Top up player rules.

[Muggs]

In principle, the Commission agreed that:

- The EFC may sign temporary playing contracts with any player not currently on an AFL list but who have been on an AFL list in the last two seasons;

- With the exception of their own VFL listed players, EFC is restricted to signing a maximum of two players from any club.

Full story here (not yet on AFL site when posting)

http://www.essendonfc.com.au/news/2015-02-16/nab-challenge-list-management

Interestingly only players who played AFL last two years.

UPDATE:
AFL: http://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-02-16/league-sets-topup-rules
HS article:http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/a...e-league-players/story-fni5f6kv-1227221846824

 

[Boxhead_31]

The AFL will continue to work with Essendon and the AFLPA to ensure appropriate terms and conditions for the temporary players including minimum payments and provisions for injury, insurance and medical.
The Commission also ruled that any payments to a temporary player will be included in Essendon’s Total Player Payments but they will be provided with a TPP allowance for those payments in a manner similar to the operation of the injury allowance.

 

[Spook]

So who are the best previously listed AFL players playing in state leagues?

Some de-listings from last year to ponder.

Shaun McKernan
Jared Petrenko
Jason Porplyzia
Andrew Raines
Nick Duigan
Tony Armstrong
Mitch Brown
George Burbury
Nick Bourke
Joel Hamling
Taylor Hunt
Jordan Schroder
Derick Wanganeen
Ben Ross
Sam Grimley
Alex Georgiou
Liam Anthon
Tom Curran
Cameron Delaney
Brent Renouf
Campbell Heath
Cam Hitchcock
Clinton Jones
Trent Dennis-Lane
Jacob Brennan
Ash Smith
Tom Young
Brett Goodes
Christian Howard

Has Brad Sewell and/or Luke Ball been training anywhere?

 

[Muggs]

So who are the best previously listed AFL players playing in state leagues?

Some de-listings from last year to ponder.

Shaun McKernan
Jared Petrenko
Jason Porplyzia
Andrew Raines
Nick Duigan
Tony Armstrong
Mitch Brown
George Burbury
Nick Bourke
Joel Hamling
Taylor Hunt
Jordan Schroder
Derick Wanganeen
Ben Ross
Sam Grimley
Alex Georgiou
Liam Anthon
Tom Curran
Cameron Delaney
Brent Renouf
Campbell Heath
Cam Hitchcock
Clinton Jones
Trent Dennis-Lane
Jacob Brennan
Ash Smith
Tom Young
Brett Goodes
Christian Howard

Has Brad Sewell and/or Luke Ball been training anywhere?

Here are the 2014 delisting and retirement
http://www.afl.com.au/news/features/retirements-and-delistings

And 2013
http://www.triplem.com.au/melbourne/sport/afl/news/2013/9/afl-delistings-and-retirements-2013/

 

[TerryWallet]

Don the Sash Fev....Jay Neagle's old jumper will fit.

 

[DapperJong]

Shaun McKernan

Already got him

 

[Gavstar]

interesting to see the philosophy, pick potential and try it out or pick ready made for short term stay.

Brock Maclean could be valuable as the latter if fit.

Be a laugh if they picked Gumby!

 

[kazzooka]

But how many players can they sign? is it a replacement for every suspended player, or just enough so they have 22 (Plus emergencies) for each game. If they can replace each player and have a full list than surely, port and WB should be able to replace their suspended players as well. Why should WB and Port have to suffer from the problem essendon made while Essendon get special allowances.

 

[Rhayader]

So who are the best previously listed AFL players playing in state leagues?


Has Brad Sewell and/or Luke Ball been training anywhere?

According to his Instagram, Sewell seems to have been/be on a lengthy trip to the US (Superbowl) and South America

 

[rdhopkins2]

Fev would be great. Would be hilarious to see him don the sash.

 

[mxett]

Fev would be great. Would be hilarious to see him don the sash.

he could do with some AOD to trim down, and horse drugs to speed up too

 

[Jaeger]

But how many players can they sign? is it a replacement for every suspended player

Wasn't specified but the media have floated "15-20" in the last few days.

 

[Leather Poisoning]

But how many players can they sign? is it a replacement for every suspended player, or just enough so they have 22 (Plus emergencies) for each game. If they can replace each player and have a full list than surely, port and WB should be able to replace their suspended players as well. Why should WB and Port have to suffer from the problem essendon made while Essendon get special allowances.

It's madness. The only reason they need all these top ups is because healthy players without injury or infraction notices are not playing in the nab challenge.

So instead of talking about 1-2 as injury demands we are discussing 15-20.

Port and the bulldogs do not have healthy depth players refusing to play for anonymity sake, hence extra players aren't given.

 

[rdhopkins2]

he could do with some AOD to trim down, and horse drugs to speed up too

Whatever it takes, mate!

 

[andrewb]

It's madness. The only reason they need all these top ups is because healthy players without injury or infraction notices are not playing in the nab challenge.

So instead of talking about 1-2 as injury demands we are discussing 15-20.

Port and the bulldogs do not have healthy depth players refusing to play for anonymity sake, hence extra players aren't given.

Maybe if campaigners on here stopped calling them cheats before their trial they wouldn't be so concerned about anonymity?

Chicken or egg?

 

[Jaeger]

It's interesting that the idea of top-up players is being left so late.

They must have thought up until recently that players were going to get off.

If they had brought in top-up players a few months ago it would have given them time to learn their gameplan, structures etc... Now these guys are coming in towards the end of a pre-season nowhere near as fit as the others who have been doing an AFL pre-season since November.

Just seems like terrible planning by the Bombers when the idea of players being banned has always been a possibility.

I guess that's what you get when the senior coach spends the off-season either overseas or fighting losing battles in court.

 

[woopedazz]

Already got him

I wrote out a reply discussing how deplorable the talent pool is when Smack was #1 on the list; then I saw your post.

 

[Tiger_man322]

So who are the best previously listed AFL players playing in state leagues?

Some de-listings from last year to ponder.

Shaun McKernan
Jared Petrenko
Jason Porplyzia
Andrew Raines
Nick Duigan
Tony Armstrong
Mitch Brown
George Burbury
Nick Bourke
Joel Hamling
Taylor Hunt
Jordan Schroder
Derick Wanganeen
Ben Ross
Sam Grimley
Alex Georgiou
Liam Anthon
Tom Curran
Cameron Delaney
Brent Renouf
Campbell Heath
Cam Hitchcock
Clinton Jones
Trent Dennis-Lane
Jacob Brennan
Ash Smith
Tom Young
Brett Goodes
Christian Howard

Has Brad Sewell and/or Luke Ball been training anywhere?

Taylor Hunt is with the Tigers.

 

[markm106]

Cale Morton.

 

[Tiger_man322]

The return of Richard Tambling perhaps?

 

[Tazmania]

Bring back the Kepler!!!

 

[mxett]

Whatever it takes, mate!

of course, the NAB ...... ahhhh .......something is on the line

 

[Cunctipotent]

Don the Sash Fev....Jay Neagle's old jumper will fit.

Imagine what Hird and Dank could have done with Jay Neagle on the injection experiment?

Maybe Fev is Jay Neagle on the needles?

 

[Suma Magic]

So if players are suspended, would their regular season replacements have to come from those who had already been used in the NAB Cup?

 

[chelseacarlton]

Maybe if campaigners on here stopped calling them cheats before their trial they wouldn't be so concerned about anonymity?

Chicken or egg?

I'll take the chicken omelette option ta!!.
Does that come with OJ and coffee?