DK, Fyfe will be paid his full contract regardless of how many games he plays in 2016.
The details of AFL player salaries are disclosed in the AFL Annual Report each year.
For the record, in 2015 only 4 players were paid $1m+.
2 players were paid $900k-$1m.
3 players were paid $800k-$900k.
21 players were paid $700k-$800k.
21 players were paid $600k-$700k.
44 players were paid $500k-$600k.
85 players were paid $400k-$500k.
131 players were paid $300k-$400k.
153 players were paid $200k-$300k.
188 players were paid $100k-$200k.
65 players were paid $60k-$100k.
1 player was paid $0-$60k.
s.afl.com.au/staticfile/AFL%20Tenant/AFL...AnnualReport2015.pdf (page 111).
Tom Liberatore, Eric Mackenzie and Jaeger O'Meara were believed to be the highest paid players who didn't play a single game ($600-$700k bracket).
Whether Hooker is worth the money is one very important point.
That we can't attract players even when offering to make them one of the 10 highest paid players in the league is another.