Lord of the Wings
Club Legend
A verbal agreement has the same meaning as a written contract. If they agreed to stay even on the basis of a handshake agreement then they were in effect contracted. Hence if the AFL tries to induce them to break that contract they are on thin ice.these are the 2 year contract players at the start of the early January season
Ellie McKenzie
Katie Brennan
Monique Conti
Bec Miller
Gabby Seymour
Tessa Lavey
Maddy Brancatisano
Jess Hosking
Poppy Kelly
Maddie Shevlin
okay i'll explain it to you this way
the CBA only applied to and then ran out in the above season, then every player was out of a signed contract
the club asked and were supported by the above players to agree to another year on top of the 1st contract, as only a show of faith between the two parties
it was only a "handshake" type agreement
as the CBA hadn't been agreed in writing by the AFL & AFLPA, our club and the above players would sign the extra 1 year, when the CBA had been finalised
now that the CBA has been finalised, the above players and the rest of our list will be signed up to the August season
this new CBA runs out at the end of this coming season, so again if our girls are asked and want to, they can commit in principle to a 2 year contract
when the new CBA is approved by the AFL & AFLPA for future seasons, our players can sign 1 or 2 year contracts which ever is offered by the club
so while your points are valid, they only apply if there is an actual written and signed contract, which in fact there wasn't after the end of last season
every player in the AFLW is uncontracted ATM