{"id":30142,"date":"2017-02-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-02-03T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/uncategorized\/leigh-matthews-issues-strong-warning-to-the-afl\/"},"modified":"2017-02-03T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2017-02-03T00:00:00","slug":"leigh-matthews-issues-strong-warning-to-the-afl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/show\/leigh-matthews-issues-strong-warning-to-the-afl\/","title":{"rendered":"Leigh Matthews issues a strong warning to the AFL"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Leigh Matthews has backed players considering a strike over their bid for a percentage of AFL revenue, telling Rowey and Bicks: \u201cI\u2019m with them.\u201d<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cIf the players think, \u2018We\u2019re getting screwed\u2026\u2019 what do you do except say, well, I\u2019m not going to play,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe fans are going to hate it, but what else can the players actually do to convince the AFL their position is valid?\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\/305727025&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>Leigh said today\u2019s highest paid players weren\u2019t getting much more than they were 10 years ago\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMost people out there in the suburbs think AFL players are overpaid no matter what\u2026 but the TV rights have gone from $250m per year to $400m per year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIsn\u2019t it fair to say that the blokes putting on the show should get a third of that? 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