5 hours ago, Mega_Watts said:

You need to skip to Schedule C.
2. First Year Players
(a) An AFL Club shall pay each first year draft choice Player it employs in 2015 and 2016 the base payments and Senior Match payments per Senior Match set out in the following table:

2 (d) A first year draft choice Player shall not be entitled to, nor shall an AFL Club, pay a first year Player more than the amounts prescribed by this item 2, other than: (i) reasonable relocation expenses and living allowances as set out in item 13 of this Schedule C; (ii) bereavement assistance of up to $2,000 per Player; and (iii) any incentive bonus a Player receives for finishing in the top ten of the AFL Club’s best and fairest award.

Same wording is there under Second Year Players.

Bottom Line - definitely can't pay more than the mandated amounts to 1st/2nd year players.

So does that mean Hogan was on minimum wages last year, his 2nd with us? 

Love his simple, uncomplicated approach to footy and life. Hope he never loses it. A lot could do worse than follow his lead.

Love him!

His modesty and easy going attitude was grossly mis-interpreted by some on this site over the preseason.

2 hours ago, Moonshadow said:

So does that mean Hogan was on minimum wages last year, his 2nd with us? 

Yes. You cannot alter the contract in the first two years.

14 hours ago, Adzman said:

Just good list management. The dees are identifying who will be a part of their future and locking them up.

Can't recall a first year player getting an extension this early. He is that good!

jimmy Toumpas extended before he played a game!

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-02-22/no-game-but-new-deal-for-jimmy

Oliver's no Toumpas though

Edited May 20, 20169 yr by TheoX

Great news. Lock them in

Love this kid, great news for him and MFC - Go Dee's

2 hours ago, TheoX said:

jimmy Toumpas extended before he played a game!

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-02-22/no-game-but-new-deal-for-jimmy

Oliver's no Toumpas though

From memory Tapscott did the same.

3 hours ago, TheoX said:

jimmy Toumpas extended before he played a game!

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-02-22/no-game-but-new-deal-for-jimmy

Oliver's no Toumpas though

Actually... Toumpas is no Oliver

19 hours ago, Earl Hood said:

Don't disagree rpfc, good strategy maybe but just a bit odd. The last time we were desperate to extend first year players was in 2010 and as I remember things Trengove signed on but not Scully, so I believe MFC is well aware that Hoges is going to be a problematic signing. 

Brayshaw and Petracca both signed extensions last year, their first year.

It's pretty standard practice nowadays.