Australian soccer players are understandably annoyed at apparent plans by the Australian Football Federation to cut their wages as the competition tries to deal with financial challenges. The Australian league is one of only two in the world that operates a voluntary salary cap agreed to by players.
Australian soccer players are understandably annoyed at apparent plans by the Australian Football Federation to cut their wages as the competition tries to deal with financial challenges. The Australian league is one of only two in the world that operates a voluntary salary cap agreed to by players.
The average wage in the league is currently around $A135,000. Translating the Australian dollar into other currencies at the moment does not give much of an idea of purchasing power given the currency’s strength (the depleted number of Barmy Army fans following the Ashes are finding that a beer costs them around £6 in pom currency).
However, my best guess would be that the average wage for a player down under is below the average wage for a League 2 player in England. This would not help to attract and retain talent. But then the league is still trying to establish itself and faces competition from other sports such as Australian rules and rugby.