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[cryptor]

Not sure that DGB, JOS, Phillips would like their share going elsewhere. Not all the men are on lucrative contracts and have long term security in their afl careers. Whilst it would be a great gesture, I doubt it would be seen like that across the whole playing group.

True. Though not the players I’d have used as an example. Collectively they played 1 AFL game this year and contributed 0 points to the tally that might see the club win the prize.

Seamus is just about the only player who made a significant contribution (5Ws from 10 games) who is also likely to be on close to minimum chips and arguably has limited earning potential or time left in the game.

 

[wahawk]

It doesn’t really matter what we posters think.
The girls get $8333 ea, the men get $6250 ea

 

[Sturty]

WTF

 

[I got the outside word]

WTF

Not even hiding it anymore.

I bet Tassie came knocking.

 

[Zurs]

WTF

Good way of dodging the soft cap...

 

[Sixpence]

WTF

Just waiting for an article about how he "graciously" took a pay cut to appoint the right Assistant Coaches.

 

[Simon Crawshay]

WTF

You can always tell the made up jobs in any organisations if they include the terms "Leadership and Performance", "Continuous Improvement" or "Cultural Leader" in them.

I've yet to work out what any of these terms actually mean in a practical sense after many, many years in the workforce.

 

[Simon Crawshay]

You can always tell the made up jobs in any organisations if they include the terms "Leadership and Performance", "Continuous Improvement" or "Cultural Leader" in them.

I've yet to work out what any of these terms actually mean in a practical sense after many, many years in the workforce.

Edit, I forgot to add "Change Champion" in there as well!

 

[The Golden Glenferrie]

Good way of dodging the soft cap...

He'll have his own office and all

 

[kazzooka]

Putting it towards the facilities helps both the men and the women, makes the most sense. Would likely run into cap or soft cap issues if we tried to feed it directly into the women's program.

What are you meant to do with the prize then? Surely it can't be subject to salary cap or soft cap? The clubs run as not for profits. Any money they make needs to be put back into the club and it's staff.

 

[kazzooka]

I also get chuckles over the fact that the AFL media went into meltdown at our “a type of tanking” and are fully on board with Richmond’s bald-faced type of tanking. It’s very hard to pick what the media go hard over. It does seem that they like to make capital cases out of marginal examples are are quick to forgive or even embrace the extreme examples.

The year before our "form of tanking" we were criticised failing to trade out mitchell and omeara.

 

[Charchi]

WTF

I thought being an AFL coach was a full time job.

As others have said, looks like a soft cap dodge, watch the AFL sign off on it and then change the rules to not allow it for other clubs.

 

[Off The Couch]

I have to get permission from my CEO to have a second job

Wonder if someone told him that you get taxed more on a second job

Hats off to him though for fitting them in - maybe it’s nights or weekends he works

 

[PenAndPaper]

I have to get permission from my CEO to have a second job

Wonder if someone told him that you get taxed more on a second job

Hats off to him though for fitting them in - maybe it’s nights or weekends he works

Can't get taxed when they pay him in cash under the table

 

[cryptor]

Cats fans on the AFL main board rolling out as many false equivalencies as they can to try and justify this one.

 

[The Golden Glenferrie]

I thought being an AFL coach was a full time job.

As others have said, looks like a soft cap dodge, watch the AFL sign off on it and then change the rules to not allow it for other clubs.

Spot on. This happens all the time with them. Hocking gives them to holes and then plugs them once Geelong benefit

 

[Flamin Joe]

What are you meant to do with the prize then? Surely it can't be subject to salary cap or soft cap? The clubs run as not for profits. Any money they make needs to be put back into the club and it's staff.

It's all in the article I linked the other day. It does not count towards the salary cap for players however it does for the soft cap.

Sharing the wealth: How $1m McClelland Trophy prize will be split

Players from the winning club will share in half the million-dollar bounty for the McClelland Trophy

www.afl.com.au

It means that $250,000 will be shared among men's players from the successful club, while a further $250,000 will be split between players within the women's program.

That money, which tallies at $500,000, will not be counted under the winning club's salary cap and will instead be distributed to players outside the cap in a similar manner to a premiership bonus.

It's understood the remaining $500,000 will go into club revenue. However, unlike the payments going to players, it will count against the AFL's soft cap restrictions, meaning it cannot be entirely distributed among football department staff.