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AFL’s highest paid players: 50-1

With plenty of surprises on the list

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Christopher Chrysostomou

Jeremy Cameron has been named as the highest earner in the AFL, ahead of Lance Franklin and Nat Fyfe.

The Herald Sun released the second part of its top 100 rich list in the AFL and named the GWS forward as the highest earner on a wage between $1.5-1.55 million.

However, during Covid-19 Cameron's salary drops to $1.08-1.16 million, which still puts him ahead of fellow Sydneysider Lance Franklin who earns around $1.4 million per season.

Fremantle captain and two-time Brownlow Medalist Nat Fyfe is the third-highest earner in the league on $1.2 million per season, just ahead of Richmond superstar Dustin Martin who earns $1.175 million per year.

All salaries have decreased this season due to Covid-19, therefore only Camerson and Franklin are earning over a million dollars during the global pandemic.

The biggest surprise on the list is Carlton recruit Jack Martin who is fifth on the list, however his contract is heavily inflated as the deal was front-ended as the Blues had cap space to fend off fellow suitors for the former Gold Coast player.

AFL’s highest paid players 50-1, per The Herald Sun:

50. Jack Macrae

49. Matt Crouch

48. Mitch Duncan

47. Jack Darling

46. Jack Billings

45. Jared Polec

44. Jake Lever

43. Steven May

42. Chad Wingard

41. Michael Hurley

40. Lachie Whitfield

39. Clayton Oliver

38.  Ollie Wines

37. Tom Mitchell

36. Joe Daniher

35. Dyson Heppell

34. Luke Shuey

33. Taylor Walker

32. Ben Cunnington

31. Trent Cotchin

30. Jack Riewoldt

29. Tim Kelly

28. Robbie Gray

27. Travis Boak

26. Adam Treloar

25. Jordan De Goey

24. Luke Parker

23. Elliot Yeo

22. Dylan Shiel

21. Jaeger O'Meara

20. Tom Hawkins

19. Josh Kelly

18. Andrew Gaff

17. David Swallow

16. Scott Pendlebury

15. Rory Sloane

14. Isaac Heeney

13. Joel Selwood

12. Bradley Hill

11. Patrick Cripps

10. Max Gawn

9. Lachie Neale

8. Marcus Bontempelli

7. Jeremy McGovern

6. Patrick Dangerfield

5. Jack Martin

4. Dustin Martin

3. Nat Fyfe

2. Lance Franklin

  1. Jeremy Cameron
Published by
Christopher Chrysostomou