You do realise none of these journos have the faintest idea of who is getting paid what, among the 700+ AFL players. They guess & run with it because they know readers like yourself accept their word as gospel. Yet when Chris Judd's manager, who is one of a few people who does know what Judd is getting paid by Visy, denies the figure is that high, people like you ignore this because it doesn't suit your agenda.
These journos exist & thrive because of people like you who buy every bit of candy they sell.
Connors denied it was $250k. When asked if it was $200k he chose not to discuss it further.