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Australian sport's highest earners
BRW has released its list of Australian sport's highest earners for 2014 and as always, there are many surprises.
The incomes of the athletes includes playing contracts, prize money and off-field endorsements.
The list of 50 includes 11 cricketers, nine golfers, seven motorsport drivers, five footballers, five surfers, four NBA stars and just two female athletes.
50. Karrie Webb. Aged 40. Golf - $1.28m
49. Michael Hussey. Aged 39. Cricket - $1.4m
48. Zac Purton. Aged 32. Horse racing - $1.4m
47. Gary Ablett. Aged 30. AFL - $1.5m
46. Alex Leapai. Aged 35. Boxing - $1.5m
45. Brett Lee. Aged 38. Cricket - $1.5m
44. Will Power. Aged 33. IndyCar - $1.5m
43. Israel Folau. Aged 25. Rugby union - $1.5m
