Fantasy draft: What might the NRL look like with the introduction of a rookie player draft?
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The salary cap was designed to bring parity to the National Rugby League.
By limiting the amount of money clubs could spent on their roster, the playing talent was to be evenly distributed across the competition. No more haves and have nots.
Many point to the maiden premiership victories by the Wests Tigers (2005) and the North Queensland Cowboys (2015) as evidence that the cap is working.