Das
The part of this issue is that generally there are periods open within which you register players – and then after that deadline, you play with what you have.

Clearly, we don’t do that in the A-League, otherwise no one would be allowed in during the finals regardless of the reason (and then you would make do with what you have, including the Youth team).

Maximum wage of the replacement player should be equal to the wage the injured player is getting.

Therefore no salary cap loophole.

Pip
Youth league is there to develop players. However if they are not to required standards then I don’t see why clubs are obliged to use them and get replacement players for injured players who are higher quality then them.

Towser

“Is it a case of the FFA allowing it, or just being silent on it?”

I’m presuming from all I’ve read that they allow it,but I have never seen an article which is directly quoting the FFA allowing it as one of their rules.
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Personally i cant see that its an issue unless you bring in a player of Messi’s quality . Mortal players dont have the abillity to step straight into any team & make an impact. All I saw from Henriques was potential for next season. Also Rostyn Griffiths for AU.

Re GCU . This club mean business & have the money to back them up as you know. Saw on TWG that they have hired ex Sth Melbourne & somewhat notorious character Con Boutsianis as their free kick specialist coach.

Is it a case of the FFA allowing it, or just being silent on it?

This case, and the Rostyn Griffiths case, are small examples of what could happen in the future – for the moment, neither of these two blokes is going to swing the championship one way or the other – but that might be a different story in the future.

As the rule currently stands, a team can have a 18 year old player out injured, and despite the fact that he may have only made one apearance off the bench for the whole season, they could bring in anyone at any price as a replacement (and thereby getting around the salary cap, and other rules for that matter).

So this is my problem with it:
1. Either have a salary cap or piss it off (because clubs like GCU will definitely be lining up to exploit a loophole like that);
2. there seems to be no recognition of registration periods – it’s hard to believe that a player can land out of the blue on the eve of the finals (which actually determines the championship); and
3. I thought the youth league was meant to circumvent the need to to look for additional players at crucial moments.

So yes, there’s the moral matter – but it’s more what this might mean in the future – that’s my main issue with it.

I will be happy when MV wins the championship not having to rely on last minute ring ins.