The AFL Commission has set a Total Player Payments (TPP) figure for the 2012 season despite its pay dispute with the players' association.
The AFL and the AFLPA were able to agree on a rise of seven per cent in the TPP and additional services agreements (ASA) limits.
"We are pleased to have provided clubs with the certainty they require for 2012," AFL football operations manager Adrian Anderson said.
"We will continue negotiating with the AFLPA in order to finalise the remainder of the Collective Bargaining Agreement."
The AFL last week set a deadline of Monday to broker a collective bargaining agreement or it would finalise next year's TPP and ASA without assistance from the AFLPA, the AFL saying clubs needed certainty heading into trade week which runs October 10-17.
The TPP for next season is $8,787,375 per club, an increase of seven per cent on the 2011 figure of $8.21 million.
The total of payments to players of each club for ASAs is $613,000 in the 2012 football year, an increase of seven per cent on the 2011 figure of $573,000 per club, the AFL said.
Base payments for rookies have increased by 17 per cent, set at $41,400 for 2012.
AFLPA chief Matt Finnis said the interim pay deal was a good outcome for players and the game.
"Today's announcement will be welcomed by players on the basis that it provides certainty and a solid base for the AFL and the Players' Association to resolve a more comprehensive, longer-term deal," he said.
Last month, the AFL offered a flat $1.144 billion, five-year deal.
The players however want a three-year term, with years four and five to be negotiated later.
AAP
Tags: australian-football-league, sport, melbourne-3000, vic, australia First posted October 10, 2011 19:01:53
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