10 minutes ago, Moonshadow said:

... or promise me an assistant coaching role or set me up with a good job outside of football, which won't come from the salary cap.

the old coterie deal

50 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

the old coterie deal

Or the old performance clause. There will be an assortment of ways to set it up

 

10 hours ago, Moonshadow said:

... or promise me an assistant coaching role or set me up with a good job outside of football, which won't come from the salary cap.

That was the page 1 scenario.

I see the problem when players have irregular timing of payments (ie, front loaded or back loaded, etc). But if the AFL averaged total payments over the length of the contract, irrespective of the payment schedule, would this particular issue go away? On the other hand, would it increase other problems such as limiting club flexibility?  

On 2/15/2020 at 9:38 PM, Moonshadow said:

... or promise me an assistant coaching role or set me up with a good job outside of football, which won't come from the salary cap.

This doesn't happen at all really unless it's basically a last year situation.

Negotiations are held and the monetary side of the contract is worked out to both parties satisfaction.

1 hour ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

I see the problem when players have irregular timing of payments (ie, front loaded or back loaded, etc). But if the AFL averaged total payments over the length of the contract, irrespective of the payment schedule, would this particular issue go away? On the other hand, would it increase other problems such as limiting club flexibility?  

Uniform payments of contracts would change the landscape drastically, but how would it be policed. 
would make things very interesting