BRW Top 50 Sports Earners for 2009
Here are the top earning Australian sports people for the year 2009, as published by the Business Review Weekly (BRW) magazine. Just the top 10 of their "Top 50 Sports Earners" list is shown. The list is compiled by BRW journalists and includes gross wages, prize money, sponsorships and endorsements. See other BRW Top Earners from other years, and also how these compare to the international top earner lists.
Golfer Greg Norman is the Australian sports top earner for 2009, as he has been in all previous BRW lists, though his earnings from playing golf are only small compared to his property development and other business deals. Cricket player Ricky Ponting earned $4.26m ranking him 12th on the list overall.
| Rank | Name | Sport | Earnings ($AUD) | previous year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greg Norman | Golf | $15m | 1 |
| 2 | Andrew Bogut | Basketball | $14m | 7 |
| 3 | Harry Kewell | Soccer | $9.5m | 2 |
| 4 | Mark Webber | Motorsport | $9.0 m | 3 |
| 5 | Chad Reed | Motorsport | $8.8m | 6 |
| 6 | Geoff Ogilvy | Golf | $6.34m | 16 |
| 7 | Marcos Ambrose | Motorsport | $5.44m | 45 |
| 8 | Casey Stoner | Motorsport | $5m | 14 |
| 9 | Robert Allenby | Golf | $4.93m | 20 |
| 10 | Tim Cahill | Soccer | $4.6m | 12 |
Source: full list contained in BRW magazine, published on Thursday January 21, 2010
Related Pages
- BRW top earner lists from other years
- Compare to the international annual top earners list by ESPN, SI and Forbes
- Other sporting lists
- A summary of Sport in Australia
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