Tony won't count if we re-sign him. So far we have 5 of our 8 OS places filled for next year if I'm counting correctly.

We have three OS places open for next season. A maximum of two of those are available for Australian players, assuming Lauaki gets registered as non-fed due to his passport. How is Moa stopping us signing an Aussie?

Unless I've mis-counted our OS places.

By the Super League website it says a maximum of 6 overseas players.

Have you just assumed it would stop us signing a top class Aussie, and not really thought it through properly?

You beat me to it, its 6 overseas players with 5 max quota.

Also Tony will count on the quota, i e-mailed the RFL about the stanley gene rule and they said a player who was contracted before feb 08 can apply to be taken off the quota for the last year of their current contract, Tony could have applied to become a fed player this year but next he'll be classed as all the other overseas players.

I have the quota page on the RFL website bookmarked and a copy of the e-mail if you want a look.

What I mean is I would rather keep the final space spare incase a top Aussie player comes available, as you can get a British player whos better than him and on similar money, i.e. Maloney.

Indeed it does. I just checked the Operational Rules on the RFL website and they say the same thing. Interesting. I'd been working on the figure of 8 OS places and 5 quota places that came out when this was originally discussed.

Looks like we need to change the link in the Squad sticky.

Assuming the quota stays at 5, and I can't see anything anywhere that says different, then our last spot is indeed a quota spot.

Looks like it's bye bye Moa.

Now I [iam[/i confused, because that's completely different to how I understood the rule operated. I thought that if the player had his contract extended at the same club then it counted as continuous service and he could therefore apply to be removed from the quota.

Most puzzling.

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Initially this was to allow the player to continue his employment at his present club, this has subsequently been amended and the dispensation is directly awarded to player regardless of him joining a new club.

Although they may apply in their final year it does not come in to force until his contract expires in November of that year.
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Looks like resigning Cusack was REALLY unambitious then.

Im curious why Lauaki went to all the trouble to become a non fed player when it doesnt matter eitherway, unless Manu signed before 1st Feb 08(we announced his resigning 3rd Feb 0icon_cool.gif and he's applying to become a fed player for his last year of his current contract.