Rowell & Geelong and now Allen & Brisbane .............what's kosher & fair ??
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Clubs Speaking With Opposition Players - Strict Rules Or Open Slather ??
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How is this any different from a company proposing an offer to employ you while you work somewhere else?
Whilst I see where you’re coming from, I would love a club to try a non-compete clause.
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Whilst I see where you’re coming from, I would love a club to try a non-compete clause.
Tipping that wouldn’t be allowed by the CBA.
You would have had trouble getting JHF, Sav, Zerk-Thatcher, Lukosius, W. Rioli, Allir, Sweet, Burton etc.
Just the way it works. Also a real point to note, Rowell was the one who decided the time to meet, so it's not like this was unsolicited. Both players and clubs operate in this fashion.
I don't know, maybe ask Z. Williams, M. McGovern, Cerra, E. Hollands, Acres, Fogarty, Docherty, Hewett, Pittonet, Saad, L. Young, Haynes and Newman what they think?
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mid season trade period. Make it happen
Without bothering to look, I'm fairly sure other clubs aren't allowed to talk to players during season, but I'm unsure if that applies at other times.
Regardless, clubs would absolutely know if their players are talking to other clubs and wouldn't be doing it this early without some kind of go ahead to explore their options, because they are doing the same with other teams.
Adam Simpson, when quizzed about Barrass meeting Mitchell during the season, did a podcast on Backchat after getting sacked and said oppo coaches meeting with players happens all the time.
Said they'll meet with up to 40 players a season to gauge their interest.
It's not an industry secret.
Regardless, clubs would absolutely know if their players are talking to other clubs and wouldn't be doing it this early without some kind of go ahead to explore their options, because they are doing the same with other teams.
Adam Simpson, when quizzed about Barrass meeting Mitchell during the season, did a podcast on Backchat after getting sacked and said oppo coaches meeting with players happens all the time.
Said they'll meet with up to 40 players a season to gauge their interest.
It's not an industry secret.
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Ouch, touched a nerve there.
The point is, should there be stricter rules regarding the approaching of contracted players or just make it open slather ??
At present, it is a bit of each which serves no purpose.
Honestly didn't touch a nerve. It was a genuine question, as literally every side in the league does it. Just seemed like a bit of a pointless whinge bringing up Rowell and Allen, when 16 other teams are engaged in the same behavior.
I'd rather there was more transparency, and we just allowed players to contact and move...instead of the whole charade of 'oh I love the club but I'm going to take my time before making a decision', circus, that happens every year.
I don’t think anyone in this thread are debating that it happens. The question is, should it….
I’m probably in the club that direct player engagement probably isn’t right, but via managers is probably fair. Some professional leagues have embargo periods were you can’t talk to a contracted player.
And whilst you’re throwing stones at others in this thread, remember when Geelong sent the coach, list boss, captain and senior player to Adelaide to sign Boak? That was in July 2012…. Mid season.
AFL fans need to grow up. This is perfectly normal behaviour in countless sports world wide.
NRL players often sign for a new team 6 months before finishing at their current club, play out the season with the fans and coach knowing they're gone at the end of the season, and no one cares, as long as said players keep giving their all.
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This, just close the thread right now.
You guys never really have gotten over that, have you?
Literally never said we didn't do it. I'm throwing stones at 18 clubs...
I didn't create this thread, and there's no point in it, as every club does it. Read the comment above from briztoon. That's all that needs to be said.
How could you police it? Most times it would go unreported as the media don't find out.
Meh. At the end of the day, if the player is gonna move, they’re gonna move. I’d rather know early on if a player is looking to jump ship so that my club can be proactive in commencing contract renegotiations or looking for a replacement.
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