Yep that explains it! Gee Melb has done it, trendsetters the Dees have become.
Up to six of Carlton’s “biggest stars” took pay cuts to fit Adam Cerra into the club’s salary cap, reports Seven.
Cerra has joined the club on a four-year deal worth around $2.6 to $2.8 million a season, while George Hewett joined as a free agent signing a contract worth closer to $1.8 million across four years.
The moves surprised many, given the Blues’ recent trade activity, leading to questions about how they had enough cap room.
But the report claims as many as six players accepted less money to open up space for Cerra.
“I don’t think it’s much more than he would’ve got at Fremantle; this is more about him moving home as opposed to accepting a bigger deal at the Blues,” Seven’s Mitch Cleary said.
“This is the first buy-in to this selflessness the club’s talked about; Melbourne’s done it in the roots of their premiership.”
