The Big Deal Weekly: AFL cash splash puts spotlight on needy, NRL strike threat, Scorchers save WA cricket, Tom Brady's message in a bottle, Kyrie Irving's trade request & more

Newsletter No. 21, 6 February 2023

Welcome to The Big Deal.

There’s plenty going on as we hit the equinox of Australian sport - the last throes of the cricket season and the first hint of Sherrin’s finally being kicked in anger.

Amid all that, we have confirmation of the inequality in the AFL via the latest funding distribution data.

And it shows how Western Australia has survived a dearth …