Common use of Total Player Payments Clause in Contracts

Total Player Payments. (a) The amount of Total Player Payments for each AFL Club shall be as set out in item 1 of Schedule B. (b) In calculation of the Total Player Payments for each AFL Club, the following payments will not be taken into account: (i) relocation benefits incurred by an AFL Club in respect of an AFL Player pursuant to item 13 of Schedule C; (ii) bereavement assistance (paid to a Player or an Associate of a Player) up to a limit of $2,000 in the event of a bereavement (or other genuine hardship) affecting the Player; (iii) certain Football Payments as determined in accordance with clause 15; (iv) the Football Payments made to a Rookie temporarily promoted to the Primary List of an AFL Club to replace a Player transferred to the Long Term Injury List; (v) subject to clause 11, payments made to a Player pursuant to a bona fide marketing contract made in accordance with the Guidelines for Additional Services Agreements; (vi) subject to clause 12, payments made to a Player pursuant to an Independent Agreement; (vii) testimonial payments made to an AFL Player in accordance with clause 18; (viii) Match payments (at the Player’s contract rate for Matches played in the AFL Premiership Season) made to AFL Players participating in the AFL Finals Series Matches; (ix) the cost of air fares and accommodation paid by an AFL Club under clause 39; (x) 50% of Football Payments to Rookie Players nominated under clause 16(h); (xi) prize money paid to Players in accordance with item 23 of Schedule C; and (xii) top five (5) draft pick recognition payments made to Players in accordance with item 2(g) of Schedule C. (c) In order to assist AFL Clubs and AFL Players to better understand their obligations in respect of the Total Player Payments provisions of the Rules, AFL shall require AFL Clubs to disclose details of their Total Player Payments to AFL both as currently required by the AFL Rules and at a time between the middle of the AFL Season and a reasonable time before commencement of the Exchange Period prior to the next National Draft in the format as requested by AFL from time-to-time. Such information shall be provided to AFLPA by the AFL in a summary form, as agreed between the AFL and AFLPA and shall as a minimum include the estimated Total Player Payments for the following season and the bases and assumptions upon which the estimate is based. The summary shall be disseminated to the Club and the AFLPA. The AFLPA may provide to the member who has enquired (and only if such Player has been requested by his Club to take a reduction in payments for the following season or seasons), only the estimate of the Club’s Total Player Payment position for next season and the bases and assumptions upon which the estimate was based provided that no bases or assumptions referrable to a particular individual Player shall be made available. Such information shall only be provided on a strict confidential basis and the Player will be required to sign a confidentiality agreement in this regard to be agreed to by the AFL and the AFLPA. (d) Long service leave payments made by an AFL Club to a Player pursuant to the AFL Player’s Long Service Leave Agreement (whether paid on termination or otherwise) shall be included in Total Player Payments.

