unamused: :deadhorse:
Creative accounting at it's finest and shonkiest.
