Join now and get your first month for just $1.<\/a><\/p>\nHowever there is a twist this year as the media personality has split his list between former players and those with a journalist background, with the latter to follow next week.<\/p>\n
Brown is sure he has cracked the figures this year, claiming he is accurate \u201cwithin half a per cent\u201d.<\/p>\n
He has contacted managers, footballer managers and media personnel within the AFL to collate the list, but one name mentioned has already hit back.<\/p>\n
5. David King and Jason Dunstall – $650,000<\/p>\n
Fox Footy stars David King and Jason Dunstall make the list but their inclusion has already sparked backlash.<\/p>\n
Brown estimates King rakes in $350,000 and $300,000 from his work with Fox and SEN respectively.<\/p>\n
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He suggests Dunstall is on $500,000 at Fox – the biggest at the company – and $150,000 at Triple M, but the commentator disputes the claim.<\/p>\n
\u201cAre you kidding? This is bald-faced lying,\u201d he hit back.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m happy to come clean. I get two hundred for Fox and I get forty from Triple M.\u201d<\/p>\n
4. Garry Lyon – $800,000<\/p>\n
\u201cAlpha male\u201d, in Brown\u2019s words, Garry Lyon fronts Fox Footy\u2019s AFL 360 show and is understood to rake in $450,000 for his work with the broadcaster.<\/p>\n
An additional $300,000 from SEN for his role on the breakfasts show nets him $750,000 per annum, with a Herald Sun columnist gig making up the rest.<\/p>\n
3. Daniel Gorringe – $900,000<\/p>\n
The only independent member of the list, Daniel Gorringe has made waves with his online content.<\/p>\n
His Dan Does Footy social media empire is hugely popular, and in return he nets huge sums, with $1.8 million in revenue according to Brown.<\/p>\n
After expenses his take home is $900,000 – a tidy sum to talk about footy.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis guy is running his own race, he\u2019s doing a damn good job,\u2019\u2019 Brown said.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe is a genuine creator.\u201d<\/p>\n
2. Kane Cornes – $1.15m<\/p>\n
The king of 2025 has been usurped this year according to Brown\u2019s insights.<\/p>\n
That being said, he still earns a pretty penny and puts in a lot of work to do so with four big jobs.<\/p>\n
Channel 7 lured him from Nine last year with a reported salary of $600,000 per annum.<\/p>\n
Along with that, he is said to be paid $350,000 by SEN while he also has an earner with Sportsbet.<\/p>\n
1. James Brayshaw – $1.5m<\/p>\n
This winner of this year\u2019s highest earner list is believed to be James Brayshaw.<\/p>\n
The former cricketer skews the list a little thanks to his work as a commentator on not just the AFL, but cricket too.<\/p>\n
Along with The Rush Hour, that work pockets Brayshaw $1.5m, with $900,000 from Triple M and $700,000 from Channel 7.<\/p>\n
However there could be a twist for Brayshaw, with the merger of the two companies potentially leading to a reduction in his salary.<\/p>\n
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