Guess that a fair question could be if 5 mil per club or combined 85 mil [ 17 clubs ] per annum could be sustainable long term when future revenue projections can not be that assured . Thought that during Covid , finances were actually quite dire , bit of a haircut all round to manage through but 5 proposal mil increase ongoing , pretty dramatic uptick on the current 13 mil allocation or so . Even though the Super League fiasco was some time ago , still would not trust clubs like the Panthers to act in the best interests of the game . Maybe revolving around self interest , Panthers preferring a substantial increase to then maybe translate into a much bigger cap allocation to keep more of their premiership players , Owners like Crowe and could even be the Penns and others wishing to recoup more back from their past investments . Any talk or threat of break away comps and again after the Super League upheaval and suggested by certain clubs , just be regarded with a lot of caution and scepticism