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Veteran Players (from the AFL webite)
Under AFL player rules, each club may nominate or list any number of what are called Veteran Player’s.
So my question is as follows guys. We have Pav and Sandi on the list already. Luke McPharlin is 31 on the 1st of December this year, however he debuted with Hawthorn in 2000 and didn't joint Fremantle until 2002.
So does this mean that Luke can go on our veterans list next season?
Under AFL player rules, each club may nominate or list any number of what are called Veteran Player’s.
- In order to be eligible for classification as a Veteran a player must have been the age of 30 as at September 30 in the relevant AFL season and be on the primary list of the AFL club for at least 10 years or in the case of Port Adelaide since the inception of the club.
- From 2006 there is now no limit on the number of veteran players a club can list, as long as the player meets the required classification.
- The salary cap, known officially as Total Player Payments, is A$8,780,000 for the 2012 season with a salary floor of $8,121,500 except for the Gold Coast, whose salary cap will be A$9,530,000 with a salary floor of $8,871,500, and Greater Western Sydney, whose salary cap is $9,780,000 with a floor of $9,121,500.
Certain payments are excluded from the cap, and concessions are available for some players, in particular, "veteran" players (those over the age of 30 and/or who have completed 10 seasons with their current club) and "nominated" rookie listed players, who are discounted by up to 50% for purposes of the cap. The AFL Players Association negotiates for players with the AFL on the topic of average salary.
So my question is as follows guys. We have Pav and Sandi on the list already. Luke McPharlin is 31 on the 1st of December this year, however he debuted with Hawthorn in 2000 and didn't joint Fremantle until 2002.
So does this mean that Luke can go on our veterans list next season?
