Former AFL captains Tim Watson and Garry Lyon have named their top 10 most marketable players in the AFL today.
Off the back of a report in The Australian saying the NRL has earmarked a list of players to pay outside the salary cap to help promote the game.
Parramatta Eels star Jarryd Hayne has been omitted from the list, showing the league’s commitment to ensuring the ambassadors for growing the game has clean on and off field images.
Based on that criteria, Watson and Lyon have named the AFL players they would pay outside the salary cap to market and promote the game on SEN Breakfast.
Tim’s List
Patrick Dangerfield (Geelong)
Nic Naitanui (West Coast)
Dustin Martin (Richmond)
Lance Franklin (Sydney)
Nat Fyfe (Fremantle)
Marcus Bontempelli (Western Bulldogs)
Joe Daniher (Essendon)
Max Gawn (Melbourne)
Eddie Betts (Adelaide)
Luke Hodge (Brisbane)
Garry’s List
Max Gawn (Melbourne)
Dustin Martin (Richmond)
Patrick Dangerfield (Geelong)
Nic Naitanui (West Coast)
Lance Franklin (Sydney)
Rory Sloane (Adelaide)
Cyril Rioli (Hawthorn)
Jeremy Howe (Collingwood)
Charlie Curnow (Carlton)
Nat Fyfe (Fremantle)
Meanwhile, SEN newsman Sam Edmund has named the five players he thinks will be the most marketable in the future.
Sam's List
Jaidyn Stephenson (Collingwood)
Christian Petracca (Melbourne)
Jordan De Goey (Collingwood)
Shai Bolton (Richmond)
Charlie Curnow (Carlton)
Listen to Garry, Tim and Sam explain their choices in the player below!