Geelong rorting the system

[Muddiemoose]

If the media didn’t pick up the position for Scott and without the public outcry one wonders if it would of ever been looked at

 

[tiger_tough]

Envy and paranoia, more so.

 

[Mr Meow]

I forgot to add a third.

GIFs!

 

[Sentinel]

It really is absolutely laughable to think a coach could be paid directly by a club sponsor and it not go in the cap.

If he really wanted a 'Chief of Leadership and Performance' gig to prepare himself for life after football I'm sure he could have put the feelers out for an organisation which wasn't a club sponsor. Coincidentally it just so happened that the role was available at Morris Finance though.

The simple and obvious solution would be to include all (and not just a portion of) payments for 3rd party deals with official club sponsors be included under the cap without exception - be it Chris Scott at Morris, Bailey Smith at Cotton On, or any other similar deals across the league which no doubt exist. That's of course not how the AFL want to operate.

 

[captain bloodsport]

So close to getting away with the rort. If it wasn't for those pesky supporters of the 17 other clubs

 

[Wojcinski]

So close to getting away with the rort. If it wasn't for those pesky supporters of the 17 other clubs smart enough not to publicize their rorts on social media

FTFY

 

[Sentinel]

Would be great to know what's included and what's not included in the soft cap from this deal, and also when exactly the decision was made about that. Not expecting to ever know those answers, of course. We instead should be happy with incredibly vague half answers from Dillon in an attempt to shut down further questions.

 

[Bunk Moreland]

If he really wanted a 'Chief of Leadership and Performance' gig to prepare himself for life after football I'm sure he could have put the feelers out for an organisation which wasn't a club sponsor. Coincidentally it just so happened that the role was available at Morris Finance though.

The simple and obvious solution would be to include all (and not just a portion of) payments for 3rd party deals with official club sponsors be included under the cap without exception - be it Chris Scott at Morris, Bailey Smith at Cotton On, or any other similar deals across the league which no doubt exist. That's of course not how the AFL want to operate.

Just make them declare all money they’re earning or gifts they’re receiving. It’s dead simple to then investigate it that’s coming from a sponsor or supporter. If it is, it goes in the cap. End of.

I don’t know why they’d complicate it any further.

 

[Sentinel]

You seem upset?

Just discussing a football related matter in an appropriate thread on a football forum. Neither upset nor surprised.

Pleased for you if you're getting off to this though?

 

[Sentinel]

I am pleased and yes, thoroughly enjoying your melt.
Shame you can't be recorded infront of your computer screen right now.

It would have drawn so many clicks on social media.
Overweight middle-aged man paranoid by a superior football club to his own

You're welcome to fantasise as you please

 

[Toump Ass]

Bit shonky isn't it.

 

[captain bloodsport]

Speaking of fantasies . . . Bailey Smith is looking mighty fine this preseason.
Hasn't lost any explosion or mobility after the knee reco.

Tell me Sentinel, am I dreaming?

Should a proportion of Bailey's deal with cotton on be included in the salary cap?

 

[Sttew]

Should a proportion of Bailey's deal with cotton on be included in the salary cap?

Was it at WB?

 

[GetDimmaBack]

Was it at WB?

Maybe Cotton On could sponsor the Dogs, too.

You'd love to see it!

 

[captain bloodsport]

Was it at WB?

Was a cotton on a sponsor of WB?

 

[Mr Meow]

Was a cotton on a sponsor of WB?

I don't mean to attack you, but you've been whinging about all matter of topics lately. You doing okay?

 

[captain bloodsport]

I don't mean to attack you, but you've been whinging about all matter of topics lately. You doing okay?

I'm excited it's almost football season

 

[STPer18]

Boot-studder just lost his job, Scotty keeps his role with Morris. Hope you all sleep well tonight. Meanwhile nothing major changes - we live to rort another day.

 

[Elixuh]

AFL forces Geelong to act on master coach’s side gig

‘It’s been dealt with that way.’

7news.com.au

“his relationship with Morris Finance and Geelong” had been looked at, and it was “in the realms of the soft cap”. “It’s been dealt with that way,” Dillon said.

Another half answer still leaves plenty of questions too.

Just beautifully handled by the AFL.

So clearly a rort but we don’t want to derail the build up to the start of the season so some vague comments will do. I know that several other clubs were up in arms about this because they could have been doing the same thing but didn’t think it was permissible under the rules.

Geelong is very progressive. What is it that Morris finance said? ‘We are transcending the traditional sponsorship model’.

With some of the deal being incorporated into the soft cap, the property steward at Geelong is probably taking a ‘pay cut’ and receiving socks stuffed with rolled up $100 notes.

 

[FootyLad0]

With some of the deal being incorporated into the soft cap, the property steward at Geelong is probably taking a ‘pay cut’ and receiving socks stuffed with rolled up $100 notes.

It was $50 notes not $100 notes
Cost of living mate and they let’s make sure we clarify that it was put into my Surf Coast Property trust account thank you very much

 

[Bluelegs]

If this was a real investigation and the AFL discovered something that showed Geelong were trying to rort the system then Geelong should be punished for that. If not then why is this now included in the soft cap? What changed.
What actually happened was the AFL were happy to sweep this under the rug then when it became public it turned into obvious bad pr. So they 'investigated' it and have now decided that it actually should fall under the soft cap.

 

[CatToTheFuture]

If this was a real investigation and the AFL discovered something that showed Geelong were trying to rort the system then Geelong should be punished for that. If not then why is this now included in the soft cap? What changed.
What actually happened was the AFL were happy to sweep this under the rug then when it became public it turned into obvious bad pr. So they 'investigated' it and have now decided that it actually should fall under the soft cap.

Or what really happened was technically within the rules and the afl wants to obfuscate the loophole while they work to close it.

 

[Bluelegs]

Or what really happened was technically within the rules and the afl wants to obfuscate the loophole while they work to close it.

Take your pick.

 

[Cyclops]

Take your pick.

Geelong taking pick 2 and LDU as compo.

 

[captain bloodsport]

Or what really happened was technically within the rules and the afl wants to obfuscate the loophole while they work to close it.

Is a loophole within the rules, or a way to avoid the rules