Re: Fed and non-fed spots : Sun Jan 29, 2012 8:32 am  

Cecil B wrote:

Apologies - I got my figure of 6 from going through the NRL website that lists player transfers in and out of each NRL club. Looking at that showed 6 players going to Wakefield but just realised 1 of those was Jarred Hickey who left mid season last year and I presume hasn't been retained this year.

Yeah he's gone, along with; Korky, J.Smith, Tongia, Semi and Morro.

Re: Fed and non-fed spots : Sun Jan 29, 2012 11:05 pm  

Cecil B wrote:

I understand the current allowance is 5 non-fed trained players of which all 5 can be on the overseas quota.

On top of that any player already playing in SL when the rules changed (about 4 yrs ago) is exempt from the non-fed trained rule. As such McGoldrick doesn't count as 1 of the non-fed trained players but he still fills one of the overseas quota spots.

So I believe our position is:

Non-fed trained: Chase, Youngquest, Millington, Grehan*
Overseas quota: Chase, Youngquest, Millington, McGoldrick

* I'm presuming that with both his parents being British, Grehan has a UK passport and so doesn't count on the overseas quota.

So Cas could sign another overseas player to take up the 5th non-fed trained spot and that player could also be on the overseas quota (ie. doesn't have an EU passport and can't claim KOLPAC status)

That said, looking at the number of overseas players some other clubs seem to have (Wakey have signed no less than 6 players that last season were plying their trade in the NRL) I'm wondering whether the RFL have done a crafty expanding of the allowance once again!?

lol so Chase is "overseas" for SL purposes but "English"for international purposes ?
What a joke the rfl are.
Not a dig at Cas btw.

Re: Fed and non-fed spots : Tue Jan 31, 2012 7:46 pm  

Fully wrote:

McGoldrick doesn't count. He's been here in the UK five years, so can apply for a British passport, which gives him an exemption from the quota.

He still counts as non-fed though possibly as he was trained outside the UK, hence my list.

Unless McGoldrick appplies for and secures a British (or other EU country) passport he still counts on the overseas quota - I'm presuming he hasn't done that yet?

He has an exemption from being classed as non-fed trained because he was already playing in SL when the new rules (Federation/Non-fed trained) were brought in.

Re: Fed and non-fed spots : Tue Jan 31, 2012 8:12 pm  

PAC wrote:

lol so Chase is "overseas" for SL purposes but "English"for international purposes ?
What a joke the rfl are.

Aye, does seem something of a contradiction, but then the majority of fans thought it was a joke that he was playing for England anyway.

By the same token, Gareth Widdop or Jack Reed would count as non-federation trained were they to join a SL club which would seem even more of a farce.

The biggest farce though is that the 'non-federation trained' rule was brought in by the RFL to reduce the number of overseas players running around in SL. After 4 years and in the 2nd year of clubs being restricted to having a maximum of 5 non-federation trained players (so theoretically a maximum of 5 non-British players), due to various exemptions, in 2012 this is how many non-British players each of the SL clubs will have:

London Broncos - 11
Hull Kr, Widnes - 10
Wigan - 9
Bradford, Salford, Hull, Saints - 7
Warrington, Cas - 5
Leeds, Huddersfield - 4

Catalans - touted as being the saviours of the French national side - have 11 Antipodeans and 1 Englishman in their squad.

Re: Fed and non-fed spots : Tue Jan 31, 2012 8:21 pm  

Wakefield?

Re: Fed and non-fed spots : Tue Jan 31, 2012 10:39 pm  

Fully wrote:

Wakefield?

Obsessed!

Re: Fed and non-fed spots : Wed Feb 01, 2012 12:48 am  

financialtimes wrote:

Obsessed!

Not really; just pointing out the one side missing in his list.

Re: Fed and non-fed spots : Wed Feb 01, 2012 5:53 pm  

Fully wrote:

Wakefield?

8 i think.