Cost-of-living cap justified: Swans

Sydney Swans CEO Andrew Ireland. Picture: Brett Costello. Source: The Daily Telegraph

SYDNEY says it has "nothing to hide" from an AFL review of its cost-of-living allowance and believes its $900,000 salary cap dispensation will be justified.

Swans chief executive Andrew Ireland said yesterday his club would be happy to lose the allowance if the Bureau of Statistics figures showed it did not deserve the extra money.

The AFL Commission yesterday ordered a review of Sydney's cost-of-living allowance only two days after chief executive Andrew Demetriou hit out at critics of the $1 million free kick.

But Ireland said yesterday he welcomed the review and was confident it would show if anything the 9.8 per cent allowance - which will hit $944,000 in 2014 - was harsh on his club.

"If it is not dear to live in Sydney, then we shouldn't get the allowance," he told the Herald Sun.

"We have got no qualms about the review. We have nothing to hide. We are happy for it to be done.

"It is always the way that when you win the premiership there is more scrutiny on these things and clearly the AFL have had clubs approach them to question it, but we are confident when the AFL does its review, which it has done in the past, it will show the cost disparity is there."

Ireland said a PriceWaterhouseCoopers review had only this week judged Sydney was surpassed by only Tokyo as the most expensive city in the world.

"If you are a young guy, try paying $500 a week for a one-bedroom unit. If anyone looked at the ABS stuff around at the moment, the disparity exists."

Demetriou revealed yesterday that the AFL Commission was intent on using detailed data to rule a line over the retention allowance.

"The commission did feel that, not because of the Sydney Swans and their premiership, but the last time we reviewed this was five years ago and maybe it was time it is appropriate... we get some more information and bring it back to the Commission to have a look at."

Demetriou said the league would use information from the Australian Bureau of Statistics and use expertise from third parties to ascertain whether Sydney's allowance was justified.

Demetriou also said yesterday;

-He did not forsee any change to the format of the day Grand Final despite being won over by the 5.15pm preliminary final.

"I can't imagine anything will happen on that front," he said of a Grand Final which is contractually a day game for the next four season.

-He hoped future minor premiers like Hawthorn would in future years get a longer break before the Grand Final than their opponents.

"I think going forward we will do our best to make sure that wouldn't happen again," he said.

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