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It's only a game ...
As I understand it, the salary cap was introduced to keep clubs financial (preventing overspending) and also to keep the playing field even. However, I don't think this can ever work smoothly when there is no maximum salary for players within the cap. When there is a salary cap of $ 9.6 million for 30 players, it is bizarre (IMO) that so much of the cap can be used up by a couple of players earning a million plus each.
I think the salary cap should have tiers of salary ranging from perhaps, $800,000 down. Each club could be allowed a certain number of players at the top salary rate, then a certain number at 700,000 and so on. However, individuals could receive also top ups to their salaries without affecting the team salary cap when they are selected for representative games or have played many seasons (ten?) in the top grade with one club. There would be different scales of rep team selection - SOO, first tier internationals, second tier internationals, Prime Minister's teams etc. The top up amount would increase when more rep games have been played, e.g. 1-5 games $100,000; 6-10 games $200,000 and so on. This could be fine tuned in different ways and also individual salary + top ups could be capped (maybe $1.3 million).
This system wouldn't be flawless, but I think limiting maximum salaries could make the team salary cap more manageable. If players are lured to Union or ESL for more money, so be it ...
I think the salary cap should have tiers of salary ranging from perhaps, $800,000 down. Each club could be allowed a certain number of players at the top salary rate, then a certain number at 700,000 and so on. However, individuals could receive also top ups to their salaries without affecting the team salary cap when they are selected for representative games or have played many seasons (ten?) in the top grade with one club. There would be different scales of rep team selection - SOO, first tier internationals, second tier internationals, Prime Minister's teams etc. The top up amount would increase when more rep games have been played, e.g. 1-5 games $100,000; 6-10 games $200,000 and so on. This could be fine tuned in different ways and also individual salary + top ups could be capped (maybe $1.3 million).
This system wouldn't be flawless, but I think limiting maximum salaries could make the team salary cap more manageable. If players are lured to Union or ESL for more money, so be it ...