Besides bringing out the draw for next season, the FFA also announced a number of changes to how the competition will run. Among them is a change regarding injury replacement players:
“Will be considered on a case by case basis due to ability of NYL (National Youth League) players to be promoted on a weekly basis.
“Salary Level must be commensurate to that of the injured player. Any premium will be included in the Salary Cap.”
I’m glad to see the FFA remove this loophole, which famously allowed the Central Coast Mariners to usher in John Aloisi as an injury replacement outside the salary cap last year.
Meanwhile, Hyundai has announced it will carry on as naming rights sponsor until at least the 2011-2012 season.
Due to the National Youth League, the FFA has also announced that team squad sizes will increase to 30-35, of which 10-12 must be NYL players and 20-23 will be Roster players.
To help teams with recruitment, the registration window has shifted to mirror the European transfer window, so it will run from June 1 to August 31.
And finally, the Grand Final date has been moved to a Saturday night.
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4 responses so far ↓
1 Campbell // May 3, 2008 at 2:06 pm
It really is great that the Aloisi hole has been tied up.
2 Astri // May 3, 2008 at 5:14 pm
Yep, the Aloisi signing was a joke.
3 Sly // May 4, 2008 at 10:19 pm
Glad to see they’ve acted pretty swiftly to close the loophole.
I also like the idea of a youth marquee which will hopefully prevent some of the talent moving to lower leagues in Europe
4 Brenton // May 5, 2008 at 7:46 pm
The best thing about the whole youth leauge will be the exposure they will get, we’ll get to see them work there way up in a much more structured way from junior clubs to state leagues to the youth league and then the a-league.
I think the chance to see these young kids perform on a much bigger stage will be fantastic for them and the game is aus.
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