I wouldn't call the footballers getting paid the extortionate wages greedy - nobody in their right mind would turn down the cash if they were offered it. It's the system that's wrong, not those in the middle of it. I would blame the clubs and the agents before the players

Gutted for him, I really am.



I would love for Wigan to offer him 60k though! Been brought up in the NRL but wouldn't count as overseas... yes please!

Based on the Super League Salary Cap then the average wage for any club spending up to the cap limit is of course £64k. As only a handful of clubs are spending the whole cap the average wage in SL will be much lower than that, maybe less than £50k.



These are still good salaries based on UK average incomes.



How much do you think some of the young up and coming stars in SL currently earn (until they come up for contract renewal)... less than £35k I bet!

A few players who haven't had played super league yet but who are on the fringes and 'stars' in the under 20's are on £9,000

Well thats a disgrace, maybe thats why people go to union, a better quality of life. In Barrow you can get an apprenticeship the year you leave school at BAE systems when your 16 and you get 7.2k a year and get to go to college. Yet you can be one of the best at a sport and you get 9k.



Some of the best footballers around 20 earn around 50 times more than an RL player and which takes more skill? It's pathetic.

If your going to round to the nearest thousand it would be £36000



He didnt play that much last year, so its not much of a suprise, im sure he will be negotiating a big increase in the near future

its his first year out of the NYC being on a basic contract is'nt a surprise and he is negotiating a new contract. www.zerotackle.com.au/gareth-wid ... rity-1711/

its his first year out of the NYC being on a basic contract is'nt a surprise and he is negotiating a new contract. www.zerotackle.com.au/gareth-wid ... rity-1711/

Well if that young star is earning £9k then that is almost 20% of the entire budget for players outside the 25 first team squad (well actually the cap rules say top 25 player earners at the club, but it is generally the same thing), which is capped in the salary cap at £50k TOTAL!



Not sure what the issue is here, if they are good enough they will get a leg-up into a good salary by being in the first team squad. If not they can wait or look to move on... supply and demand!

I’m on the dole and I can even see that this is a terrible wage. You need at least £100k a year to lead a comfortable lifestyle.

You always come across as leading a comfortable lifestyle. I've seen videos of you clubbing and trampolining. You are comfortable aren't you Damo?

35 k a year isn't a lot but it's a reasonable wage.



It should be remembered that although being a reasonable player, he is certainly no Billy Slater or Jarryd Hayne.



35 k a year is probably about right for him.

These are just snap shots of my life.



There’s no longer a trampoline in the back garden anymore. However when they was one I could only use it when the weather was fine. It’s not like I had £100k a year in wages that could get me a mortgage to buy a big house with high ceilings in order to drag the trampoline inside when it’s raining. So I had to let the weather dictate that activity thanks to my lack of funds.



I can’t get out clubbing every weekend like I want to due to financial circumstances either

£100k a year would soon sort that out!