2014 guidelines. Minimal Changes from 2013 (as they relate to colts)
Categories
A (20 Points)
A player who has played a 15 a side test for a Tier 1 international Union
B (16 points)
A player who has at least five Super rugby or Heineken Cup caps
A player who has played 15 a side for a tier two Pacific Island international Union (e.g. Fiji, Samoa, Tonga)
C (10 Points)
A player who holds a current Super Rugby contract
A player who has played (i.e. taken the field) in 50 or more 1st grade games in NSW Premiership competition (in total across any clubs)
A Player who was an Australian age representative (U20) in 2013 or 2012
A player who has at least five SANZAR Union 1st division provincial championship (e.g. ITM Cup or Currie Cup) caps from the 2011 or 2012 season, Aviva (formerly Guinness) Premiership, RaboDirectPro12 (formerly Magners League), French top 14, Amlin Challenge (formerly European Challenge) Cup or LV (formerly Anglo Welsh) Cup in 2012 or 2013.
D (6 points)
A player who was an Australian schoolboy representative in 2012 or 2011
A player who has played between 35 and 49 1st grade games in the Premiership competition (in total across any Clubs)
A player who played more than 50% of the 1st grade Colts games at a different Premiership Club in 2013
E (4 points)
A player who is not an Australian Citizen, AND was not a resident in Australia during both 2013 AND 2012
A player who has played more than 50% of the 1st grade Colts games in 2013
A player who has played Division 1 at the Australian Schoolboys championships in 2013
A player who was an Australian schoolboy representative in 2011
F (2 points)
All other players
Discounts available
Family
Up to 5 points for new players to the club (in their first year only) for siblings of existing players that played the previous season with the club or sons of past players.
Local
One point per year discount (up to a maximum of four points) for players who have previously played with the club or previously played with a local junior club between U10 - Open
Long Service
50% discount for eight years or more service with the club for Category A, B, C or D
one years service is deemed to be 8 games (or rep games)
Experience
Discount for Category A, B or C players (up to a maximum of five points) of one point per year each year they have been out of international union or Super competition representation
Guidelines
1. The points system applies to 1st & 2nd grade, and 1st & 2nd grade colts.
2. Cap applies to starting players and fresh reserves in each grade.
3. Players are categorised at the highest level at which they have played.
4. Points are not cumulative throughout a season – each player is only indexed at one level as of 1st January.
5. Discounts are not cumulative – only one type of discount may apply to a player. Where a player may be eligible for different types of discounts, Clubs should apply the highest discount available to the player.
6. Discounts cannot index players into a negative score.
1st Grade Cap = 100 points
2nd Grade Cap = 60 points
1st Grade Colts = 40 points
2nd Grade Colts = 30 points
HJ Comments:
1, Local Discount. 1 point per year. It may still be possible to sign up a boy from GPS School in Year 11, who is no longer playing for their previous junior village club, play them for a trial game outside the School season, and then they arrive in Colts after they finish school with a 2 point discount, and into Grade with the maximum 4 point discount as a 20 year old.
2. Schoolboys reps carry their 6 points for 2 years instead of dropping to 4 points in their second year out of School - Meh
3. Max of 50% discount and applicable only after 8 years or > 8 games with the club (or assume 8 games with their Rep team (assume Soup Franchise). It will be interesting how this pans out. This could potentially introduce some serious challenges into the annual "branch stacking" we see at finals time when the 5 years service veterans used to return from their professional duties at at 0 points.
That is a big change that will impact on Grade. No impact to all intents and purposes for Colts.
4. I feel sorry for a fellow who does a Shoulder in round 6 and is out for the season with Team Rehab. That season they will be deemed to have not counted as being a long serving member of that club.
5. It will become harder but not impossible to warehouse an Australian Schoolboy in 2nds Colts (and possibly run him on as a 0 points "tired" reserve in 1st Grade).
6. Fresh Reserve discount = 100%. Perhaps the fresh reserve must have had to have played for > 3/4 of the lower grade game time to qualify as a 0 point player. 50% discount to their score if the non-fresh reserve has played a full half of lower grade rugby, and they are classified as a fresh reserve if they played less than a full half of lower grade footy.
7. A player who played more than 50% of the 1st grade Colts games in 2013 = 4 points. This will probably give clubs like Gordon, Penrith and Parramatta who are rebuilding and don't have a big turnover of players from Colts 1 to Grade from season to season some grief.
10 returning players at 4 points - 2 points for 2 local years (1 in junior and 2013 in colts 1) = 20 points.
2 kids non local who played NSW II at National Champs 2013 = 8 points (total - 28 so far)
12 points left for 3 players to make the 40 point cap.
8. Non local Aust Schoolboys may become Colts points cap pariahs and as unintended consequences they may be fast tracked to 3rd Grade where they attract no points, or 2nd grade where there is more scope to warehouse a 6 pointer while their points value starts to drop for loyalty.
Team Managers have to fill out an individual points assessment declaration for each player.