Yep I have read the law book & you are correct in everything you have stated, but there are ways around it & whilst the laws may not be broken, they will be severely BENT! your mob will have to list manage better than anyone with the players you are recruiting for next season & I say good luck to them for turning the place around!Understand your point
but if you have looked deeply into this and why the ato are heavily involved be aware at who's at your club who signs and dispensation given to those that shreak if screwed over by clubs from what's been said afl vic and ato won't be made the fool out of this ...
Think clubs should communicate with those that run leagues and get the correct feed back or they may end up with more than egg on there face..
Remember clubs are not for profit and those at the top are liable
Also players contracts from what was sent out of read correctly have to go through the league I stand corrected ....