AFL Western District has announced that the Mininera league would keep the same salary cap as 2021, with $70,000 allocated to clubs for next season.

Total player points will take a minor hit next season, although the impact on the teams impacted is expected to be minimal.

Mininera and District league president John Box is "happy with what they (AFL Western District) have done," with total player points and payments.

"The cutting is not going to help clubs, the reason it's stayed stable for three years is because of the travelling in our area," Box said.

"Our league has more travelling than any other league.

"I am happy with what they have done, I wouldn't like a cut in our salary cap anyway."

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Box said the AFL should not change the salary cap or point system until clubs have financially recovered from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

"In Victoria, the clubs and leagues have done it hard enough as it is without having any more work put on us or points being cut," he said.

"The Mininera league put in a letter to the AFL, to leave the clubs alone for a couple of years, I wouldn't have changed our points system or salary cap or anything in the league."

It was announced that the AFL Victoria CCSP Advisory Committee had reduced the point allocation for six AFL Western District affiliated teams for season 2022.

Box said the board would back any team in the Mininera league affected if they take the matter further.

"There are a couple of clubs who got a point cut off, but they can put in a submission to see if they can get that back," he said.

"It's quite obvious we didn't get our way there.

"They (the clubs impacted) most definitely have the backing of the board anyway."

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Box is grateful the league has been able to escape any COVID-19 related cuts. However, if restrictions on community sport continue into 2022, he knows the league will take a massive financial hit.

"I hope that we have escaped (COVID-19 related cuts to TPP or TTP), I probably don't think we could do another year in a row." he said.

"If it stays with us for another year, like it was this year, it would knock us around. I think the volunteers and the players have just had enough."

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