This is what I could 'dig out'. I think the top guys are having their salaries cut a bit.
The NRL's salary cap will be reduced to $9.02 million in 2021 as part of a deal struck between the league and its players, in the wake of the financial impact caused by COVID-19.
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The NRL's salary cap will be reduced to $9.02 million in 2021 after players agreed to a 6 percent pay cut for the next two seasons.
The Rugby League Players Association and NRL finally ended six months of negotiations on Tuesday, as part of the game's long-term response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The key part of the deal will see the cap drop from $9.6 million to $9.024 million for 2021, and then from $9.7 million to $9.11 million for next year (2022).
It 'kinda' reads like all players have their salaries reduced by the same percentage except the 'bottom earners' (?)
NRL.com understands that the four minimum wage earners – $77,500 – in roster spots 27-30, and players on development contracts worth up to $60,000, won't have their salaries reduced under the new agreement.
Instead representative payments have been shorn in half for the next two Origin campaigns.
A new CBA will maintain 30-man squads but on a slightly reduced salary cap.
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Where NSW and Queensland players were entitled to $30,000 match payments and the Kangaroos earned $20,000 per Test match, those figures have been reduced to $15,000 for Origin and $10,000 for Australian appearances.
With representative players already earning six and sometimes seven-figure salaries, the RLPA pushed for any salary cuts to be felt at the top end of the game rather than by its minimum wage earners.