We're actually one over aren't we?
We somehow managed to wangle Adam Henry off the quota. Exactly how we did that was never explained.

I suppose that really limits our options... if we truly are exploring options.

Not quite, he is on overseas quota but isn't on non-fed, so presumably first played the game in Europe, though I haven't a clue where that might have been.

We're bang on with 5 overseas and 7 non-fed.

Forget about the overseas quota, it is redundant now.
He came through the NZ Warriors academy so I have no idea how he is classed as fed trained.

IIRC Henry got an exemption from overseas quota due to how young he was when he came over. Never was really clarified though. Afaik we don't have any spots free on either quota now.

No, it still applies 5 overseas and 7 non-fed is the current ruling.

Players can be on one or both quotas. You can be EC and/or Kolpak and still not be fed trained, eg Siejka, Uaisele and Ulugia, or as Henry shows overseas but is fed-trained.

Think you've got that back to front actually. Adam is on the overseas quota but not on the non-fed quota.

Just to clarify I believe this is our current list: 5 Overseas - Davies, Henry, lauaki, Mullaney and Purtell and the 7 non-fed are all the o/seas except Adam Henry, plus Siejka who is EC and Uaisele and Ulugia who are both Kolpaks.

The reason I said it was redundant is because it's too easy to circumnavigate. All it takes is some distant blood relative and a random passport and hey presto, you're off the quota. Just ask HKR from a few years ago.

This was the exact reason why the non fed quota was introduced, to stop teams from exploiting the loopholes in the overseas quota.

So yes, technically it is still there, but the key quota to pay attention to is the non-fed one, of which we had 8 until Henry pulled his exemption trick.