Anonymous
Years ago
Has signed with Illawarra effectively as a 12th man who is on standby pending any Hawk injuries.
No rules broken here I'm not sure how it works salary wise whether it's minimum salary or just pro rata based on games played.
Isaac
Years ago
Might be some arrangement with an off-court role that made sense to lock in now? He was serviceable last season.
Anonnona
Years ago
Awesome. TC legend. Love the man ....Hawk forever
Anonnona
Years ago
Awesome. TC legend. Love the man ....Hawk forever
Lovebroker
Years ago
NBL.com.au suggests he is signed as an injury replcement but not who for.
Isaac
Years ago
Loverbroker: per OP - "on standby pending any Hawk injuries."
Zodiac
Years ago
It's a bit of an odd one as the Hawks roster is already full so he hasn't really been signed to the roster. Just signalling that if anyone gets injured during the season he will be stepping onto the roster to replace them, more a glorified PR stunt than anything.
Lovebroker
Years ago
So he's not an injury replacement, remains a community orificer until an injury does happen.
Is this even news worthy as a feel good humanities piece?
koberulz
Years ago
He's on the roster, draws a salary, and trains with the team. It's a massive loophole and this is one of the more minor abuses over the years. Wildcats used it to bring in Magnay without sacking anyone, United used it to have a spare import sitting around just in case.
So no, it's not just a PR thing.
Zodiac
Years ago
He's on the roster
Why would he need to sign a contract unless they were worried another club would sign him? Unless insurance wise in terms of himself getting injured training?
Seem to remember an assistant coach somewhere started playing again when injuries really struck.
LoveBroker
Years ago
Zodiac is right but Kobe's point also rings true, I think teams are allowed to be engaged by the team as a floating injury replacement player.
I think Jared Bairstow was one such example last season, he was out when the team became full but back in whenever there was an injury to Cotton / Steindl / Travers. But they aren't on the roster.
koberulz
Years ago
No he isn't because their roster is already full. They've already signed 11 players as Gak a DP last season is moving onto the full roster.Only if you define 'roster' as fully-contracted players and exclude DPs and Next Stars. He's in exactly the same category: on the roster, contracted to the team, doesn't take up one of the 11 fully contracted spots.
I think Jared Bairstow was one such example last season, he was out when the team became full but back in whenever there was an injury to Cotton / Steindl / Travers. But they aren't on the roster.He replaced Majok, Majok never came back but they signed Magnay as an additional injury replacement. Once Cotton went down, Bairstow was brought back in.
Zodiac
Years ago
Only if you define 'roster' as fully-contracted players and exclude DPs and Next Stars.
He's in exactly the same category: on the roster, contracted to the team, doesn't take up one of the 11 fully contracted spots.
Don't argue with KR. He thinks he's right. That's all that matters in his tiny world and mind.
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