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The AFL and the AFLPA are nearing an agreement on a new CBA, which the players in both the AFL and AFLW set to cash in big on the landmark deal.
Jon Ralph and Scott Gullan September 11, 2023 - 8:14PM
The AFL?s male players are set for a $200,000 pay rise within five seasons under a new pay deal that is close to being finalised.
After months of high-level talks, the AFL?s male and female players are set to vote on the landmark deal which is worth $2.2 billion over five years.
The league is currently paying the male players an average wage of $406,000 but with pay rises set to hit over 30 per cent by 2027 they would take home nearly $600,000.
After three days of talks at AFL House last week the AFLPA held a board meeting on Monday where they decided to send the deal to their players for a vote.
The minimum wage for AFLW players is set to rise to $70,000, up from nearly $40,000.
Clubs believe the salary cap could go up as much as 12 per cent for the 2023 season under a backdated deal then another significant amount for the 2024 season.
By the time those pay rises compounded the new deals would be remarkable, and allow untold wealth into the game.
Last year there were 12 players who earned $1 million, with 51 players paid $800,000 or more.
Under the new pay rise by the end of 2027 there would be at least 50 players earning at least $1 million a season.
Players would also be handed double the amount for their past players and welfare programs.
The AFL has been seeking to put in place a concussion fund that could hit $10 million a season, but in early discussions had asked the players to fund that program for current and past players.
The AFL has already committed to a longer AFLW season ? up from 10 games ? in the next AFLW season from August next year.
The league has secured permission from the AFLW players to set the length of its women?s fixture given certain growth measurements.
Industry sources said the league was confident of a breakthrough on Monday night but still aware there were details that had to be brokered to finalise a deal.
The league has felt it was close before talks broke down last month so it is only cautiously optimistic.
But the fundamentals of the deal are in place which would allow players to secure massive pay rises.
The new pay deal will allow the league to hand clubs a significant rise in their football department cap which will help pave the way for much-needed increase in the wages of coaches who have been the hardest hit in recent times.
Jon Ralph and Scott Gullan September 11, 2023 - 8:14PM
The AFL?s male players are set for a $200,000 pay rise within five seasons under a new pay deal that is close to being finalised.
After months of high-level talks, the AFL?s male and female players are set to vote on the landmark deal which is worth $2.2 billion over five years.
The league is currently paying the male players an average wage of $406,000 but with pay rises set to hit over 30 per cent by 2027 they would take home nearly $600,000.
After three days of talks at AFL House last week the AFLPA held a board meeting on Monday where they decided to send the deal to their players for a vote.
The minimum wage for AFLW players is set to rise to $70,000, up from nearly $40,000.
Clubs believe the salary cap could go up as much as 12 per cent for the 2023 season under a backdated deal then another significant amount for the 2024 season.
By the time those pay rises compounded the new deals would be remarkable, and allow untold wealth into the game.
Last year there were 12 players who earned $1 million, with 51 players paid $800,000 or more.
Under the new pay rise by the end of 2027 there would be at least 50 players earning at least $1 million a season.
Players would also be handed double the amount for their past players and welfare programs.
The AFL has been seeking to put in place a concussion fund that could hit $10 million a season, but in early discussions had asked the players to fund that program for current and past players.
The AFL has already committed to a longer AFLW season ? up from 10 games ? in the next AFLW season from August next year.
The league has secured permission from the AFLW players to set the length of its women?s fixture given certain growth measurements.
Industry sources said the league was confident of a breakthrough on Monday night but still aware there were details that had to be brokered to finalise a deal.
The league has felt it was close before talks broke down last month so it is only cautiously optimistic.
But the fundamentals of the deal are in place which would allow players to secure massive pay rises.
The new pay deal will allow the league to hand clubs a significant rise in their football department cap which will help pave the way for much-needed increase in the wages of coaches who have been the hardest hit in recent times.
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