Nominated Rookie

[wayno]

Hi,

Read an article about the Demons promoting a rookie named Matthew Warnock. Ok Rookies can get promoted but these two paragraphs really surprised me!

"Melbourne has made defender Matthew Warnock its nominated rookie for 2006 after the 22-year-old impressed the match committee with his strong performances in the Demons' first two NAB Cup matches.

A nominated rookie is eligible for senior selection throughout the entire premiership season without actually being elevated to the senior list. "


Can someone please tell me what a nominated rookie is and how it works. Reading it we can promote Jeremy Humm any time throughout the season even if we dont have an injury.

Comments very welcome...

Full article see: http://afl.com.au/default.asp?pg=news&spg=display&articleid=250445


Tiger Wayno


P.S Another Tiger Cub born on 21st Feb, Blake Riley - Go Tigers

 

[Rosy]

We don't have a nominated rookie. We have 2 vets listed instead.

 

[Tigerfan]

Can someone please tell me what a nominated rookie is and how it works. Reading it we can promote Jeremy Humm any time throughout the season even if we dont have an injury.

i haven't even the sligtest notion of what a nominated rookie is all about.

P.S  Another Tiger Cub born on 21st Feb, Blake Riley - Go Tigers

congrats to wayne and also of course to baby blake and his mum

 

[Rosy]

P.S  Another Tiger Cub born on 21st Feb, Blake Riley - Go Tigers

I didn't notice that P.S. Congratulations and a big welcome to baby Blake. ooh

 

[Rosy]

Can someone please tell me what a nominated rookie is and how it works.

Gee this is my third crack at your post Wayno. Guess who went out for dinner. :-[

My understanding is that if you don't have 2 veterans on the list, and if you have a vacancy and the required $$, you can nominate a rookie who can be elevated at any time.

We don't have a nominated rookie seeing Gas and Richo are both listed as veterans so the only way we can elevate a rookie is if a player goes ontot he long term injury list.

 

[wayno]

tHANKS ROSY,

I THOUGHT ALL TEAMS HAD VETERANS, MELBOURNE MUST HAVE A FEW PLAYERS WHO QUALIFY WOULDNT THEY?

Anyway thanks for clearing it up, Just have hear about it before.

 

[Rosy]

Veteran by age is different to veteran for the purpose of the list.  If we chose not to list either one or both of Gas or Richo as vets we could nominate a rooke.  Of course finances and the salary cap are major considerations in regard to which way clubs tackle this.

 

[interested]

I read the article the other day too, and although I'm very happy to see Matty Warnock 'nominated', I'd never heard that term before either...
I think Neitz is Melbourne's only veteran, but I could be wrong... Yze possibly?

 

[nwonash]

I thought Richmond had only 1 listed veteran being Richardson.

 

[craig]

Nope Gaspar is a veteran and Staff maybe one too.

 

[feisty tige]

Nope Gaspar is a veteran and Staff maybe one too.

I think there are rules about veterans.

They have to be at a club for a certain period of time (10 years?) or play a certain number of games (200?)

Not sure, but Staff has only been playing with us for about 4 years or so? And I think he is still about 1 and a bit years off playing his 100 games for us too.