Yes they have over 10mill cap space, so well are their books handled.
Tedesco, Cronk, Crichton, Cordner, Friend, Keary = $4.8m.
JWH, Mitchell, Tupou, Aubusson, Ferguson, Taukeiaho, Napa = $2.15m.
13 players = $6.95m.
15 rookies = $1.7m.
28 players = $8.65m.
2 spots left and $750k.
Which I find Cleary's going for Depth so at odds with this.
It's clearly a totally different direction. Means No superstars but you have decent replacements for injuries.
Each of our players I am guessing is around the 150k-250k mark, with Reynolds on 750k.
While Easts go for 6 players on 5 million. 7 more on 2 mil and the rest as cheapness.
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Be great if Reynolds was the only player on my than 250g, but we have a quite a few who are on bigger money. Players such as Lawrence,Brooks,Matilino,Packer,McQueen are a few that come to mind. In saying that you are right, we have spread our cap probably more even than most clubs, although I think most people would be horrified at what some players are getting..its all about demand and supply and being a battling club certainly doesn't help
So tell me, who is the Rugby league nursury that is meant to have a bunch of Cheap juniors and who is meant to struggle to get talent?
Well lets see how the Cleary Depth goes this year. I have been surprised at who steps up and who stepped down, so to an extent it is working.