Common use of First Year Player Clause in Contracts

First Year Player. (a) When a first year Player is first drafted by an AFL Club, that Player and the AFL Club shall enter into a Standard Playing Contract for a minimum term of two years except in the case of a Player who has previously been drafted as a Rookie or where the Player is over 23 years of age by 31 December in the year in which he is selected by a Club. (b) Where a person, who has nominated for the AFL Draft, can demonstrate to the General Counsel that the provisions of clause 22.5(a) would operate to unreasonably restrain him from obtaining employment with an AFL Club as a professional footballer, the provisions of clause 22.5(a) will not apply.

First Year Player. (a) When a first year Player is first drafted by an AFL Club, that Player and the AFL Club shall enter into a Standard Playing Contract for a minimum term of two years except in the case of a Player who has previously been drafted as a Rookie or where the Player is over 23 years of age by 31 December in the year in which he is selected by a Club. (b) Where a person, who has nominated for the AFL Draft, can demonstrate to the General Counsel that the provisions of clause 22.5(a24.5(a) would operate to unreasonably restrain him from obtaining employment with an AFL Club as a professional footballer, the provisions of clause 22.5(a24.5(a) will not apply.

First Year Player. (a) When a first year Player is first drafted by an AFL Club, that Player and the AFL Club shall enter into a Standard Playing Contract for a minimum term of two years except in the case of a Player who has previously been drafted as a Rookie or where the Player is over 23 years of age by 31 December in the year in which he is selected by a Club. (b) Where a person, who has nominated for the AFL Draft, can demonstrate to the General Counsel that the provisions of clause 22.5(a22.3(a) would operate to unreasonably restrain him from obtaining employment with an AFL Club as a professional footballer, the provisions of clause 22.5(a22.3(a) will not apply.