Universal Love Dan Houston

[Ford Fairlane]

Upgrade achieved. Houston 2.0 installed.

 

[Power Raid]

well done Dan

well deserved

 

[bacharach]

Finally. It actually should have happened ages ago.

 

[Ports1870]

Absolutely love this guy, unlike many others in our team you can see his improvement every game.

 

[Raffo]

Has been rotting on the Rookie list 1 year too long. Great to see he's actually going to be paid properly for now on - certainly deserves it, very reliable player.

 

[Doctor Feel]

 

[JUSTWORK]

Very Very well deserved promotion, probably should have happened 12 months ago. But better late than never.

Easily best 22 and our best half back.

 

[It Just Is]

Finally. It actually should have happened ages ago.

It effectively did happen last year when he signed a 2 year contract. Because we had a senior list of 38 + 6 rookies we were able to upgrade him for the full season and take advantage of the rookie list salary cap concessions.

 

[raman]

Can’t believe this happened after handball-at-the-feet-gate!

 

[It Just Is]

Rookie draft pick 45

 

[raptalia]

It effectively did happen last year when he signed a 2 year contract. Because we had a senior list of 38 + 6 rookies we were able to upgrade him for the full season and take advantage of the rookie list salary cap concessions.

Thanks, I thought it did. The problem is the AFL list, draft and trades rules are that complicated these days it is hard to know. I think what has just happened was always going to happen.

 

[PatientMental]

Can’t believe this happened after handball-at-the-feet-gate!

Someone was always gonna say it.

Well done Dan Deliberatly-chaotic-defensive-handball Houston!

 

[Smithy7]

Great to see Dan will be elevated from the Rookie list.

 

[OneGreatClub]

Houston we have take off.

 

[Cam1870]

About time. Well done Dan.

 

[RossFC]

Rookie list/Rookie draft should be scrapped I reckon. Just have everyone on the main list.

 

[Hot Port]

Well deserved Dan


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[rignanv]

No problem with this list management decision

 

[Paesano]

Well done
Can’t understand why it took so long

 

[Pappagallo]

Well done buddy!

 

[Ford Fairlane]

Rookie list/Rookie draft should be scrapped I reckon. Just have everyone on the main list.

The rookie list is a bit of a misnomer now isn't it? May as well call it the Povo List.

 

[Pappagallo]

The rookie list is a bit of a misnomer now isn't it? May as well call it the Povo List.

The Intern List.

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

Has been rotting on the Rookie list 1 year too long. Great to see he's actually going to be paid properly for now on - certainly deserves it, very reliable player.

What does that mean?

He was paid properly ie he got more than standard Rookie base, but we used a salary cap avoidance technique to make sure the maximum base payment to a rookie that wasn't counted in the cap ie $85,000 in 2018, was dodged for him and Thomas in 2018.

Lienert is on the same set up, a 2 year contract, counted on the rookie list in 2019 but will be on the main list in 2020. We avoid a max of $90,000 of his base payments in the 2019 season being counted as part of the salary cap payments total.

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

The rookie list is a bit of a misnomer now isn't it? May as well call it the Povo List.

It was going to be scrapped but because the 2017-22 CBA wasn't signed off until June 2017 ie after the 2017 football year had been going since 1st Nov 2016, they had to keep rookie list and different payments based on the 2012-16 CBA.

Clubs now use the rookie list as a way to dodge salary cap totals.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

It was going to be scrapped but because the 2017-22 CBA wasn't signed off until June 2017 ie after the 2017 football year had been going since 1st Nov 2016, they had to keep rookie list and different payments based on the 2012-16 CBA.

Clubs now use the rookie list as a way to dodge salary cap totals.

Hence the Povo List.