6. Sam Tomkins – New Zealand Warriors

$750,000 until 2016

He has not even played a game in the NRL and English superstar Sam Tomkins is already one of the richest players in the league.

The diminutive fullback is set to earn $750,000 for the next three years as part of a side that is the personification of Jekyll and Hyde in the Warriors.

Tomkins brings with him a big reputation to match his big wage from the Super League, where he starred for the Wigan Warriors.

Playing at fullback, five-eighth and halfback, the 24-year old scored an amazing 144 tries in just 151 games and also played for England 19 times, crossing the stripe 19 times in as many games.

Blessed with electric pace and a step that makes him nearly impossible to tackle, Tomkins’ will be one of the most watched and scrutinized players in the NRL this season.