Melbourne apparently owe Brayshaw something like 3 Mill on his contract and will need to apply for dispensation to pay some or all of his contract outside of the salary cap.
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Melbourne apparently owe Brayshaw something like 3 Mill on his contract and will need to apply for dispensation to pay some or all of his contract outside of the salary cap.
It's never just one concussion that causes the damage, it's cumulative. One person that should be followed regarding information on concussions is Chris Nowinski, he's a former pro wrestler who had to retire from post concussion syndrome only three years into his career and is now one of the leading experts on CTE.
I guess he was injured at work and is employed by the club not the AFL.
My guess is the club.
Insurance is an interesting one. I dare say that may be the future however not sure the insurer would take the risk?
Interesting read :https://anziif.com/professional-deve...ad-of-the-game
If the club do have to pay out of their salary cap - does that affect what contract you are offering English?
Does it come under Workcare Policy?
edit:
Found this article but no update on findings:
WorkSafe appoints concussion experts to investigate AFL
see here
The interesting part is, Melbourne will be trying to get his contract now paid OUTSIDE the salary cap, this is fraught with so much danger, What if it is back loaded and melbourne got him for nothing early on?
Surely the payout has to stay 100% within the cap. Its no different to having a player who does 3 ACL's and career over too?
I hold zero love for Melbourne.. but unless it is somehow shown they knew of this impending decision, or even had a whiff it was a potential outcome and they restructured his contract to reflect them expecting to be able to a) remunerate Brasyhaw fairly, and b) be able to expunge the salary from their cap through medical circumstances, then it should not be an issue.
They're not suggesting that are they? Because if so, then screw them, pay Brayshaw and cop the full salary hit, plus lose say a 3rd round pick for being shit-asses