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Australian Football League Calls A$5,000 Salaries For First Year 'Fair And Equitable'

An Australian Football League spokesperson said that it is "fair and equitable" to pay players in the inaugural national women's league A$5,000 ($3,800) for the entire season, as the players' union "says salaries are still the subject of negotiation," according to Larissa Nicholson of the SYDNEY MORNING HERALD. The AFL, not the clubs, "will pay the players in the new women's league," which kicks off its first eight or nine-week season in February next year. Each participating team has chosen two "marquee" players who will be involved in promoting the game and they will be paid A$25,000 ($18,800). A "handful of high draft picks at each club" will be paid about A$10,000 ($7,500). AFL GM of Game & Market Development Simon Lethlean said that the AFL wanted to ensure the women's game "was a success and would be investing tens of millions of dollars" into a new league "over the coming years," as well as putting money toward talent programs for girls and women. He said, "Our intention is to pay players between $25,000 (marquee players) and $5,000, and we believe this is a fair and reasonable amount in the first year of building an elite competition from amateur leagues, and for a short season of up to nine weeks." The AFL Players' Association, "which is representing the women, said the standard player contracts were still being negotiated" (SMH, 8/31).

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