New Rookie rule = list clogger remover (Herald-Sun)

[one-eyed]

Out with the old rule
Mark Stevens From: Sunday Herald Sun November 08, 2009

THE new rookie rule looms as a demotion tool for AFL clubs.

Updated rules allowing two mature-age rookies on each list give clubs the option of down-grading experienced players.

Club sources said yesterday it could be a means of removing "list-cloggers" and making way for extra picks in the national or pre-season draft.

For example a player with a year left on his contract, but out of favour, could be delisted. He would then receive a guarantee the club would take him in the rookie draft.

The club would continue to pay the player's full wage, but he would be a rookie.

It means a previously listed mature-age player would be restricted to reserves football until a long-term injury opened up a place on the primary list.

Although it is better than being delisted completely, mature-age rookies can only be promoted to play senior football in the case of a long-term injury.

It would be a bitter pill for the player, but a way for clubs to free up space for youth.

Clubs would also retain the experienced player as insurance, rather than delist him and pay out his contract, an unpalatable option, particularly for cash-strapped clubs.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/out-with-the-old-rule/story-e6frf9jf-1225795380475

[Smokey]

McMahon anyone?

[Tigermonk]

McMahon anyone?

seriously l would have paid McMahon out & got rid of him out of the AFL & done the whole football public a honor of never seeing him again
but seeing we have kept him l'm hoping he will have worked on his skills & put on some muscle  so to tackle his opponants front on   

l'm taking the pee l know  slap me down now

[WA Tiger]

McMahon anyone?

LOL, I knew that was coming!!

[tiga]

We need to stop the rot, not hide it away. Whats the point of shunting mediocre players into a state of pergatory? It doesn't do anyone any good. They would ba a cancer to morale, especially for our young cubs who they would be playing with. I suggest we get more savvy with player contract negotiations. Having this new rule as a backstop, gives the club 2 get out of jail free cards for poor list management decisions. Come on...lets get the decisions right in the first place!

Hopefully the club has learnt their lesson with McMahon and we use the rookie spots for young hopefulls, not hacks that are just marking time on our clock. 

[Smokey]

We need to stop the rot, not hide it away. Whats the point of shunting mediocre players into a state of pergatory? It doesn't do anyone any good. They would ba a cancer to morale, especially for our young cubs who they would be playing with. I suggest we get more savvy with player contract negotiations. Having this new rule as a backstop, gives the club 2 get out of jail free cards for poor list management decisions. Come on...lets get the decisions right in the first place!

Hopefully the club has learnt their lesson with McMahon and we use the rookie spots for young hopefulls, not hacks that are just marking time on our clock. 

Yep, fully agree, but it doesn't solve the problem for the coming season.  McMahon is here for 12 months regardless and will be that cancer wherever he is.  Putting him on the rookie list allows us to take an extra player/kid - we have the money so that works for me.