Tom Starling

Tom Starling’s 2027 cap value at Canberra is the Cap Dramas Estimate of $395K a season (range $315K–$470K, Estimated).

Canberra · 2026 · Hooker

21st= of 45 hookers by estimate

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

Signed through 2027.

2026 · 23 games · 1,091 minutes (47 a game) · Compared with 38 qualifying hookers

• Tries: 2
• Total points: 8
• Try assists: 3
• Tackles: 662
• Minutes / game: 47 min

The contract as held

• 2026 · Canberra — Cap Dramas Estimate: $435K a season (range $345K–$525K, Estimated).
• 2027 · Canberra — Cap Dramas Estimate: $395K a season (range $315K–$470K, Estimated).

Contract talk

• 2026-09-25 · Raiders’ radical play for superstar... but fan favourite set to exit — Whispers
• 2026-09-22 · Raiders signing tracker: two new players confirmed as nine players set to go to market

Beside him on the hookers board

• 19th= Freddy Lussick (Bulldogs) — Cap Dramas Estimate: $400K a season (range $315K–$485K, Estimated).
• 21st= Jake Simpkin (Manly) — Cap Dramas Estimate: $395K a season (range $305K–$485K, Estimated).
• 23rd Owen Pattie (Canberra) — Cap Dramas Estimate: $390K a season (range $310K–$465K, Estimated).
• 24th= Cory Paix (Brisbane) — Cap Dramas Estimate: $385K a season (range $290K–$480K, Estimated).