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Anna Harrington and Steve Larkin

AFL strikes $2.2 billion pay deal with players

Collingwood's Nick Daicos (l) is one of the players to benefit largely from the AFL's new CBA. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

A mid-season trade period could be introduced as early as next season, with the AFL to thrash out the finer details with its clubs and the players' union after sealing a $2.2 billion pay deal.

The first joint collective bargaining agreement covering both AFL and AFLW players is a five-year deal that includes longer contracts for first-round draftees and massive wage rises for women footballers.

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