{"id":16278,"date":"2016-12-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-12-23T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/uncategorized\/evil-genius-theory-why-the-afl-is-holding-out-on-players\/"},"modified":"2016-12-23T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-12-23T00:00:00","slug":"evil-genius-theory-why-the-afl-is-holding-out-on-players","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/sport\/evil-genius-theory-why-the-afl-is-holding-out-on-players\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Evil Genius\u2019 theory why the AFL is holding out on players"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Herald Sun footy reporter Mick Warner has floated a seriously \u2018evil genius\u2019 theory on why AFL boss Gil McLachlan might be reluctant to give players the cut of revenue they are asking for\u2026<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cI reckon the AFL quite likes the idea of a lot of clubs being on the breadline,\u201d Mick told the FIVEAA sports show\u2026 \u201cbecause they can control them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sounds devious\u2026 but is Mick onto something?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey probably won\u2019t like me saying that, but I think there\u2019s plenty of cash in football &#8212; and it should be handed out the clubs and the players a but more than it currently is.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>LISTEN HERE:<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"no\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/299117066&amp;color=ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a hell of a lot of money in football,\u201d Mick said. \u201cThey\u2019ve just signed a $2.5 billion TV deal [and] there\u2019s other revenue streams.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think the percentage model is completely reasonable that the players are asking for. 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