Bonus for winning Preseason and Real Season

[Scarlett Fever]

Can anyone else remember this bonus being added a couple of years ago to try and give more incentive to win the preseason comp. If so, is it still in place and is the club going to cash in on a million bucks.

I just found this on wikipedia so I know I haven't dreamed it up :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Football_League_pre-season_competition

See the section titled: the "Double" about 3/4 of the way down the page.. Apparently half will go to the players and half will go to the club.

 

[Glassjaw]

Was ditched a few years back. May even have been a once-of.

 

[hamG]

Axed prior to the commencement of the 2008 season.

Slightly ironically NAB blamed the GFC.

 

[Asty]

So they only kept if to 07 and 08? Sucks a little as 1mil is a handy little bonus.

 

[Geelong2k9]

It's in for this year as well; Cookie mentioned that overall, including merchandise, etc. thered be a $1000000 profit over 2 years......

 

[DanA]

It's in for this year as well; Cookie mentioned that overall, including merchandise, etc. thered be a $1000000 profit over 2 years......

But there was 1m offered by NAB or was it Crazy John on it's own for winning the double in addition to those benefits.

 

[Team Extreme]

Crazy John was the one who offered it in the AFL and Rugby also.
I think it may have ended since there hasnt been much talk of it recently.

 

[CF]

It's in for this year as well; Cookie mentioned that overall, including merchandise, etc. thered be a $1000000 profit over 2 years......

he was talking about the extra profits from merchandising and new memberships adding to the clubs overall profit. Not the $1 million prize for winning both night & Day Cups. That has been scrapped since the start of this season.

 

[Geelong2k9]

he was talking about the extra profits from merchandising and new memberships adding to the clubs overall profit. Not the $1 million prize for winning both night & Day Cups. That has been scrapped since the start of this season.

Well there you go....

 

[hamG]

Next time I will use the Harvard referencing system with multiple sources when I post something