Getting paid

Average player pay salary through V/AFL history, expressed in 2024 dollars.

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• Figures account for inflation, all past years expressed in 2023 dollars.
• Pre-1980s VFL figures based on officially allowed player payments.
• Projected salaries based on 2023 average and growth in salary cap under current collective bargaining agreement.

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