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NRL Finalizes Anti-Tampering Crackdown With December 1 Start

The measures, developed with the RLPA, target public courting by officials in media roles alongside off‑limits approaches to contracted players.

Overview

  • Clubs and agents will be briefed this month on new responsibilities before enforcement begins on December 1.
  • The rules ban contacting a player or agent to discuss a future move unless the player is a free agent.
  • Public comments judged to entice a player to break an existing contract will be treated as a breach.
  • Clubs are forbidden from shopping a contracted player to rivals without that player's permission.
  • Breaches can bring fines, deregistration for officials, and potential salary cap penalties, following scrutiny from the Lachlan Galvin saga and Phil Gould's public remarks.