The AFL is close to developing a model for how the wages of players medically retired due to concussion will be included in the salary cap.
AFL clubs will be able to exclude from the salary cap a larger percentage of the wage of a player medically retired due to concussion in the initial years following their retirement than they would be in any later years of an outstanding contract under the soon-to-be-finalised ‘Brayshaw Ruling’.
One club boss, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to speak freely, suggested the ruling could mean a high percentage of the payments due in the first year or two after a player’s retirement sits outside the cap, then 50 per cent is included in years three and four, and then a greater percentage after the fourth season.
Brayshaw signed his six-year deal with Melbourne midway through 2022, while Murphy signed a one-year extension with the Magpies earlier this season as he weighed up his football future. Two senior club officials also admitted there were extra risks for clubs without financial clout if they had to make payments outside the cap – which the AFL fully funds – to players who are medically retired. Clubs such as Collingwood and West Coast, who earn huge revenues, would be in a better position to cover players outside the cap.
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