borderbarry wrote:I dont believe our players should be expected to take pay cuts, but I can see the value of having performace goals as part of their contract. For instance the top three paid players should be expected to feature in the top 5 in the Best & Fairest. That sort of thing.
I agree, and over the long term, better players earn more. But if you propose a more specific idea of top 5 finish to get your bonus kinda thing, first of all, isn't a performance component a part of every footballer's contract? I don't know, I'm not arguing, it's a straight question.
I tend to think they are significantly underpaid. I think they should be paid according to how much money they earn for the club. So, broadcasting fees, minus 5% for admin and 5% for junior development (or whatever it should be), the rest divided by 18 clubs. A salary cap and draft as per already in place, and all clubs then have the right to sell memberships, tickets, sweaters etc to pay their support staff. Most successful/popular clubs then are rewarded with more coaching staff and better facilities, placing them in superior positions to win premierships.
I have no idea of the numbers, but if broadcasting is worth a billion dollars a year, then it's about 50 million per club per year in player salaries - which to me sees Riewoldt and Judd earning 5-6-7 mill a year, and the lower ranked players earning 700-800K. That, to me, looks like a fair deal given the audience numbers. Currently, the salary cap is less than 10 mil?
Someone help me out with numbers here.