Ben Reid

[BillyRayCypress]

Who decides that he is a top 10 player?

I think its "wanted or required player" is the terminology they use.

There is a big difference between the two definitions. I imagine this first year of this new rule will be a mess in practise.

[Auntie.Gerald]

No, Collingwood do not need to match the offer. If he is not a free agent and he doesn't like Collingwood's offer then he can go back into the draft and hope that he is picked by us and not Melbourne. (He is out of contract). In practice, he would probably end up at his preferred club as no-one will draft him if they know he doesn't want to be at their club. This is what happened to Luke Ball.

If he was a restricted free agent (he isn't), then Collingwood get a chance to match any offer we make, but they don't have to take this chance - they can just let him go in which case he goes directly to us.

If he was an unrestricted free agent he could pretty much do what he wants.

That's my understanding anyway.

chrs mate

in luke balls situation a couple of years........if the pies were willing to draft him and pay the $500k pa which he was hoping for that is all well and good...........but what about if richmond drafted luke with their top pick and only wanted to pay him $250k pa........what happens then ?

do the saints have no obligation to take him back.....i am guessing so given they probably did not give him an offer that year or not nearly what he wanted from all reports........??

[sharp9]

I just heard today something I hadn't realised.....according to SEN (and let's face it many of their commentators are not very bright at all) teams that have players leaving as free agents receive draft picks as the AFL sees fit (same as players going to GWS and Gold Coast)...then again I think it was David King and he is a pretty stupid bloke about everything except actually playing the game.

[liz]

I just heard today something I hadn't realised.....according to SEN (and let's face it many of their commentators are not very bright at all) teams that have players leaving as free agents receive draft picks as the AFL sees fit (same as players going to GWS and Gold Coast)...then again I think it was David King and he is a pretty stupid bloke about everything except actually playing the game.

A club only receives picks based on their "net" free agency loss. Not sure whether that works separately for each season or if it is somehow worked out over a period of years.

[liz]

chrs mate

in luke balls situation a couple of years........if the pies were willing to draft him and pay the $500k pa which he was hoping for that is all well and good...........but what about if richmond drafted luke with their top pick and only wanted to pay him $250k pa........what happens then ?

do the saints have no obligation to take him back.....i am guessing so given they probably did not give him an offer that year or not nearly what he wanted from all reports........??

When an experienced player enters the draft he can nominate his price. Any club who picks him up has to honour that price.

[liz]

Who decides that he is a top 10 player?

I think its "wanted or required player" is the terminology they use.

There is a big difference between the two definitions. I imagine this first year of this new rule will be a mess in practise.

The pay scale at his current club determines where he ranks at that club.