A brand new collective bargaining settlement has been put in place for the 2021 AFL season, with major lists to be lower to 38 and participant funds additionally diminished.
The variation for 2021 will see a discount in Everything Paid to Players and the AFL Player’s Association (EPP&A) of ten per cent, which features a lower within the Total Player Payments and Additional Services Agreement Limits for 2021 of 9 per cent.
But as a result of list sizes may even be diminished, it means particular person gamers who’re retained may have their pay lower within the neighborhood of three.5 per cent as an alternative of 9 per cent.
The complete participant funds for every membership shall be $12.1 million for the 2021 season, and the Additional Services Agreement Limit shall be $1.09 million.
Each membership should have a minimal of 37 gamers and a most of 44 gamers on their list, taking in all classes.
The major list should have a minimum of 36 gamers and not more than 38 gamers.
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The most variety of Category A rookies shall be 4, 5, or six relying on the variety of major list gamers. The most sum throughout these two lists can’t exceed 42.
Each membership shall be allowed a most of two class B rookies.
Funding for packages and companies supporting gamers, together with wellbeing, participant growth and the damage and hardship fund, stay unchanged.
Given the uncertainty of the affect COVID-19 may have on subsequent season, the AFL and AFLPA have additionally agreed to a system for 2021 the place gamers will share within the monetary upside ought to precise business income exceed the AFL’s present forecast.
They may even share in a diminished quantity ought to complete business income be decrease than the AFL forecasts.
Under the revised settlement, the AFL and AFLPA have additionally agreed to determine a working social gathering to discover future income technology alternatives equivalent to a revised fixture and revised guidelines concerning impartial agreements and industrial restrictions for gamers.
“Our players have been fantastic in their approach to the game and while everyone across the industry has had to endure some pain, we recognise the importance of the players and the need to ensure we have a system that continues to attract and retain the best athletes in the land,” AFL chief govt Gillon McLachlan mentioned.
AFLPA chief govt Paul Marsh felt it was a good deal.
“The players take their partnership with the industry very seriously, and the outcome of the revised CBA reflects that, whilst minimising the impact on individual player salaries,” Marsh mentioned.
“Importantly, there will be no funding cuts to the programs and services that support the mental health and off field development of players, as well as the injury fund to support our past players.”
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