For all those conspiracy theorists who think that AFL has been screwing the Swans over for a decade to punish us for recruiting Buddy, the next slap in the Swans beak.
With retirement of Buddy, the AFL has now seen fit to reconsider the Veterans List concept.
A spot for a single veteran. Must have played 10 years at a club (Buddy ✅), be over 32 (Buddy ✅), and have his salary included in the cap (Buddy ✅). “Buddy’s gone? Ok, let’s allow all the other clubs keep their veterans for at least another season”.
Sam Kerr hurt her calf. Was back playing 3 matches within a week. With a few months off and his salary minimally impacting our cap …. can Bud go on?!
While he won’t take up cap space, he will take a list spot but 1) is he the worst player on the list (is there anyone currently on the list who has no chance of ever getting a game, whereas Bud probably would); 2) we never go in with a full compliment of lists spots anyway.
The AFL think they can screw us and Bud over … well he ain’t off our list yet! He can still re-sign! As soon as the AFL ratify the Veteran’s list, pull a swifty, another Jordan-esque announcement “Another one more.”
**Sam Reid might also qualify as he’d be 32 by next season but he might not take up much cap space anyway, if he was even on our list & included in the cap as a non-veteran listed player
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