The main points of the proposed new State League Trial Permit ?
1. An AFL Sydney team can only release a maximum of 1 player to each Sydney based State League NEAFL team for any given weekend or round.
2. A player can only play a maximum of 4 games with his chosen State League NEAFL team before 30 June. He cannot play with both NEAFL teams in the 1 year.
3. The player can only play with 1 club on any given weekend or round.
4. If the player is not selected in the State League NEAFL team he returns to his club of origin.
The proposal is envisaged as such ?
1. The two Sydney based State League NEAFL Presidents to write to the relevant AFL Sydney President outlining the player[s] they will be approaching as trialists, and outline what the invitation entails [ie pre-season training/fitness trials/in season training.......]
2. The two Sydney based State League NEAFL Presidents to write to only the AFL Sydney player[s] identified to their club?s President, explaining the invitation is to trial/train/play up to 4 games if selected and not to transfer clubs.
3. If the AFL Sydney player is a paid player and is selected to play a NEAFL game, the host NEAFL team assumes the responsibility to pay the player the same match payment as a minimum.
Of course, any of our players that may be selected were going to be paid $5,000 by us on that weekend
Personally, I cannot see it being embraced by many clubs, except for East Coast and Sydney Uni. Having your best player taken out for a game could result in a loss in what could be a very tight competition, especially in PD.
We all know that East Coast and Sydney Uni wouldn't dream of approaching players to switch clubs before the transfer deadline after they had played in their NEAFL team.
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