Leading agent Iestyn Harris says rugby league players are doing their bit to protect the future of the sport - and does not expect any to use pay cuts to become free agents.
The vast majority of top flight clubs have put various wage cut deals to their players as they look to secure their survival in difficult times.
Former Great Britain international Harris - who acts for a host of leading Super League stars - says the players understand the position their employers are in.
And he rejected suggestions from other representatives that the cuts could lead to some walking out on their current deals.
Harris said: “It will come down to the legalities of employment law and there’s always some people looking for loopholes in anything.
“But I think there’s a togetherness at the moment where everybody in the game is doing their best to make sure we can keep Super League up and running.
“I’d be very surprised if a player used the pay cuts situation to try and wriggle out of a contract - in the same way that I’d expect the clubs to morally do the right thing where they can. If that is the case both clubs and players can work together.
“What I’ve seen is an appreciation from players that they’re in the same situation as the vast majority of the country at the moment.
“No matter what industry you're in, things have been affected by what’s happening - these are unprecedented times.
“The pay cuts issue has been more of a discussion than a dictatorship from clubs and that’s important.
“The players have stood up exceptionally well - there’s a senior group at every club who have communicated with each other, and that’s been a real positive out of this.
“They appreciate that the clubs are in difficult positions too and are prepared to do their bit.”
Players out of contract later this year are able to talk to rival clubs from May 1, but with clubs pushing the date that they tell squad members their futures from April 30 to June 26, Harris expects to market to remain stagnant.
He added: “It creates a situation where guys will be on the market before they’ve been told if they’re being retained by their current clubs.
“But there’s no other way of doing it really and the market is squashed at the moment anyway.
“Clubs are still looking to see how they will manage the fall-out of the lockdown, so recruitment isn’t at the top of their priorities at the moment.
“But it’s not all doom and gloom though and once we get to a situation where we can play again there’s confidence that the market for 2021 will pick up quickly.”
