Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.

### Instruction:
What is the average earnings ($) that has meg mallon as the player, with a rank less than 9?

### Inputs:
table_name: table, columns: ['Rank', 'Player', 'Country', 'Earned', 'Earnings ( $ )']

### Response:
SELECT AVG Earnings ( $ ) FROM table WHERE Player = meg mallon AND Rank < 9