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>Even if that was the case (it's verifiably not)
They've cancelled contracts with other sports/leagues due to thinking they were paying too much money for it.

Pay TV (Foxtel, now DAZN) makes up the majority of the broadcast revenue. If they pull out/reduce what they offer then the money available for contracts can only go down. Channel 7 are also unhappy with the current broadcast deal as they aren't seeing much/any return either.