Look Good In Leather wrote:Super Fred wrote:Luke15 wrote:heater31 wrote:[quote="reppoh_eht"]
What has Life Membership got to do with the points system?
Father/Son rule for the SACFL I think......
So apparently the rules state that if your father is a life member of a footy club then the son is a 0 point player. On the weekend "allegedly" The Shoes made their new Ruckman Mulroney's dad a life member because of his service in the Army. The guy has never ever been involved with Noarlunga footy club. Now technically Mulroney is a 0 point player. So technically Noarlunga are doing nothing wrong but Morally and Ethically there is a whole heap wrong with this. Main 2 would be de-valuing and spitting in the face of their worthy life members and secondly making a mockery of the already questionable points system.
People will always exploit loopholes in rules and regulations to suit.
Never heard of instant qualification of life membership for service in the forces at any sporting club I have been a part of.
Perhaps a quick change to rules surrounding eligibility was had by the football committee if true.
Don't agree with it if that was the case,and I am sure some living life members would not be too pleased either.
It is up to clubs what reasons they present life membership for.
Again, another case of the SACFL implementing rules without really considering the consequences or loopholes.
Noarlunga not the only club to do it, last year I think it was that Goolwa gave Russell Ebert life membership for "Services to Football" so that son Brett could be recruited as a zero pointer. The ridiculous restraint that is the points system will create situations like this so that clubs can pick their best available players, not just the best combination that can fit under the points cap.[/quote]
I wonder if any of these awards are awarded as per the constitution?