At the beginning of the Swans Subi reserves game (come on Swans) it was reported that EF are under investigation for salary cap issues.
It supposes that the Streaming service a Worst owned outlet is a reputable source.
Oh well the flack is going to be interesting!
Grump …only a matter of time EF would be sussed out, trying to keep up with their neighbour’s and other WAFL clubs getting salary cap creative…disappointing to hear…but sadly not surprising if on the money in todays WAFL financial climate…something about dodgy superannuation and footyboot payments??..
As for the penalties…well TBH, not sure EF should be allowed to play finals this year in all fairness, set a precedent if needed…but even with a similar penalty to SF…EF would of still finished top of the ?percentage wise
It is always a worry for me with what clubs have to available to pay players and produce a top end product.
You will cop a flogging from the usual numpties, Souths folk have reason to be angered and shoot at you but just stay calm and not get into the personal crap from others that is coming your way!
Good to see your honesty freezin. There is precedence here Perth Glory under Kenny Lowe were sitting pretty at the top of the A League ladder then were stripped of all match points and banned from playing finals even if they managed to win enough games to qualify.
Was a mass player exodus that followed led by Danny Vukovic who was livid. I was always curious what this “magic” was that you referred to when you would say hopefully Doddy can weave his magic. Now we know. ?
Doddy should hit up Marty Atkins to ask him what he’s doing for a crust these days. Sounds on the surface like this could be worse than $ouths breach. With your club already suffering a big financial loss last year your club might be calling on Korda Mentha. Though they are busy atm managing Glory’s situation.
Full story by JT on Sportfm. Wouldn’t it be ironic if the previous Korda Mentha clients got parachuted into the finals? ?
https://www.sportfm.com.au/post/east-fremantle-salary-cap-investigation
With nothing officially yet announced our source seems to be John Townsend. Maybe he can reveal his source. Definitely think JT should have waited and not jumped the gun on this.
Ti Em and others do you really want to play finals this year and potentially win a flag that will be forever tainted with a massive asterisk 
next to it?
You might be better taking your medecine now if it means you start 2024 off scratch instead of a handicap.
Behave DD.
Problem is EF recruited more for 2023 then they did in 2022 with Marsh, Lawler, Turner coming to EF and Dixon and Joyce coming back from WCE…still scratching my head how EF went over in 2022 considering Strnadica, Dixon, Joyce and Teakle all went last minute to the AFL and only Goddard came in as the replacement.
Happy to take any banter coming EF way, if as bad as folk are saying, then heads at EF surely need to roll.
This is exactly what the WAFL did not need on the first day of finals. I am despondent that our once great footy league has been reduced to off field stuff ups, shoddy accounting and teams being penalised premiership points like an amateur organisation. Surely now if East Fremantle are guilty of this offence there needs to be a thorough review of why clubs are struggling with the salary cap and the accounting methods used.
I think all clubs cheat in the WAFL let’s be honest, maybe Claremont don’t have need too. Every one needs to be realistic that it is an uneven comp, zones alignments $$. Get on with it and do your best.
If they have cheated, then eight points has to be deducted. Just like the Bulldogs. It has to be the same mun.
[quote=“DD post=230581 userid=1749”]Good to see your honesty freezin. There is precedence here Perth Glory under Kenny Lowe were sitting pretty at the top of the A League ladder then were stripped of all match points and banned from playing finals even if they managed to win enough games to qualify.
Was a mass player exodus that followed led by Danny Vukovic who was livid. I was always curious what this “magic” was that you referred to when you would say hopefully Doddy can weave his magic. Now we know. ?
Doddy should hit up Marty Atkins to ask him what he’s doing for a crust these days. Sounds on the surface like this could be worse than $ouths breach. With your club already suffering a big financial loss last year your club might be calling on Korda Mentha. Though they are busy atm managing Glory’s situation.
Full story by JT on Sportfm. Wouldn’t it be ironic if the previous Korda Mentha clients got parachuted into the finals? ?
https://www.sportfm.com.au/post/east-fremantle-salary-cap-investigation
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Not sure you should be mentioning names here, DD- the statement mentions admin errors so not sure Doddy is at fault (yet). Time will tell
Geez sounds like EF are getting pinged for doubling up on players super payments, but only declaring one in the TPP. Not including a recruits sign on fee in the TPP, even though that same recruit, got recruited last minute by club in another comp. Not declaring 5K worth of match day award footy boots in the TPP.
Why would they double up on Super? No benefit to the player for 40 years!!! Sounds like a mistake to me.
ADMIN ERRORS, there always ADMIN ERRORS. they stuffed up intentionally or unintentionally, they must pay the penalty, sorry lads the rules are the rules.
Spot on Screemar.
There must be some sort of guidelines they go off here.
The clubs are well aware of what needs to be included in their salary cap and what doesn’t… and even if there is some doubt, they can request a ruling from the WAFC. I’m just loving it that after all the innuendo against my club over the years, we’re one of the few who have operated within the rules.
BC, we all know there are many ways to skin a cat or fatten a goat.
I guess for the likes of the WAFC, it is less hassle to audit superannuation payments, player contracts and footy related items such footy boots…than non footy related items such as white goods, property, and sponsor employment opportunities.
Fingers crossed EFFC can right a few of those wrongs here by:
(1) reimbursing the WAFC any outstanding superannuation payments when those individuals turn 60.
(2) returning all 5K worth of those 2022 footy boots to the WAFC… and
(3) ask the WAFC to demand the AFL, abolish the SSP and mid season drafts immeadiately, enabling EF to atleast receive some service for their paid in advance goods.
Listening to the post game radio review, the EF issue is, allegedly, that they paid the super to certain players twice, once to their nominated fund and a second lot to the player directly, which if true, and we do need to wait until some official confirmation, is out of order as you cant pay super direct to a person in my understanding. An external audit discovered this and advised EF who then advised the WAFC or the other way round. The report then went on to say it was technically not a salary cap rort as Super is separate from a salary, so if thats the case, EF might escape the massive penalties applied to SF who’s salary cap rort must have been significant. Either way the timing is unfortunate as it’s cast a shadow over what promised to be a ripping finals round. Could the WAFC have delayed the announcement? Maybe but these organisations leak like a sieve, so as soon as it gets to a journo, JT in this case, it’s going to go public.
As i said, that info is second hand from a radio report, I’m sure a proper clarification will come from the WAFC shortly.
That is also my understanding, that superannuation cannot be paid to a person directly. Simply doesn’t happen that way. Amounts need to be directed to a nominated fund as it normally is.
It all sounds like a storm in a tea cup.