Common use of Player’s Tools of Trade Clause in Contracts

Player’s Tools of Trade. (a) Player footwear (including boots and running shoes) and gloves form part of a Player’s tools of trade (Tools of Trade) and a Player shall be entitled to wear footwear and gloves of his choice, in accordance with the AFL Rules. (b) The Player’s ability to wear footwear and gloves of his choice must not be restricted by any future contracts entered into by the AFL, an AFL Club or in respect of an AFL Licensing Activity. (c) An AFL Club that requires a Player to purchase an item of equipment which can be reasonably considered to form part of a Player's Tools of Trade shall reimburse the Player for the cost of that equipment. (d) Notwithstanding any AFL or AFL Club Protected Sponsor arrangements which may be in place, Players shall, subject to clause 29.1(g), be entitled to licence the use of their Image to their Tools of Trade sponsors who is a competitor of a Club Protected Sponsor (Tools of Trade Sponsor), provided that: (i) the Player receives no less than $20,000 cash from the Tools of Trade Sponsor for the grant of such licence; and (ii) such use does not involve the use or association with AFL or AFL Club Intellectual Property. (e) Any amount paid to a Player under this clause 29.1 by a Tools of Trade Sponsor will be excluded from the relevant Club’s Total Player Payments or Additional Services Agreements limit, unless it is determined by the AFL General Counsel in his discretion that such payment is not commercial or bona fide. (f) The right granted under clause 29.1(d) is subject to fulfilment of existing contractual obligations but not creation of new ones such as by extension or renewal of an existing contractual obligation. (g) For the avoidance of doubt, a Player who licences his Image to a Tools of Trade sponsor pursuant to clause 29.1(d) licences his Image for use in connection with footwear and/or gloves only and does not extend to other apparel. It is not a breach of this clause for the Player’s Image to be associated with other apparel of the Tools of Trade Sponsor, provided such association is incidental to or part of the promotion of the footwear and/or gloves.

Player’s Tools of Trade. (a) Player footwear (including boots and running shoes) and gloves form part of a Player’s tools of trade (Tools of Trade) and a Player shall be entitled to wear footwear and gloves of his choice, in accordance with the AFL Rules. (b) The Player’s ability to wear footwear and gloves of his choice must not be restricted by any future contracts entered into by the AFL, an AFL Club or in respect of an AFL Licensing Activity. (c) An AFL Club that requires a Player to purchase an item of equipment which can be reasonably considered to form part of a Player's Tools of Trade shall reimburse the Player for the cost of that equipment. (d) Notwithstanding any AFL or AFL Club Protected Sponsor arrangements which may be in place, Players shall, subject to clause 29.1(g31(h), be entitled to licence the use of their Image to their Tools of Trade sponsors who is a competitor of a Club Protected Sponsor (Tools of Trade Sponsor), provided that: (i) the Player receives no less than $20,000 cash from the Tools of Trade Sponsor for the grant of such licence; and (ii) such use does not involve the use or association with AFL or AFL Club Intellectual Property. (e) Any amount paid to a Player under this clause 29.1 31 by a Tools of Trade Sponsor will be excluded from the relevant Club’s Total Player Payments or Additional Services Agreements limit, unless it is determined by the AFL General Counsel in his discretion that such payment is not commercial or bona fide. (f) The right granted under clause 29.1(d31(d) is subject to fulfilment of existing contractual obligations but not creation of new ones such as by extension or renewal of an existing contractual obligation. (g) If, at the time of the review set out in clause 5.2 of this Agreement, there is a demonstrated substantial reduction in AFL Club revenue due to a Player’s arrangements with their Tools of Trade sponsors and/or a substantial reduction in the total amount of Player contracts with Tools of Trade sponsors as a result of the rights granted to Players under clause 31(d), then the arrangements will revert to the position under the 2007 – 2011 CBA. (h) For the avoidance of doubt, a Player who licences his Image to a Tools of Trade sponsor pursuant to clause 29.1(d31(d) licences his Image for use in connection with footwear and/or gloves only and does not extend to other apparel. It is not a breach of this clause for the Player’s Image to be associated with other apparel of the Tools of Trade Sponsor, provided such association is incidental to or part of the promotion of the footwear and/or gloves.

Player’s Tools of Trade. (a) Player footwear (including boots and running shoes) and gloves form part of a Player’s tools of trade (Tools of Trade) and a Player shall be entitled to wear footwear and gloves of his choice, in accordance with the AFL Rules. (b) The Player’s ability to wear footwear and gloves of his choice must not be restricted by any future contracts entered into by the AFL, an AFL Club or in respect of an AFL Licensing Activity. (c) An AFL Club that requires a Player to purchase an item of equipment which can be reasonably considered to form part of a Player's Tools of Trade shall reimburse the Player for the cost of that equipment. (d) Notwithstanding any AFL or AFL Club Protected Sponsor arrangements which may be in place, Players shall, subject to clause 29.1(g27.1(g), be entitled to licence the use of their Image to their Tools of Trade sponsors who is a competitor of a Club Protected Sponsor (Tools of Trade Sponsor), provided that: (i) the Player receives no less than $20,000 cash from the Tools of Trade Sponsor for the grant of such licence; and (ii) such use does not involve the use or association with AFL or AFL Club Intellectual Property. (e) Any amount paid to a Player under this clause 29.1 27.1 by a Tools of Trade Sponsor will be excluded from the relevant Club’s Total Player Payments or Additional Services Agreements limit, unless it is determined by the AFL General Counsel in his discretion that such payment is not commercial or bona fide. (f) The right granted under clause 29.1(d27.1(d) is subject to fulfilment of existing contractual obligations but not creation of new ones such as by extension or renewal of an existing contractual obligation. (g) For the avoidance of doubt, a Player who licences his Image to a Tools of Trade sponsor pursuant to clause 29.1(d27.1(d) licences his Image for use in connection with footwear and/or gloves only and does not extend to other apparel. It is not a breach of this clause for the Player’s Image to be associated with other apparel of the Tools of Trade Sponsor, provided such association is incidental to or part of the promotion of the footwear and/or gloves.