Cooper Clarke

Cooper Clarke’s 2027 cap value at Melbourne is the Cap Dramas Estimate of $315K a season (range $235K–$395K, Estimated).

Melbourne · 2026 · Second row / Prop / Lock

40th of 74 second-rowers by estimate

Second row salaries 2027 · Highest-paid NRL players 2027 · The market: who can move, who can pay

Signed through 2029.

2026 · 24 games · 1,270 minutes (53 a game) · Compared with 69 qualifying second-rowers

• Tries: 2
• Total points: 8
• Try assists: 0
• Tackles: 637
• Minutes / game: 53 min

The contract as held

• 2026 · Melbourne — Cap Dramas Estimate: $305K a season (range $225K–$385K, Estimated).
• 2027 · Melbourne — Cap Dramas Estimate: $315K a season (range $235K–$395K, Estimated).
• 2028 · Melbourne — Cap Dramas Estimate: $415K a season (range $305K–$520K, Estimated). Against a projected cap.

Beside him on the second-rowers board

• 38th Jermaine McEwen (Newcastle) — Cap Dramas Estimate: $330K a season (range $245K–$415K, Estimated).
• 39th Scott Sorensen (Perth) — Cap Dramas Estimate: $325K a season (range $215K–$430K, Estimated).
• 41st= Alex Seyfarth (Wests Tigers) — Cap Dramas Estimate: $310K a season (range $205K–$415K, Estimated).
• 41st= Billy Burns (Cronulla) — Cap Dramas Estimate: $310K a season (range $205K–$415K, Estimated).