Booney wrote:Ecky wrote:Apologies if this is common knowledge, but one thing I haven't heard yet is whether AFL-listed Port players are eligible to play for the Port SANFL reserves side (if their form isn't up to SANFL League level for example)? Do you know beenreal?
Therein lies what the ruling is.
If AFL players must play ahead of any SANFL players then there isn't enough on the AFL list to fill AFL, emergencies and SANFL league.
If SANFL players, like Summerton, Raikiwasa are in the SANFL league side then surely AFL rookies like Byrne-Jones etc would be playing SANFL reserves.
Having spoke to someone involved in the power coaching staff, he is led to believe that all power players rookies included will be selected in the league side ahead of any magpies listed players.
But even he was unclear though as to whether that was a written rule or just the powers prerogative which could change depending on results.