It’s 'tax time’ and many Aussies are eager to see how many dollars they can claw back in their 2017 tax return.

So while we’re on the topic of numbers, we’ve partnered with Etax.com.au to look into the big numbers behind Australia’s largest league.

With a landmark broadcast deal now in full swing and fresh player CBA agreed to, the numbers below certainly reflect a league that ranks first in the world for match attendance per capita.

$71,500Minimum wage for a rookie under new player CBA (1)
$88,000Wage for a first round draft pick, based on new player CBA (1)
$100,000Minimum salary for a player beyond their second year under new player CBA (1)
$371,000Average player wage under new player CBA (lifted from $309,000) (1)
$12.45MAnnual player salary cap for each club under new player CBA (lifted from 10.37M) (1)
$200MHow much the AFL paid to buy Etihad Stadium (2)
$517MThe AFL’s 2016 revenue (up x2.4 from 215M 10 years ago) (3)
$2.508B The AFL’s current six-year broadcast deal with Seven West Media, Foxtel and Telstra, signed in 2015, expires in 2022 (4)

 

Sources:

(1) http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-06-20/players-get-20-per-cent-pay-rise-in-new-cba

(2) http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-03-22/movers-and-shapers-the-games-influencers-ranked-3011

(3) http://www.afr.com/business/sport/cricket-could-be-the-broadcast-canary-in-the-coalmine-20170720-gxfa56.html?&eid=socialn:fac-14omn0053-optim-nnn:nonpaid-25/06/2014

(4) http://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-08-18/afl-on-the-verge-of-signing-new-tv-deal