Dutchy wrote:Lets put it in perspective, he is a 22 yo lad playing footy straight out of school on $800k a year, he aint going to know the ins and outs of a contract and its legalities, you could easily assume that if an agreement is struck between his Manager and his club who have had years in the business and both have lawyers that would run their eyes over the contracts, he would have thought is was all legit.
So a then 21 year old wanting to go home because is is only on the base contract from when he first joined the AFL and he knows a new club is going to start up in his back yard with a larger salary cap is going to say, nup I'm staying Adelaide without knowing the details of what Adelaide is offering him??? Especially after these guys (AFL players) have it drilled into them about the industry what they can and can not do as part of their induction programs.