AFLW - Contracted or uncontracted?

[ianh]

Contracts don't seem to mean much in AFLW.  The expansion  clubs seem to be free to raid and the clubs don't seem to want to stand in the way of players making a move despite contract status.  Don't quite know how it works as a matter of law - prima facie a contract is binding and could be used to deny a player wanting to switch clubs - but maybe there is something in the terms of the clubs entry into the competition that prevents clubs from holding a player to a contract.  Or perhaps it is just a matter of clubs accepting that most players have and need vocations outside of footy and they won't stand in the way of same.

[DJC]

AFLW contracts seem to be short term … at least ours are.

Most of our list are out of contract and that may reflect the fledging nature of the competition and the need to correct list management errors and take advantage of players from other clubs looking for better deals/opportunities.

Short seasons and part-time players probably argue for one or two year contracts.

[kruddler]

AFLW contracts seem to be short term … at least ours are.

Most of our list are out of contract and that may reflect the fledging nature of the competition and the need to correct list management errors and take advantage of players from other clubs looking for better deals/opportunities.

Short seasons and part-time players probably argue for one or two year contracts.

Initially, you could only give 1year contracts.
After a few years they gave us the option of 2 years.

With the new cba coming out (hopefully )before the new season, it might be extended passed that.....right in time for us to lose all our players.

Re 'law' side of things, I'm pretty sure all clubs have to agree to the 'expansion' and as a result basically null and void all rules prior....I believe.

[kruddler]

[b]1. Grace Egan - traded to Tigers
2. Jess Dal Pos - (2022 B)
3. Darcy Vescio (2022 B)
4. Maddie Perspakis - Poached by the bombers
5. Abbie McKay (2023)
6. Gab Pound (2023)
7. Brooke Walker (2022 B)
8. Vaomua Laloifi (2023)
9. Kerryn Peterson (nee Harrington) (2023)
10. Mimi Hill (2023)
11. Annie Lee (2023)
12. Lauren Brazzale - traded to Collingwood
13. Lucy McEvoy (2023)
14.
15. Jess Good (2023)
16. Breann Moody (2023)
17. Charlotte Hammans (2022 B)
18. Maddy Guerin (2023)
19. Georgia Gee - poached by bombers
20. Charlotte Wilson - traded to Melbourne
21. Nicola Stevens - traded to St. Kilda
22. Courtney Jones - traded to Gold Coast
23. Daisy Walker (2023)
24. Brooke Vickers (2023)
25. Keeley Sherar (2023)
26. Paige Trudgeon (2023)
27.
28. Imogen Milford (2002 B)
29.
30.
31. Brooke Vernon (2022 A)---------
32. Natalie Plane (2022 B)
33. Serena Gibbs (2022 B)
...
46. Elise O'Dea (2022 B)

xx. Poppy Schaap (2022 B)
xx. Amelia Velardo(2022 B)
xx. Phoebe McWilliams (2022 B)

xx. Taylor Ortlepp (2022 B)



delisted/retired/traded
Signed until end of 2022 (A) season
Signed until end of 2022 (B) season
Signed until end of 2023 season
Signed until end of 2024 season

A lot of comings and goings and signings which i think has come to an end.
Updated contracts to show who is signed on for 1 more season (2022 B) and who is signed on for 2 years (2023).
Based on everything i've seen from the club, that is the final list.
There has been no mention of Brooke Vernon anywhere, but there has been a comment saying we have 26 players and will take 4 players via the draft to get us up to the max of 30.
So doing the maths, it appears Brooke Vernon has been or will be delisted,

[crashlander]

A lot of comings and goings and signings which i think has come to an end.
Updated contracts to show who is signed on for 1 more season (2022 B) and who is signed on for 2 years (2023).
Based on everything i've seen from the club, that is the final list.
There has been no mention of Brooke Vernon anywhere, but there has been a comment saying we have 26 players and will take 4 players via the draft to get us up to the max of 30.
So doing the maths, it appears Brooke Vernon has been or will be delisted,

A lot of girls have signed up this last week. Krudd, you might have to update your (rather admirable) list.
However, you are correct: no mention of Brooke Vernon.
If she is delisted, she will be picked up: there simply isn't enough talent out there yet to let someone like her escape.

Dal Pos, Vescio, Schaap, O'Dea and Walker were mentioned as signing on for 2 more years, as were Moody, Hill and McEvoy. of those only Dal Pos appears dubious.

[kruddler]

A lot of girls have signed up this last week. Krudd, you might have to update your (rather admirable) list.
However, you are correct: no mention of Brooke Vernon.
If she is delisted, she will be picked up: there simply isn't enough talent out there yet to let someone like her escape.

Dal Pos, Vescio, Schaap, O'Dea and Walker were mentioned as signing on for 2 more years, as were Moody, Hill and McEvoy. of those only Dal Pos appears dubious.

That is the updated list Crash.
Its a quirk of the system that there are 2 seasons worth in 1 year.
Hence, we've had 2022 A season already.
Now we will have 2022 B season.
Next year will be 2023 season.

Players can only sign on for 2 seasons at a time, so those '2 year signings' are until the end of 2023.

[DJC]

It’s good to see that Breann Moody has extended her contract, and even better to hear her speak about her commitment to the club.

AFLW is quite fickle with clubs quick to move players on and players quick to seize opportunities elsewhere.  In that context, it’s refreshing to see how much the mighty Blues mean to Breann.

Several other players have made similar passionate statements about their connection to the club and that’s great to see ❤️

[kruddler]

https://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/1153983

THE CARLTON Football Club will head into the 2022 NAB AFLW Draft with four available positions on its playing list for the upcoming season.

The number of list spots was confirmed today, with Brooke Vernon departing the football club after playing three games in as many seasons for the Game Changers.

Literally no mention of Vernon's delisting from the club, just this journo confirming she is departing.

EDIT:

“We’d also like to thank Brooke for her contributions to the Carlton AFLW program since being drafted in 2019.”

One line, after we could (by doing the maths) work out she was being shown the door is a bit disrepectful

[DJC]

https://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/1153983
Literally no mention of Vernon's delisting from the club, just this journo confirming she is departing.

One line, after we could (by doing the maths) work out she was being shown the door is a bit disrepectful

Vernon played three games over three seasons and Brett Munro's acknowledgement is more than adequate.

[LP]

Callinan sounds like a good signing to the coaches department, there is always something a bit edgy about little people who make it to the highest level, they often have to work harder to an opportunity. I suspect it is why so often back pockets make great coaches.