Free Agency

[Gershwin]

Interesting comment by Sam Landsberger from the Herald-Sun:

Question: Which free agents do you think St Kilda are in with a chance at snaffling? There is plenty of space in the salary cap.

Answer: The Saints stated publicly a while back that this was their window to hit free agency hard. But the pool this year isn't too crash-hot, so they might have to sit on their hands for another 12 months. Think the Saints are the only club yet to sign a FA. It was them and the Dogs before last year and then the Dogs got Suckling.

Here is a link to an article on the 2017 Free Agents (at this stage).

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-05-13/t ... ree-agents

[saintsRrising]

. Think the Saints are the only club yet to sign a FA.

Roberton and Membrey were both taken as FAs.

But yes we have not signed a "gun" FA.

[8856brother]

. Think the Saints are the only club yet to sign a FA.

Roberton and Membrey were both taken as FAs.

But yes we have not signed a "gun" FA.

Both were delisted free agents I believe. A bit different.

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[mr six o'clock]

I'd offer fyfe money

[Rosco]

. Think the Saints are the only club yet to sign a FA.

Roberton and Membrey were both taken as FAs.

But yes we have not signed a "gun" FA.

Both were delisted free agents I believe. A bit different.

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they were.

but it can't be said that we haven't taken advantage of free agency.

[st.byron]

. Think the Saints are the only club yet to sign a FA.

Roberton and Membrey were both taken as FAs.

But yes we have not signed a "gun" FA.

Both were delisted free agents I believe. A bit different.

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they were.

but it can't be said that we haven't taken advantage of free agency.

Pretty handy pick-ups for SFA.

[Rosco]

and my point was we have used the compo to advantage, maybe not to full advantage mind you

[saintsRrising]

. Think the Saints are the only club yet to sign a FA.

Roberton and Membrey were both taken as FAs.

But yes we have not signed a "gun" FA.

Both were delisted free agents I believe. A bit different.

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No they are still Free Agents and indeed if you wish to refine it were unrestricted free agents.
http://www.afl.com.au/afl-hq/the-afl-ex ... ree-agency

What qualified them to be an unrestricted free agent is a bit different as outlined below, but as unrestricted free agents that can go to any club they choose without restriction, just the same as the well paid stars who walk after 10 years, or those not in the top 25% after 8 years.. They are a "free hit" for any club that takes them.

Stars at clubs can be depending on length of service restricted or unrestricted free agents.


RESTRICTED FREE AGENTS

Players who are in the top 25 per cent of salaries at their club (that is, in the club’s top nine-10 paid players) are eligible for restricted free agency the first time they are out of contract, if they have served at least eight years with the club.

For example, a player who is contracted after his seventh year for one, two, three, four or five years will be eligible for restricted free agency when next out of contract having completed either eight, nine, 10, 11 or 12 seasons respectively.

A top 25 per cent player is eligible for unrestricted free agency when next out of contract, provided a player can never be an unrestricted free agent until completing at least 10 years’ service at one club.

For example, a player who signs a one-year contract after his eighth season is not eligible for unrestricted free agency until he has completed at least 10 years’ service.

Restricted free agents have the right to move to a club of their choice, subject to the current club’s right of first refusal over their services. That is, if the current club can ‘match’ the offer from a suitor club, the player must stay or enter the draft. The tabled offer includes only football payments and Additional Service Agreements (ASA) amounts.




UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENTS

Primary List

Players delisted by a club are unrestricted free agents but a player who retires or delists himself is not eligible to be a free agent.

Players who are not in the top 25 per cent of salaries at their club (that is, in the club’s top nine-10 paid players) are eligible for unrestricted free agency if they have served at least eight years with the club.