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Old Rule:
New Rule:
http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-ne...st-the-tonic-for-old-cats-20111012-1ll89.html
This effectively brings the required age down to 28 an conveniently combines with the 10 year unrestricted free agency rule to see players jump ship for huge dollars.
In the coming years I expect to see some huge deals being made, especially for clubs with none or one current veteran listed.
The current veteran's allowance allows a club to pay a player up to half of his wage outside the salary cap, but the player must be 30 or older during the season and have completed 10 years of service.
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if there are one or two veterans, but this reduces to a one-third discount if there are three veterans, 25 per cent if there are four, and so forth.
[2013]
The new rule does not require a player to be 30 to qualify for veteran status. The only qualifier is that he has competed 10 years of service
This effectively brings the required age down to 28 an conveniently combines with the 10 year unrestricted free agency rule to see players jump ship for huge dollars.
In the coming years I expect to see some huge deals being made, especially for clubs with none or one current veteran listed.

