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Hey Team,

 

something I’ve often wondered.

 

When a players contract is reported as say $600k per year, is that broken up as being say $400k base and 200k in match payments?

 

And is that different if you are out of the side due to form (not collecting match payments) versus injured

 

cheers

 

for starters, never believe anything that's reported

contracts are split into various factors - base payment, match payment, incentive payment, asa, and probably a host of other things

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I suspected as much.

 

I was just curious after watching Jeremy Howe break his arm, doing what Jeremy Howe does.

 

I was wondering how that would affect his contract, as obviously he’s not picking up match payments for the next 6 months. 
 

which seems somewhat unfair (being injured mid game) as opposed to being out of form. 

 
42 minutes ago, davejemmolly said:

I suspected as much.

 

I was just curious after watching Jeremy Howe break his arm, doing what Jeremy Howe does.

 

I was wondering how that would affect his contract, as obviously he’s not picking up match payments for the next 6 months. 
 

which seems somewhat unfair (being injured mid game) as opposed to being out of form. 

I used to know a Bulldogs player who did his knee at Docklands about 10 years ago. He told me because he did it playing seniors he got match payments for each week until his return or until his contract finished, whichever was first. Back then I think it was about $4k per game

Edited by Stiff Arm

Comes down to bargaining power

Howe will be ok... he may have had some upside but most will be guaranteed.

Never know with a few non playing activities (panels etc) he may do better


I always wonder how finals work. Do the players get their weekly equivalent, do they get bonus's for winning finals and does the Afl pay for all that and is it seperate from the TPP? Apart from the glory and players natural competitiveness is it worth playing in finals or getting the extra 4 weeks off? 

9 minutes ago, deespicable me said:

I always wonder how finals work. Do the players get their weekly equivalent, do they get bonus's for winning finals and does the Afl pay for all that and is it seperate from the TPP? Apart from the glory and players natural competitiveness is it worth playing in finals or getting the extra 4 weeks off? 

Yes.. the AFL pay prize money which per week equates roughly with the salary cap which allows additional match payments.

It has always been a point of contention that the prize money is not that great

I don't know much about player contracts but I do know a bit about sponsorship contracts for clubs and the league in general.  It often all comes down to the notifiable conduct clause, which used to be more focused on players but these days there is an increasing shift to include behaviour of the club or the league (eg corruption or persistent obliviousness to vilification and the like).  It all comes down to the bargaining power of the party doing the sponsoring... so if you're big like Telstra you can stitch something up but otherwise the AFL has more sway.

For players themselves the definition of notifiable conduct can be quite broad beyond AFL general code infringements and lawfulness to harm of reputation.

Edited by DeelightfulPlay
Typo re bargaining power

 

As I understand it, the CBA describes and defines the minimum rights and obligations of the parties. This includes injuries. Individual contracts further refine, within this framework, specific arrangements put in place for the player.

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