Cap Dramas — every club’s cap, every player’s price

Cap Dramas holds a salary figure for every Top 30 player in the NRL competition: a published report where one exists, the Cap Dramas Estimate with its range where it doesn’t, 645 players and 1481 contract years in all.

The salary cap by season — 2026: $11.95M; 2027: $12.10M; 2028: $15.40M–$16.40M (projected).

2026: every club against the $11.95M cap

  1. Cowboys — $11.43M committed, $100K spendable, 3 spots to fill
  2. Wests Tigers — $11.43M committed, $98K spendable, 3 spots to fill
  3. Dolphins — $11.44M committed, $93K spendable, 3 spots to fill
  4. Manly — $11.44M committed, $93K spendable, 3 spots to fill
  5. Melbourne — $11.44M committed, $93K spendable, 3 spots to fill
  6. Dragons — $11.44M committed, $93K spendable, 3 spots to fill
  7. Brisbane — $11.61M committed, $65K spendable, 2 spots to fill
  8. Roosters — $11.61M committed, $60K spendable, 2 spots to fill
  9. Titans — $11.78M committed, $33K spendable, 1 spot to fill
  10. Parramatta — $11.78M committed, $30K spendable, 1 spot to fill
  11. Penrith — $11.78M committed, $30K spendable, 1 spot to fill
  12. Bulldogs — $11.78M committed, $28K spendable, 1 spot to fill
  13. Canberra — $11.95M committed, $5K spendable, 0 spots to fill
  14. Cronulla — $11.95M committed, $3K spendable, 0 spots to fill
  15. Newcastle — $11.95M committed, $0K spendable, 0 spots to fill
  16. Warriors — $11.95M committed, $0K spendable, 0 spots to fill
  17. Souths — $11.95M committed, −$3K spendable, 0 spots to fill

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