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An interesting article about some developments in the US which could drastically change the landscape of their sporting codes.

This will most dramatically affect free agency and player salaries; since we may/will soon be heading down that path, these could be changes that will affect our leagues.

Granted our legal system is different, but I wouldn't be too surprised if we followed suit.

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/columns/sto...&id=4336261

Its kinda long and boring but essentially the leagues could be given the power to determine what salary bracket a player can fit into or which teams a player could sign with and the player would have no way to appeal in the courts.

Essentially the leagues become immune to any sort of antitrust legal action.

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    Interesting read. In some ways I'd be prepared to pay more for games / merchandise etc if it meant that 10 brown, recycled, 500k paper bags (the FA equal of the usual 1) could not be used to stomp on the less financial and destroy their team.

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    This will most dramatically affect free agency and player salaries; since we may/will soon be heading down that path, these could be changes that will affect our leagues.

    Granted our legal system is different, but I wouldn't be too surprised if we followed suit.

    What makes you say that? Why would a legal win for the NFL and other leagues impact on the AFLPA's move towards free agency?

    IMO it's an entirely different landscape here, but I'll be interested to see if you're thinking of something that didn't occur to me when I read the article.

    Regardless, it was an interesting read :)

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    What makes you say that? Why would a legal win for the NFL and other leagues impact on the AFLPA's move towards free agency?

    IMO it's an entirely different landscape here, but I'll be interested to see if you're thinking of something that didn't occur to me when I read the article.

    Regardless, it was an interesting read :)

    It will greatly affect the landscape for those leagues and since we will soon be heading down the path of free agency ours could take a similar form.

    Obviously it would need our courts to make a similar ruling, but a legal precedent would have been set overseas if the NFL wins and that precedent would carry some weight, albeit a very very small amount.

    Its not likely, but it is feasible that this could have some sort of affect.

    Maybe the AFL will see this and decide to stiff a supplier to create legal action and then try to get a similar ruling..?

    There is not a direct relation to AFL, only that it changes the global sporting landscape.

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