WHAT goes into an AFL contract?

Front-ended deals, back-ended deals, match payments, clauses, triggers … they're terms bandied around weekly, but what do they mean? And how do they impact the recent pay agreement struck by the League and the players due to the suspension of competition?

On this week's episode of AFL Exchange, the boys delve into how the recent pay cuts taken by the players could impact the stars who have recently signed lucrative extensions such as Collingwood ruckman Brodie Grundy and Melbourne livewire Christian Petracca.

They also discuss the potential for a national reserves competition, analyse the players' home gym setups and ask how we can keep playing footy from home during isolation. 

In this week's episode …

Join Callum Twomey, Riley Beveridge and Mitch Cleary as AFL Exchange covers all of the big issues from an AFL world still in shutdown – and some of the not so big.

Episode guide

2:25 – Why certain players' contract situations are now so uncertain

5:45 – Will Essendon's Irish star Conor McKenna ever play football again?

8:30 – The random footballers who keep crashing Riley and Mitch's 'Houseparty'

14:55 – Will this lockdown period lead to a national reserves competition?

17:40 – A very special guest joins us to discuss what's in Balmey's backpack

20:10 – How does Cal know almost every person on the show Gogglebox?

23:00 – What does the AFL's lockdown period mean for the 2020 NAB AFL Draft?

30:40 – If you could interview anyone in the world, who would it be?

34:55 – How are you still finding ways of playing footy at home?