The 4 latest AFLW golf equipment have been given an open licence to poach the very best gamers from high golf equipment with no commerce in an enormous shake-up to the participant motion market forward of season eight of the competitors.
While the brand new commerce preparations had been locked in salaries are nonetheless being negotiated, however the high tier of AFLW gamers will probably be incomes at the very least $71,000 subsequent season, which might turn out to be an element for battling golf equipment making an attempt to lure stars.
Under the settlement confirmed on Monday, Essendon, Hawthorn, Port Adelaide and the Sydney Swans, who all performed their first season in 2022, will be capable of snare as much as 13 gamers from different golf equipment between them earlier than the official commerce interval begins on March 10.
The Swans, who didn’t win a recreation, have been linked to Collingwood star Chloe Molloy and the ruling might pave the way in which for her to heard north.
While the variety of gamers a membership can lose in the course of the “priority signing period” has been capped, based mostly on their ending place post-finals final season, premiers Melbourne and the opposite high 4 golf equipment might really feel the most important impression and lose as much as 5 gamers every.
While these membership, which incorporates the Brisbane Lions, Adelaide and North Melbourne, loom as targets for participant raids, different finalists can lose as much as two gamers.
Only one participant from golf equipment outdoors the highest eight capable of be taken in the course of the PSP.
But crucially for golf equipment, a participant solely qualifies as a PSP signing if they’ve performed three or extra seasons, that means they will maintain on to their greatest younger expertise, at the very least for now.
The precedence signing interval might assist see a right away up-shift within the efficiency of a number of the backside groups together with the Swans and Port Adelaide, who gained only a single recreation of their debut season.
Essendon gained 4 video games, ending simply outdoors the eight, whereas the Hawks gained three, together with their ultimate two video games.
Wile trades will not be needed in the course of the PSP, the AFLW‘s listing committee will decide any related compensation, which might embody draft picks forward of the 2024 season.
Following the PSP there will probably be a 10-day “Sign and Trade Period” which is able to run from March 10-20.
PRIORITY SIGNING PERIOD WINNERS
Essendon can signal as much as two gamers
Hawthorn can signal as much as three gamers
Port Adelaide granted two additional listing spots and might signal as much as three gamers
Sydney granted three additional listing spots and might signal as much as 5 gamers
WHO CAN THEY SIGN ?
Clubs that completed 1st – 4th can lose not more than 5 gamers
Clubs that completed fifth – eighth can lose not more than two gamers
Clubs that completed ninth – 18th can lose no a couple of participant
Source: www.news.com.au