Travis Cloke its been announced has a 5 Year contract with CH-9's the Footy Show, and their 6pm news.

I won't be watching.

http://m.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/afl/david-cloke-says-tv-deal-for-travis-has-nothing-to-do-with-magpies-president-eddie-mcguire/story-e6freck3-1226590320453

Edited March 5, 201312 yr by dee-luded

oh what a bloody coincidence Eddie McGuire works for channel 9... what a joke this is all becoming!

oh what a bloody coincidence Eddie McGuire works for channel 9... what a joke this is all becoming!

how is this allowed?

oh what a bloody coincidence Eddie McGuire works for channel 9... what a joke this is all becoming!

How do you think Lyon and the Ox picked up media gigs. Ian Johnson ring a bell anyone.

...but I do get your point, particularly when Cloke is still playing and he's hardly the most polished media performer going around.

Edited March 4, 201312 yr by rjay

Not going to do a lot for ch 9's ratings. I've seen sherin footballs with more personality.

how is this allowed?

I am fairly certain there is a media allowance that sits outside of the salary cap isn't there? Clubs choose how they assign this to players (if they use it). I seem to recall that clubs like the roos, doggies and us made comments to the effect that they could not afford to spend this on players and that was a disadvantage still to the poorer clubs.

Or did I miss the point of your comment in that how the heck is Travis Cloke allowed on TV? if thats your question.... I can't answer that, its a mystery that anyone would consider him a competent media personality!

... I wonder if the CH9 news might use him to cover schoolies !

Edited March 5, 201312 yr by Oucher

Each club has an allocation that can be spent outside of the salary cap. I know in 2011 it was $573k per year. I'm sure this amount has risen to at least $600k now. This doesn't have to be spread accross the team, it can all go to an individual if they want. This money is OUTSIDE the cap. I'm sure this is exactly what Cloke's arrangement is associated with. I guess this means players such as Thomas, Pendles and Swan all miss out. (Our chance to swoop?)

Our players get some money, look at Watts in those stupid commercials, or Jamar and Dunn dancing around the big screen on match days.

Source - Clause 16 - http://mm.afl.com.au/portals/0/afl_docs/afl_hq/policies/collective_bargaining_agreement_2007_2011.pdf

P.S - Been looking for the most recent CBA for a while, can anyone help me find this?

On a different note: The investigations Manager mentioned in 16.5 better have lost his job after signing off on Judd's deal!

"The Investigations Manager must be satisfied that an Additional Services

Agreement is bona fide and if he is not so satisfied, the payments made by the AFL

Club or Sponsor of an AFL Club under the Additional Services Agreement shall be

included in the Total Player Payments of the AFL Club. "

After Robbo's "scoop" this morning I would like to see the AFL come out with a list of all players receiving an ambassadorial payment. I heard that Natanui receives a payment (promoting the game to Fijians - hope Rodan gets the same to promote the game to breakdancers) and that Pavlich also receives an additional payment through the AFL. Who knows what for though. To hear Vlad's outcry over the article - what a load of bollocks. If Buddy decided to go to GWS , the ink on the cheque wouldn't be dried before it got to him. What a sham.

Travis Cloke its been announced has a 5 Year contract with CH-9's the Footy Show, and their 6pm news.

I won't be watching.

Same as what Buckley got when Eddie was King of FS.

sorry i should have added the Link.

http://m.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/afl/david-cloke-says-tv-deal-for-travis-has-nothing-to-do-with-magpies-president-eddie-mcguire/story-e6freck3-1226590320453

He's got a good head for radio...

Shame he speaks like his Dad...

After Robbo's "scoop" this morning I would like to see the AFL come out with a list of all players receiving an ambassadorial payment. I heard that Natanui receives a payment (promoting the game to Fijians - hope Rodan gets the same to promote the game to breakdancers) and that Pavlich also receives an additional payment through the AFL. Who knows what for though. To hear Vlad's outcry over the article - what a load of bollocks. If Buddy decided to go to GWS , the ink on the cheque wouldn't be dried before it got to him. What a sham.

Don't think the AFL does transparency!