With the postponement of football seasons due to Covid-19 one aspect which has clearly been identified is that clubs have lost the ability to generate income, not just match day revenue but the many other forms of revenue generation through sponsors and fundraising ventures which they rely upon to survive and pay the expenses which they face.
As a result of this there was a determination to take steps nationally to ease the burden on clubs where possible. Over recent weeks AFL Victoria has been part of discussions led by the AFL Game Development Department involving all community football bodies from each state on how community football Allowable Player Payment (APP) levels would look during 2020 as a result of the Covid-19.
Input to this discussion was done locally through AFL Goldfields, with feedback from the BFNL.
A determination has been made that the initial step for each league is the decrease of the previously planned Allowable Player Payments (APP) budget by 50%.
This amount is then to be allocated pro rata to the original number of matches which the league was going to play (16 for the BFNL)
The BFNL 2020 APP of $140,000 becomes a $70,000 APP per club and then the BFNL normally plays 16 matches so pro rata this allows for a APP in 2020 of $4,375 per round.
This pro rata amount would then be applied across however many matches are played in the season once it gets underway.
If there are eleven rounds (10 games played per club), this per round amount will equate to a MAXIMUM APP of $43,750.00 in 2020.
