Details on how expensive it is to draft and then play these draft kids

[Ghost of Punt Road]

AFL clubs fork out $16,800 to every unproven player in the national draft and pay the same amount when that player makes his AFL debut.
A further $13,100 is paid when the player chalks up his 10th senior match and another $13,100 if the player is registered for a second season, a significant $59,800 in total.
Players taken in the national draft are entitled to a minimum two-year contract, almost guaranteeing the last payment.

This helps explain why players are not just 'given a run' late in the season. Damned expensive!

 

[dcstar]

AFL clubs fork out $16,800 to every unproven player in the national draft and pay the same amount when that player makes his AFL début.
A further $13,100 is paid when the player chalks up his 10th senior match and another $13,100 if the player is registered for a second season, a significant $59,800 in total.
Players taken in the national draft are entitled to a minimum two-year contract, almost guaranteeing the last payment.

This helps explain why players are not just 'given a run' late in the season. Damned expensive!

Are you sure the player get this, or the club/competition he came from?

 

[Ghost of Punt Road]

I can only assume the club does, not the draftee.

The info comes from an extract of the AFL rules book

 

[Jools]

According to the HS yesterday, a draftees club gets $3000 when drafted, $3000 on first game, $2400 on 10th game and $2400 if still on an AFL list after 3 years - $10800 all up.