#Port Patriot#
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Interesting take which you haven't backed up by any figures.
The AFL rich list released earlier this week lists the top 100 player salaries. Both Adelaide sides have 3 players represented, which is under the AFL average. None of last years recruits are coming on big money. By comparison, the Gold Coast have 6 players listed, and if the midpoint of estimates are accurate then the top 6 paid Gold Coast players are paid more combined than the top 6 players combined across Adelaide and Port.
Note this is the AFL media guesses based on chats with agents and clubs so its not exact, so we shouldn't read too much into it, but it has more substance than your unsubstantiated bum pluck.
The lowest band in the top 100 list is the $600-$700K bank and JHF or any of the Port recruits over the last 5 years are not listed there.
Spot on.
People keep making up wild allegations & assumptions that Port hasn't got the money... even people above commenting that Port would of had to pay overs for players coming in, like Zerk-Thatcher. I highly, HIGHLY, doubt that considering he wanted to move regardless and potentially had a better deal offered to stay by Essendon. Same as Sweety. Only player that would of collected more out of those 4 drafted would be Soldo, then Esava. But not a whole lot of coin. Be less than 500k. Possibly Esava has a back ended contract considering he signed for more years.
Port definitely have a lot of salary space. Boak wouldn't be on heaps, nor Dixon the last couple years.
Hornets I believe was back ended because it was believed to be 800k which was false and again, players like that although want good coin, also want to play for Port.