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Football department soft cap 2025
« Reply #30 on: February 08, 2025, 01:06:19 PM »
Just a FYI

The  footy dept soft cap for 2025 has risen by $400k to $7.675m

With the increases for 2026 & 2027 to be $250k for each year

Source: HUN pg 92 (08/02/2025)

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Re: Football department soft cap [merged]
« Reply #31 on: February 08, 2025, 04:20:54 PM »
So what roles are included in the  "footy dept soft cap"?

Coach
Assistant Coach
Recruiting
Development
????

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Re: Football department soft cap [merged]
« Reply #32 on: February 08, 2025, 07:46:31 PM »
So what roles are included in the  "footy dept soft cap"?

Coach
Assistant Coach
Recruiting
Development
????

Everything and everyone bar doctors and half the senior coach’s salary

So it includes not just people costs but everything else eg medical supplies, food, pre season camps, jall costs related to the VFL program etc
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