It’s 'tax time’ and many Aussies are eager to see how many dollars they can claw back in their 2017 tax return.
So while we’re on the topic of numbers, we’ve partnered with Etax.com.au to look into the big numbers behind Australia’s largest league.
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| $71,500 | Minimum wage for a rookie under new player CBA (1) |
| $88,000 | Wage for a first round draft pick, based on new player CBA (1) |
| $100,000 | Minimum salary for a player beyond their second year under new player CBA (1) |
| $371,000 | Average player wage under new player CBA (lifted from $309,000) (1) |
| $12.45M | Annual player salary cap for each club under new player CBA (lifted from 10.37M) (1) |
| $200M | How much the AFL paid to buy Etihad Stadium (2) |
| $517M | The AFL’s 2016 revenue (up x2.4 from 215M 10 years ago) (3) |
| $2.508B | The AFL’s current six-year broadcast deal with Seven West Media, Foxtel and Telstra, signed in 2015, expires in 2022 (4) |
Sources:
(1) http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-06-20/players-get-20-per-cent-pay-rise-in-new-cba
(2) http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-03-22/movers-and-shapers-the-games-influencers-ranked-3011
(4) http://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-08-18/afl-on-the-verge-of-signing-new-tv-deal
