Whereas its wage bill of AUD 12.9 million was in the top quartile, it finished second bottom on the League ladder. its wage efficiency ratio was 645000, which means that for every League standing point it paid out AUD 645000 in wage costs. The club with the best wage efficiency ratio was Adelaide Crows who only paid out $171000 for each league standing point. details of this are expanded in Table 9.9.