NRL salary cap 11.25 million in 24, increasing to 11.7 million by 2027.
AFL salary cap, 13.5 million,
Super Rugby Salary cap, 5.5 million,
NRL 17 teams hoping to increase to 18 teams, AFL 18 teams hoping to increase to 20 teams.
Both the NRL & AFL, can use rugby athletes.
From around U 14 on both NRL & AFL pay considerable money, by the time players are between 16 & 18, SB Bull & Jersey Flegg sides pay good money and also are required to sent players for tertiary education / training at uni or TAFE if they have left school. AFL have similar but more advanced.
Puts on helmet, the Super Rugby expansion with a PI team, how does a population of less than a million mostly poor people help us. our decision making IMO lets us down a lot.