Thought this might be handy for some who are unaware. This is the Collective Bargaining Agreement from 2007 to 2011.
Below is a copy, you can also view the attachment. I hope it reads ok.
I was not too sure where to post this, if it should be elsewhere, MOd feel free to relocate it.
13. VETERANS LIST
13.1 (a) An AFL Club may nominate for each AFL Season up to two eligible Players to be transferred from its Primary List to the Veterans List and/or any
number of eligible Players to be classified as a veteran on its Primary List,
provided the transfer or classification occurs no later than two weeks after
the Pre-Season Draft prior to the relevant AFL Season.
(b) An AFL Club which classifies a Player on its Primary List as a veteran, may, at a later stage, but no later than two weeks after the Pre-Season Draft prior
to the relevant AFL Season, transfer the Player to the AFL Club’s Veterans
List.
(c) A Player who is transferred to the AFL Club’s Veterans List can only be
transferred back to the Primary List of the AFL Club between the end of an
AFL Season and two weeks after the Pre-Season Draft prior to the next AFL
Season and provided that Player remains classified as a veteran on the
Primary List.
(d) A Player that is classified as a veteran on the Primary List must remain
classified as a Veteran until that Player leaves the Club or is transferred to
the Veterans List.
13.2 A Player is eligible for inclusion on an AFL Club’s Veterans List or to be classified as a veteran, on the Primary List if:
(a) the Player has been at the AFL Club on the Primary List for at least ten (10)years; and
(b) the Player is 30 years of age or older as at 30 September in the relevant AFL Season,
13.3 For Total Player Payment purposes, a proportion (as set out in the following table)
of Football Payments to each Veteran shall be excluded from Total Player
Payments, such proportion to vary depending on the number of Veterans at each Club:
Number of Veterans /Percentage of Football Payments Excluded from TPP
1 / 50%
2 / 50%
3 / 33 1/3%
4 / 25%
5 / 20%
Any number greater than 5 / 100 divided by number of Veterans
					Below is a copy, you can also view the attachment. I hope it reads ok.
I was not too sure where to post this, if it should be elsewhere, MOd feel free to relocate it.
13. VETERANS LIST
13.1 (a) An AFL Club may nominate for each AFL Season up to two eligible Players to be transferred from its Primary List to the Veterans List and/or any
number of eligible Players to be classified as a veteran on its Primary List,
provided the transfer or classification occurs no later than two weeks after
the Pre-Season Draft prior to the relevant AFL Season.
(b) An AFL Club which classifies a Player on its Primary List as a veteran, may, at a later stage, but no later than two weeks after the Pre-Season Draft prior
to the relevant AFL Season, transfer the Player to the AFL Club’s Veterans
List.
(c) A Player who is transferred to the AFL Club’s Veterans List can only be
transferred back to the Primary List of the AFL Club between the end of an
AFL Season and two weeks after the Pre-Season Draft prior to the next AFL
Season and provided that Player remains classified as a veteran on the
Primary List.
(d) A Player that is classified as a veteran on the Primary List must remain
classified as a Veteran until that Player leaves the Club or is transferred to
the Veterans List.
13.2 A Player is eligible for inclusion on an AFL Club’s Veterans List or to be classified as a veteran, on the Primary List if:
(a) the Player has been at the AFL Club on the Primary List for at least ten (10)years; and
(b) the Player is 30 years of age or older as at 30 September in the relevant AFL Season,
13.3 For Total Player Payment purposes, a proportion (as set out in the following table)
of Football Payments to each Veteran shall be excluded from Total Player
Payments, such proportion to vary depending on the number of Veterans at each Club:
Number of Veterans /Percentage of Football Payments Excluded from TPP
1 / 50%
2 / 50%
3 / 33 1/3%
4 / 25%
5 / 20%
Any number greater than 5 / 100 divided by number of Veterans
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