Dogwatcher wrote:Nothing? Okay, I'll post it:
SANFL press release:
PLAYER REGULATION CHANGES
The SANFL has announced changes to the Adelaide and Port Adelaide Football Clubs’ player regulation rules in the State League competition for season 2015.
Among the changes, all non-AFL listed players must be aged under 23, cannot be contracted for more than one year or recruited from interstate.
Adelaide will not be permitted to use SANFL players from rival clubs as top-up players next year.
The changes, ratified by the SA Football Commission, have been finalised after the league’s ongoing review of the regulations for Adelaide’s SANFL team and the restructured Port Adelaide Magpies.
The aim of this year’s review was to bring the on-field regulations for both Adelaide and Port Adelaide into line.
All non-AFL aligned SANFL clubs were involved in the review process, with the eight teams provided with an opportunity to recommend changes throughout the consultation period.
Adelaide and Port Adelaide also provided feedback on the proposed regulations during the review.
2015 PLAYER REGULATION CHANGES
1. To be eligible for inclusion on the PAMFC or AFC Supplementary List, a person must be under the age of 23 before January 1 the year in which the player is included on the Supplementary List. A player may play as a top-up player past the age of 23 as long as he is first listed prior to the age of 23. Adelaide and Port Adelaide will be able to retain current contracted players already over the age of 23.
2. PAMFC & AFC cannot contract players for more than one year. This will not impact on current players contracted for more than one season.
3. Players included on the list of AFC or PAMFC cannot be recruited from outside of South Australia. This rule will not be retrospective, allowing those already contracted to Adelaide and Port to continue playing next year.
4. Remove the option for AFC to source top-up players from SANFL clubs. From 2015, Adelaide won’t include players from rival SANFL clubs, with all top-up players to be recruited from Community Football clubs.
Following the changes for 2015, the player regulations will continue to be reviewed by the SANFL, its clubs and AFC and PAFC on an annual basis.
FFS, this will have minimal effect on anything that is the problem, well done SANFL you morons. Port get to keep there gifts they have this year too, what a disgrace. I still think it's total rubbish that previously AFL listed players or SANFL quality players are signing for 200-400 a game, when will they look into the perks *not included in these contracts, they never will be because the league doesn't care and what penalty would they possibly impose anyway. Should've been players must be u/23 period, not allowed to keep them for longer then that and it should've been retrospective. Waiting to hear how long they have to be out of the SANFL system to be recruited, how much they can be paid and if they still get a leadership player. Like i said they will get away with whatever they want anything, this is a disgrace. Well done SANFL
Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2014 7:27 pm