I agree with the footy department there should be extra money made available. A lot of people who are employees at AFL clubs are on bullshit money.We did give it up. We just couldn’t unwind employment contracts in the timeframe they insisted on. It was that simple.
And the cost of living is a matter of mathematical fact. As a factor it is diminished now to what it was as the TPP has increased but it remains a real issue, particularly with the soft cap. The dollar doesn’t go as far in Sydney as it does in Melbourne, and every measurement points to that.