SYDNEY SWANS statement regarding trade restrictions: The Sydney Swans can confirm the AFL has written to the Club outlining a number of restrictions in place throughout the free agency and trade period for the next two years. The Club has been restricted to only trading in delisted free agents, players through the draft or rookie upgrades. The AFL informed the Club if it doesn’t comply, the Cost of Living Allowance will cease immediately and not phased out over two years and replaced with a rent subsidy system as previously advised. Swans chief executive Andrew Ireland said the Club is extremely disappointed. “As you’d expect, the Club is very disappointed and we don’t understand why the AFL has made this rule specifically for us considering we’ve complied with their rules,” Ireland said. “While we wholeheartedly believe players should receive the cost of living allowance due to the higher cost of living in Sydney, it was ultimately the AFL’s rule, it wasn’t optional and therefore we included it in every player’s contract. “It doesn’t make any sense that we’re being punished for something that we’ve been told to do. “It also doesn’t seem fair that we can lose players yet we’re unable to replace them. “The only reason we’ve been able to recruit players in previous years is by creating salary cap room as a result of players departing the club, which is exactly the same as every other club. “We’ll continue to discuss the restrictions in place with the AFL administration and Commission.”
Posted on: Thu, 09 Oct 2014 10:21:39 +0000
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