Yep this Geezer from Uni is deluded as
[email protected] course the highly paid NEAFL squad players will go there and of course there will be huge pressure for the top ups to play footy at Uni
http://websites.sportstg.com/get_file.cgi?id=36135888
All in black and white I'm afraid.
Points 6.18 and 6.19 on page 22 spells it out.
NEAFL Listed Players (Sydney University and Swans)
(Added 01/02/2017)
6.18 When the Sydney University NEAFL team is competing in a finals round on the same weekend as the players aligned AFL Sydney Premier Division finals match, if not selected in the NEAFL team, the player will be eligible to play in the AFL Sydney Premier Division match irrespective of qualification. When the Swans NEAFL team is competing in a finals round on the same weekend as a players aligned AFL Sydney Premier Division finals match, if not selected in the NEAFL team, NEAFL Development Squad (NDS) players will be eligible to play in the AFL Sydney Premier Division match irrespective of qualification.
6.19 Subject to By-law 6.18, any player, who is a listed Sydney University NEAFL player (primary or rookie list), must have played a minimum of six (6) home and away games in the current season for his AFL Sydney aligned club to be eligible to compete in the AFL Sydney Premier Division finals. NDS players must have played a minimum of three (3) home and away games in the current season for his AFL Sydney aligned club to be eligible to compete in the AFL Sydney Premier Division finals.
There's basically no quarantining of the NEAFL Squad now. They really only have the same restrictions in finals as Prem Div and Div 1 and lower divisions. And if the NEAFL Squad is playing then there is no restriction.
During the season they can drop down as many NEAFL players when and as they like.
This whole thing stinks. For years we've had muppets like The Student coming on here saying that the NEAFL squad is a separate quarantined entity and that the flow on effects of the Uni NEAFL professional program will have no flow on effect on the district clubs who run on an oily rag.
Well, that clearly is BS now and we'll see the effects this year as each week we get to see their highly paid scholarship holders plying their trade in Prem Div and the incentive for kids to move to Sydney Uni will now become even greater. And as the kids fall down the pecking order they simply strengthen their Prem Div side.
No incentive of benefit to the rest of the comp, and all about Sydney Uni and their interests.
And interesting this has come into effect on Feb 1 this year. They have accepted the restrictions for the initial years and bided their time, they've waited until ECE are off the scene and I have no doubt they pulled a thinly veiled ultimatum to the NSWAFL that they drop all restrictions or the commitment to Sydney Uni's investment in AFL will be reviewed.
Good for Sydney Uni, Bad for Sydney Football.
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