Quote Originally Posted by Sedat View Post
I'm normally not an apologist for the AFEL but this is simply posturing by Paul Marsh and the AFLPA, who are doing nothing more than applying a lazy method to increase the revenue for the players (and no doubt his own bonuses). The fixed percentage will simply give a fixed return to the players at the expense of the clubs - the AFEL won't be losing any of their own revenue.

For starters how is this going to work with multi year player contracts? If overall revenue goes down for a season (quite a possible scenario with Australian economic growth going into negative territory in the Sep qtr for the first time in many years) then every single club will be over the salary cap the following year if the percentage model is in play.

The AFEL are happy to increase the pie for the players to what their expectations are but not through a fixed percentage model. Paul Marsh needs to get off his arse and do some actual work on behalf of the players he supposedly represents.
Agree. Marsh is a simpleton who just parrot's what the players say without the viability lens his role dictates he should apply.

The AFLPA seems to just look at NFL, cherry pick the best parts, then demand that from the AFEL without sacrificing any of the cushy benefits they currently enjoy. If they want an NFL model the AFEL should offer it completely- No guaranteed contracts, trading players against their will, limited support for injuries, and in return they can have their fixed percentage. The AFLPA would go nuts if they had to face the ugly real world out there.