For Warriors

we don’t end up in a situation like we have at this time of the year in the future.

‘‘It’s putting a programme in place that helps that, it’s the only way I see.

‘‘There is no quick fix for that part of it, but a quicker fix would be to get some individuals in who understand it and are ready to get a job at NRL level.’’

But for their geographical location, the Warriors would be in a prime position to pick up some bargains as the salary cap for next year is expected to be a lot lower than some teams budgeted for.

Negotiations are still ongoing and a cap of A$9.4 million was knocked back by the Players’ Association on Friday.

The NRL informed clubs to budget for a cap of around A$9.2 million for next season. But the Bulldogs in particular anticipated the cap would end up being much higher, thinking it could be A$10 million, and so budgeted accordingly, signing Aaron Woods and Kieran Foran.

The Bulldogs and other clubs will need to offload players to get inside the cap, while the clubs with room under the cap, like the Warriors, can pick up good players and even demand that the selling club still picks up some of the player’s wages.

However, that might work out well for Australian clubs, but not the Warriors who still struggle to attract players to this side of the Tasman.

They have gone after a number of players this year, including some who play State of Origin, but the players are either not interested in moving to New Zealand or ask for a lot more money.