franklin is not a ff or even a chf he's a flanker, the all australian team should be picked in positions. If franklin is picked as a FF it's wrong.

I thought the first function of the reserves was to feed the seniors.

McAulter played more than one game

Also the GT RB loan is closed and settled Grant paid rod, not the whole amount but did pay him.

see footy classified talking about this, players that this has definantly happened to are Chris Judd, Nathan Brown and Darren Gasper all were looked at by the AFL and given the all clear.

it's a lopp hole that is exploited.

Still how can WestCoast paysimilar money for all there big names as Carlton does? it doesn't make sence what so ever.

totally agree the salary cap should be the salary cap. And the payments all be included in there..... But look at the NRL nearly every year a club has to get rid of a player they want to keep because of the salary cap why doesn't this happen in the AFL??? If it means no deals outside of the salary c...

this was coming from the bloke whoes manager had him n suicide watch when he was sacked by the kanga's

nice work St Mart.........


Brookes is a ruckman

found the article it was the heraldsun not the age. Taking lid off salary cap 10 August 2007 AFL Gerard Healy IS THE salary cap in danger of becoming a mirage? There is a view, increasingly supported by significant football personnel, that the cap is in danger of becoming merely a base payment struc...

the age article from last week (unfortunately gone off the website now) basicly said the reason for negotiations draging out now days is for this reason.

it's within the rules and every club does this, carlton gave money directly to players. This is different in that there is no guareentee and is actually an investment facilitated by the club, not straight out giving money.

It's not cheating and every club does it the AFL knows this and they also know they can't police it so they allow it........

guys this sort of contracting is done nearly by every club and is totally above board. There was a age article recently on this. Basicly a player buys a house or shares in a property group, which then generate additional money for that player at a guarenteed amount. It's like the clubs buying player...

not playing devils advocate but mixed reports from attendees have indicated van rheenan ws doing a lot of the rucking from some and brooks was doing a lot of the rucking from others. TBH as a selfish saints fan, I would love to see either brooks succeed at st kilda or be banished for ever to a tras...

I am sure we do it. So whats the point of the salary cap when in reality it doesn't cap player payments.

does anyone else think a team like west coast full of stars is paying the same amount of salary cap as carlton (a team of duds) is weird and proves the salary cap is flawed? I mean over the last 4 years how many good players have been let go by clubs because of salary cap issues? paying ackland 300...

I mean two bad games FFS he was having a great season before those games omg dropping a 350 game player for having two bad games!!!! Almost as stupid as anther thread where some said to delist armo, after one year. Lets delist Goddard for doing his knee which was a piss poor effort on his behalf.

does anyone else think a team like west coast full of stars is paying the same amount of salary cap as carlton (a team of duds) is weird and proves the salary cap is flawed? I mean over the last 4 years how many good players have been let go by clubs because of salary cap issues?

I'm afraid there not trav... I noticed over the last couple of weeks as the team has gone down more and more people are looking for exuses whereever they can find them, wheather they are there or not.

If and i mean if he retires I hope he says before his last game so we can give him a good farewell.

previous winners are a automatic invite, I think it is less than 10 invites are sent out by the AFL and only within a week or 2 of the event. Harves roo dal joey fisher are guareenteed to be invited.

maybe dislocated knee cap which is no big deal (i'm hoping)

defenders defend right? All your defenders can't be runners