The 3 youth players do not have to be included in the 23 Max limit - If I recall correctly (Oz NYL allowance given to Nix) so we should have 6 5 Kiwi/Aus slots and 2 Foreign avaialbe?
In addition to this, there was 3 NYL contracts to sign promising talent to extend your squad
The NYL contracts have been scrapped and replaced by Scholarship contracts, which a team can have up to 6 now (They reduced the amount required to pay the kids to allow for 3 more to be retained)
We are currently on 19 senior contracts, so have a maximum of 4 slots for senior players + up to 6 Scholarship spots for any kids we wish to help out financially to train with the club full time.