The 38% increase thanks to the historic CBA has been lauded as ‘huge’ but it still isn’t fair
The AFL has announced that AFLW players will this season earn the same amount as a couple on the Newstart Allowance for 12 months. Correction, that should have read up to two players from each team will earn up to the equivalent of a couple on the Newstart Allowance – the rest will have to settle for between $13,400 and $19,000, the former of which represents eight weeks of what the average Australian earns.
But let’s take a step back for a moment; the new collective bargaining agreement is a win. A genuine win. The pool of money now stands at $4.748m and includes bonuses for each player that makes the preliminary finals ($500), grand final ($1,250) and wins the premierships ($2,000).
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