Chewy316
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Are we playing that game?
The minimum wage and average salary in this country is higher yet our elite sportsmen earn $200,000 a year. As I mentioned that is roughly three times the average salary and the average sporting life in the AFL is 4 years. How that compares with an accountant making their $65,000 a year for forty years isn't hard to compare.
Their bodies are just as destroyed at the end of their career.
I hear what you're saying, but the reason the wages aren't as high here sports wise is because the AFL is not a money spinner in comparison to the NFL.
The past AFL TV deal signed a few years ago is worth a little over 1.2 billion for the duration of the contract (5 years). That equates to around 250 million a year. In comparison, the NFL is raking is over 6 billion per year with TV deals from CBS, NBC, ESPN etc in America. The 6 billion figure does not include the NFL's TV deals around the world either.
Also note that in the CBA for the AFL, with the increase in the TV deal, the players wanted approximately 27% of the cut, it's an increase from 22% as per the old TV deal. In comparison, the NFL players get closer to 50% of the revenue.
Furthermore, how much do you think teams are worth in the AFL in comparison to the NFL? If you buy a bottom rung NFL team, they sell for a little over 1 billion. AFL clubs wouldn't even go for anywhere near that amount.
All to do with population, supply and demand.