- Mar 19, 2020
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Not sure if this is the right place to ask this question
Firstly, The medias reporting on this has been non existant and shambolic. I cannot fathom how its just been swept under the rug with such little care or mention. The entire post game broadcast about Collingwood and this guys club crushing contract wasnt bought up even once in the aftermath. There seems to be this air of "its too sensitive to talk about" which doesnt really fly when you consider how guys like Ben Cousins have been treated with similar mental health issues. Trotting out a drug addicted Ben Cousins on prime time TV is okay, but commenting on the finger painting of a actual AFL listed footballer is off limits. Its complete horse s**t.
Now for the real question. When he is paid out, how should the game treat his salary? Is this a medical retirement scenario where the payments can be outside the cap, or should it be considered a delisting and payments made inside the cap? Medical retirement is normally analyzed by a set of doctors with supporting evidence but mental health retirement really isnt set by any hard evidence in relation to x-rays and what not. It is up to a medical professional for sure but it is something you can feign (not saying Beams is. saying later on down the line)
I dont think it can be considered a medical retirement unfortunately. It opens up a mine field that will be hard for the game to get away from. You could end up with situations where say Jared Polec says "* this" and then throws his toys in the air and North react with a "lets medically retire him based on mental health" as a instant reaction as opposed too keeping him in the game and wha tnot
I do believe however the payout terms need adjusting in regards to how it works and for the AFL to adopt a similar approach to the MLB where the terms and conditions are entirely negotiable. With Beams current contract Collingwood would have to stretch it out for 4 years for example as a max but ideally, given his issues and where both parties stand, itd make more sense for Collingwood to stretch it out over 20+ years and just providing him a yearly wage. It would be huge for them right now as getting Beams off the books would be the difference between them say keeping DeGoey, Moore and Mihocek and losing 1 or 2 of them
Id also hope someone in the AFL media profession grows a pair and starts reporting on this issue seriously
Firstly, The medias reporting on this has been non existant and shambolic. I cannot fathom how its just been swept under the rug with such little care or mention. The entire post game broadcast about Collingwood and this guys club crushing contract wasnt bought up even once in the aftermath. There seems to be this air of "its too sensitive to talk about" which doesnt really fly when you consider how guys like Ben Cousins have been treated with similar mental health issues. Trotting out a drug addicted Ben Cousins on prime time TV is okay, but commenting on the finger painting of a actual AFL listed footballer is off limits. Its complete horse s**t.
Now for the real question. When he is paid out, how should the game treat his salary? Is this a medical retirement scenario where the payments can be outside the cap, or should it be considered a delisting and payments made inside the cap? Medical retirement is normally analyzed by a set of doctors with supporting evidence but mental health retirement really isnt set by any hard evidence in relation to x-rays and what not. It is up to a medical professional for sure but it is something you can feign (not saying Beams is. saying later on down the line)
I dont think it can be considered a medical retirement unfortunately. It opens up a mine field that will be hard for the game to get away from. You could end up with situations where say Jared Polec says "* this" and then throws his toys in the air and North react with a "lets medically retire him based on mental health" as a instant reaction as opposed too keeping him in the game and wha tnot
I do believe however the payout terms need adjusting in regards to how it works and for the AFL to adopt a similar approach to the MLB where the terms and conditions are entirely negotiable. With Beams current contract Collingwood would have to stretch it out for 4 years for example as a max but ideally, given his issues and where both parties stand, itd make more sense for Collingwood to stretch it out over 20+ years and just providing him a yearly wage. It would be huge for them right now as getting Beams off the books would be the difference between them say keeping DeGoey, Moore and Mihocek and losing 1 or 2 of them
Id also hope someone in the AFL media profession grows a pair and starts reporting on this issue seriously