Total Player Payments. (a) The amount of Total Player Payments for each AFL Club shall be as set out in item 1 of Schedule B. (b) In calculation of the Total Player Payments for each AFL Club, the following payments will not be taken into account: (i) relocation benefits incurred by an AFL Club in respect of an AFL Player pursuant to item 13 of Schedule C; (ii) bereavement assistance (paid to a Player or an Associate of a Player) up to a limit of $2,000 2,000, or any other amount as approved by AFL, in the event of a bereavement (or other genuine hardship) affecting the Player; (iii) certain Football Payments as determined in accordance with clause 15; (iv) the Football Payments made to a Rookie temporarily promoted to the Primary List of an AFL Club to replace a Player transferred to the Long Term Injury List; (viv) subject to clause 11, payments made to a Player pursuant to a bona fide marketing contract made in accordance with the Guidelines for Additional Services Agreements; (viv) subject to clause 12, payments made to a Player pursuant to an Independent Agreement; (viivi) testimonial payments made to an AFL Player in accordance with clause 18; (viiivii) Match payments (at the Player’s contract rate for Matches played in the AFL Premiership Season) made to AFL Players participating in the AFL Finals Series Matches; (ixviii) the cost of air fares and accommodation paid by an AFL Club under clause 3937; (xix) 50% of Football Payments to Rookie Players nominated under clause 16(h)except to the extent that this Agreement provides otherwise; (xix) prize money paid to Players in accordance with item 23 of Schedule C; and (xiixi) top five (5) draft pick recognition payments made to Players in accordance with item 2(g) of Schedule C. (c) In order to assist AFL Clubs and AFL Players to better understand their obligations in respect of the Total Player Payments provisions of the Rules, AFL shall require AFL Clubs to disclose details of their Total Player Payments to AFL both as currently required by the AFL Rules and at a time between the middle of the AFL Season and a reasonable time before commencement of the Exchange Period prior to the next National Draft in the format as requested by AFL from time-to-time. Such information shall be provided to AFLPA by the AFL in a summary form, as agreed between the AFL and AFLPA and shall as a minimum include the estimated Total Player Payments for the following season and the bases and assumptions upon which the estimate is based. The summary shall be disseminated to the Club and the AFLPA. The AFLPA may provide to the member who has enquired (and only if such Player has been requested by his Club to take a reduction in payments for the following season or seasons), only the estimate of the Club’s Total Player Payment position for next season and the bases and assumptions upon which the estimate was based provided that no bases or assumptions referrable to a particular individual Player shall be made available. Such information shall only be provided on a strict confidential basis and the Player will be required to sign a confidentiality agreement in this regard to be agreed to by the AFL and the AFLPA. (d) Long service leave payments made by an AFL Club to a Player pursuant to the AFL Player’s Long Service Leave Agreement (whether paid on termination or otherwise) shall be included in Total Player Payments.

Total Player Payments. (a) The amount of Total Player Payments for each AFL Club shall be as set out in item 1 of Schedule B. (b) In calculation of the Total Player Payments for each AFL Club, the following payments will not be taken into account: (i) relocation benefits incurred by an AFL Club in respect of an AFL Player pursuant to item 13 of Schedule C; (ii) bereavement assistance (paid to a Player or an Associate of a Player) up to a limit of $2,000 in the event of a bereavement (or other genuine hardship) affecting the Player; (iii) certain Football Payments as determined in accordance with clause 15clauses 15 and 16; (iv) the Football Payments made to a Rookie temporarily promoted to the Primary List of an AFL Club to replace a Player transferred to the Long Term Injury List; (v) subject to clause 11, payments made to a Player pursuant to a bona fide marketing contract made in accordance with the Guidelines for Additional Services Agreements; (vi) subject to clause 12, payments made to a Player pursuant to an Independent Agreement; (vii) testimonial payments made to an AFL Player in accordance with clause 1820; (viii) Match payments (at the Player’s contract rate for Matches played in the AFL Premiership Season) made to AFL Players participating in the AFL Finals Series Matches; (ix) the cost of air fares and accommodation paid by an AFL Club under clause 39; 41; (x) 50% of Football Payments to Rookie Players nominated under clause 16(h18(h); (xi) prize money paid to Players in accordance with item 23 of Schedule C; and (xii) top five (5) draft pick recognition payments made to Players in accordance with item 2(g) of Schedule C. (c) In order to assist AFL Clubs and AFL Players to better understand their obligations in respect of the Total Player Payments provisions of the Rules, AFL shall require AFL Clubs to disclose details of their Total Player Payments to AFL both as currently required by the AFL Rules and at a time between the middle of the AFL Season and a reasonable time before commencement of the Exchange Period prior to the next National Draft in the format as requested by AFL from time-to-time. Such information shall be provided to AFLPA by the AFL in a summary form, as agreed between the AFL and AFLPA and shall as a minimum include the estimated Total Player Payments for the following season and the bases and assumptions upon which the estimate is based. The summary shall be disseminated to the Club and the AFLPA. The AFLPA may provide to the member who has enquired (and only if such Player has been requested by his Club to take a reduction in payments for the following season or seasons), only the estimate of the Club’s Total Player Payment position for next season and the bases and assumptions upon which the estimate was based provided that no bases or assumptions referrable to a particular individual Player shall be made available. Such information shall only be provided on a strict confidential basis and the Player will be required to sign a confidentiality agreement in this regard to be agreed to by the AFL and the AFLPA. (d) Long service leave payments made by an AFL Club to a Player pursuant to the AFL Player’s Long Service Leave Agreement (whether paid on termination or otherwise) shall be included in Total Player Payments.