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evidence: The Australian Football League has implemented a salary cap on its clubs since 1987 , when Brisbane and West Coast were admitted , as part of its equalization policy designed to neutralize the ability of the richest and most successful clubs , Carlton , Collingwood , Essendon and Hawthorn , to perennially dominate the competition .. Australian Football League. Australian Football League. salary cap. salary cap. Carlton. Carlton Football Club. Collingwood. Collingwood Football Club. Essendon. Essendon Football Club. Hawthorn. Hawthorn Football Club. The cap was set at A$ 1.25 million for 1987 -- 1989 as per VFL agreement , with the salary floor set at 90 % of the cap or $ 1.125 million ; the salary floor was increased to 92.5 % of the cap in 2001 , and to 95 % of the cap for 2013 onwards due to increased revenues .. The salary cap , known officially as Total Player Payments , is A$ 10,600,000 for the 2016 season with a salary floor of $ 10,070,000 except for , whose salary cap is $ 10,886,000 with a floor of $ 10,336,000 .. salary cap. salary cap. Both the salary cap and salary floor has increased substantially since the competition was re-branded as the AFL in 1990 to assist in stemming the dominance new interstate high membership clubs Adelaide and the West Coast Eagles .. salary cap. salary cap. Adelaide. Adelaide Football Club. West Coast Eagles. West Coast Eagles. Certain payments are excluded from the cap , and concessions are available for some players , in particular `` veteran '' players -LRB- those over the age of 30 and / or who have completed 10 seasons with their current club -RRB- and `` nominated '' rookie list players , who are discounted by 30 % or 50 % for purposes of the cap , depending on the number of these players at each club .. rookie list. rookie list. The AFL Players Association negotiates for players with the AFL on the topic of average salary .. AFL Players Association. AFL Players Association