Originally Posted by
Steve
The main argument for the current system though is that the rookies are on a 'trainee' wage, so if you have to pay them more, and include it in your TPP under an expanded senior list, I still think each club would probably take 1-2 fewer players, that they would currently take as rookies, in future (ie. in a 5th round of the draft).
If you have to pay more for that spot on your list, IMO some will take 20-25 y/o's from state leagues who are a better ready-made option, others will give a 1-year extension to players who have been on the list for 2-3 years without breaking into seniors etc etc.
I think we've always had a different approach to the 'they're cheap as a rookie so we'll give them a go with minimal commitment' mindset anyway, so I agree that for us the change is probably minimal. Each year we also seem to have upgraded rookies at certain times when we really didn't need to (ie. they didn't play seniors), which I assume has something to do with giving them some additional compensation for being upgraded.
I assume that's due to the relocation commitment of rookies having to move interstate, so whenever we have a chance with a injury list opportunity, we move up a rookie to pay them a bit more (which probably also sits outside of the TPP).
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