Repeat-offenders Canberra have been fined by the NRL for breaching the salary cap over the last two years.
The Raiders, who have broken the rules in five of the last six years, were fined $16,037 for breaches of the second-tier and NYC caps from last year in addition to a $68,073 fine for breaches of the NRL and NYC caps in 2015.
The club's poor record prompted the NRL to fine them 150 per cent of the breach amounts, in contrast to Canterbury who were given a discount for self-reporting after going over the NRL cap by $81,965 last year.
The Bulldogs will be stung with 75 per cent of the overpayments or $61,474.
NRL chief operating officer Nick Weeks said the breaches were at the lower end of the scale but would still result in financial penalties for the clubs involved.
Canberra's chief executive Don Furner said "unforeseen circumstances" were to blame for the variety of breaches over the two years.
"Due to changes to the club's rosters during this period and injuries which forced squad changes, the club was forced to make some unplanned player movements which have forced minor breaches of the salary cap," Furner said in a statement.
He said the club would continue to work with the NRL to manage the salary cap in accordance with the rules and regulations.
"It's unfortunate that we've had to endure these fines, but the club accepts the NRL decision regarding these breaches," Furner said.
The Bulldogs say they have put in place strategies to address the cause of the breach.
"Once we identified the potential breach of the 2016 salary cap we reported the situation to the NRL straight away," Canterbury chief executive Raelene Castle said in a statement.
"The Bulldogs respect the importance of the salary cap and we have now reviewed our salary cap processes to ensure compliance for the 2017 season and beyond."
The clubs have five business days to request a review from the NRL Appeals Committee.
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