Because the signed a contract honour it, it’s not hard. AFL clubs block players moving when they are in contract.
Not a month out and they only trade a player if it’s mutual beneficial
No matter what level of sport you play it’s an honour and a privilege to wear that clubs jersey.Point is, it's a contract.
I might be a grumpy old bugger but I think that if you give someone your word that should be enough; you should do as you promised. If you then put that word in writing and sign your name to it, it should be almost as binding as spitting on your hand and shaking on a deal. And that goes for both parties.
Unless there are exceptional circumstances (e.g. Toby Smith), the onus should be on the player to stick to their contract, not go asking for an early release mid term. I'm not annoyed at the Rebels for letting him go, they're looking after the player's interest, but I am pissed off at Maddocks for asking to leave mid way through his commitment. I was more pissed off though when the Rebels traded Sefa out to free up some salary cap, that was bullshit.
None of this has anything to do with loyalty. Loyalty is only really something to consider at renewal time. As Brendan Cannon once said, "I was 100% loyal to all four clubs that I played for", or words to that effect.
Mind you, I am sympathetic to anyone moving from Sydney to Melbourne and finding life here a bit too elegant and sophisticated for their trashy taste
Point is, it's a contract.
I might be a grumpy old bugger but I think that if you give someone your word that should be enough; you should do as you promised. If you then put that word in writing and sign your name to it, it should be almost as binding as spitting on your hand and shaking on a deal. And that goes for both parties.
Unless there are exceptional circumstances (e.g. Toby Smith), the onus should be on the player to stick to their contract, not go asking for an early release mid term. I'm not annoyed at the Rebels for letting him go, they're looking after the player's interest, but I am pissed off at Maddocks for asking to leave mid way through his commitment. I was more pissed off though when the Rebels traded Sefa out to free up some salary cap, that was bullshit.
None of this has anything to do with loyalty. Loyalty is only really something to consider at renewal time. As Brendan Cannon once said, "I was 100% loyal to all four clubs that I played for", or words to that effect.
Mind you, I am sympathetic to anyone moving from Sydney to Melbourne and finding life here a bit too elegant and sophisticated for their trashy taste
No where in the article does it say how long it’s been discussed apart from “for a while now” also it doesn’t say when he informed his current club and normally for any manager that will be the last club they tell in case the deal can’t get done. Also the deal does not benefit us. I do think rugby needs to introduce a more streamlined approach for player transfers you see soccer has two transfer windows a year and that seems to work
Ultimately that’s because people support a club and not a player but that also doesn’t stop many from being critical of clubs for making those moves as they see how it can be detrimental to the culture and create and environment that players don’t want to be a part of
Read the fox rugby one so didn’t see that. That just furthers my point of needing a transfer window. Either way we shouldn’t of been releasing him we get nothing for it. You don’t let the tail wag the dog
Clubs also hold on to player Jai Arrow being the latest example of that. Also freeing up space is so useful this late in the piece as there is an abundance of players looking to move that we could now sign
