Million-dollar dozen: Stars cash in, player pay hits new highA record 12 players were paid at least $1 million for the 2022 season
By Josh Gabelich
afl.com.au
15 February 2023RICHMOND superstar Dustin Martin, Sydney's 1000-goal champion Lance Franklin, Fremantle's dual Brownlow medallist Nat Fyfe and West Coast premiership defender Jeremy McGovern are all tipped to have been members of the million-dollar club in 2022, a year when the biggest names were paid more than ever before.
That quartet is expected to have been among the record 12 players who earned salaries of more than $1 million last year – seven more than in 2021, and three more than the previous record of nine in 2019.
Marquee Melbourne recruit Brodie Grundy,
Richmond best and fairest winner Tom Lynch and Geelong premiership star Jeremy Cameron are others who were paid around the same mark in 2022, while Greater Western Sydney trio Josh Kelly, Stephen Coniglio and Toby Greene are others who will be close to the top-tier payments last season.
Melbourne stars Clayton Oliver and Christian Petracca will also have been in the elite group of paid players, with West Coast midfielder Tim Kelly and Sydney forward Isaac Heeney also ranked highly in their payments in 2022.
* 1990-2010 figures only include players who played a senior game
* All figures related to Primary Listed Playershttps://www.afl.com.au/news/874936/million-dollar-dozen-stars-cash-in-player-pay-hits-new-high
