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This is why I believe that once players are eligible for restricted free agency, they should also be eligible to go on the veterans list for their current club. Unless it's changed again, I think that means they can be paid an extra $100k outside the cap.
The Allowance will be 1.229% of the Total Player Payment limit.

However, "Fitzpatrick revealed the league's veterans' allowance will be abolished in 2017."
 

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i know footballers aren't the smartest beings going around but asking for more money to stay loyal is probably the funniest thing i have heard a footballer say for a long time.
I just luv people like Tex.
Tex is by far and away my favourite player but it's very easy to be loyal when your playing for the team you grew up barracking for and playing as close to home as possible.
 

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The Allowance will be 1.229% of the Total Player Payment limit.

However, "Fitzpatrick revealed the league's veterans' allowance will be abolished in 2017."
Ah righto, thanks for that.

Well, perhaps the league could look at introducing something like the NBA has with the Larry Bird exception, where a team can exceed the cap to re-sign it's own free agents. Everybody likes the idea of club loyalty, but if there are no tangible rewards for remaining loyal, it's not going to happen. All of the league's star players have just witnessed a 19 year old who has done SFA at AFL level, switch clubs on $1m a year, in a trade that involved the captain of the other team.
 

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Ah righto, thanks for that.

Well, perhaps the league could look at introducing something like the NBA has with the Larry Bird exception, where a team can exceed the cap to re-sign it's own free agents. Everybody likes the idea of club loyalty, but if there are no tangible rewards for remaining loyal, it's not going to happen. All of the league's star players have just witnessed a 19 year old who has done SFA at AFL level, switch clubs on $1m a year, in a trade that involved the captain of the other team.
Sloane's idea about a payment post retirement has merit. After retirement a payment can be less money, but because of a presumably lower tax rate, less is lost to tax. Not all players go on to have lucrative deals post playing days. With FA, ~half of the pay increase is lost as tax......
 

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Not really. I think you made a moral judgement which is extremely easy knowing that you would never be put in the position to have to make the same decision.

Sloane clearly wants to stay loyal to Adelaide and play his entire career here. Im sure Adelaide would trip over themselves to match any offers coming his way if they had the cap space to do it. I feel for blokes like him that have to make the decision to leave a club because it would be financially ridiculous for him to do anything else.
 

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Tex is by far and away my favourite player but it's very easy to be loyal when your playing for the team you grew up barracking for and playing as close to home as possible.
its great to see him as the captain of the AFC he could have easily gotten an extra $300-400 a yr if he left.
 

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Not really. I think you made a moral judgement which is extremely easy knowing that you would never be put in the position to have to make the same decision.

Sloane clearly wants to stay loyal to Adelaide and play his entire career here. Im sure Adelaide would trip over themselves to match any offers coming his way if they had the cap space to do it. I feel for blokes like him that have to make the decision to leave a club because it would be financially ridiculous for him to do anything else.
so its easy for tex but hard for danger and sloane?
 

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Tex is by far and away my favourite player but it's very easy to be loyal when your playing for the team you grew up barracking for and playing as close to home as possible.
Couldn't agree more. I love the big Tex but he's one of the few lucky ones who gets to play for the team he barracked for as a kid. I don't think it would be fair to make a comparison between him and the Danger/Sloane situation.
 

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so its easy for tex but hard for danger and sloane?
I wonder what offers Tex turned down last year?

Dont forget, as someone else mentioned. Tex had always been an Adelaide supporter, he dreamed of playing for the Crows. Adelaide is as close to home as its going to get for him.
 

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Will supporters turn on Danger if he goes? Is going to only Geelong an acceptable bitter pill to swallow but regrettable loss?

I mean if he went to Freo or Sydney, I think BF posters will hunt him down.:p
Depends on where he goes and how.
I don't think anyone begrudges him the choice of being a free agent.
 

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I wonder what offers Tex turned down last year?

Dont forget, as someone else mentioned. Tex had always been an Adelaide supporter, he dreamed of playing for the Crows. Adelaide is as close to home as its going to get for him.
Arguably one of our finest selections that cost us very little. Although giving up Chris Groom is right up there too.
 

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Depends on where he goes and how.
I don't think anyone begrudges him the choice of being a free agent.
Some posters say they have inside knowledge, I dont. My personal opinion is that he is gone. If its to the Cats, well it will hurt but it will hurt less.
 
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