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There was provision in the AFLPA collective bargaining agreement 2012 - 2016 which specified the payment when a player is terminated during the season. It includes a base payment component plus a match payment component.Not sure why retiring justifies a pay out of contract.
Given that it looked like the issues around his charges were going to drag on, the club probably just decided it was worth making a payment now to minimise the ongoing distraction. If they eventually terminated his contract, they would have had to pay him out anyway.