The National Rugby League has made minor alterations to the salary cap for 2014 ahead of more wide ranging changes, including strengthening support for a marquee player allowance, mooted for next year.
A comprehensive review of the salary cap remains ongoing.
It's moved to has moved to increase the second-tier salary cap from $375,000 to $440,000, with more significant changes held back until 2015.
A number of proposals, including a marquee player allowance, will be considered by the ARL Commission next month.
Israel Folau, Benji Marshall, Sonny Bill Williams and Sam Burgess will have all swapped to rugby union by the end of the year and Andrew Fifita is another superstar in the sights of the rival code.
That has put pressure on the NRL to act, a situation acknowledged by NRL chief operating officer Jim Doyle.
A number of clubs are also keen to see a significant increase in the long serving player allowance.
