Martin was in the fourth season of his seven-year deal in 2021 with the Tiger superstar believed to be earning $9 million over the length of his contract.
Dockers skipper Fyfe has completed four seasons of a six-year deal that began in 2018 as the club was beginning to rebuild,while his cross-town rival,Eagles defender Jeremy McGovern,was also a potential million-dollar earner,according to industry sources.
The figures were part of an AFL release which revealed that AFL clubs paid $233.9 million in player payments in 2021,with the average player salary for a listed player reaching $372,224. There were 655 listed players across the competition.
Carlton’s Patrick Cripps is the highest paid Blue but sources said his pay packet was not $1 million in 2021,with the club adding former Giant Zac Williams and ex-Bomber Adam Saad to the line-up and Charlie Curnow in the middle of a lucrative multi-year deal.
Collingwood’s Brodie Grundy was in the first year of his seven-year deal with the Magpies that is expected to earn him more than $900,000 per season. Players in that category can sometimes earn $1 million a season when clubs spread their total contract across the salary cap paying more in some years and less in others,however sources said the Magpies list was too tight to carry a player on
seven figures a season.
Geelong’s Jeremy Cameron and Patrick Dangerfield are understood to be below the $1 million mark,with other key players Tom Hawkins,Joel Selwood and Tom Stewart in the line-up.