Re: Johnstone to Nrl : Mon Aug 24, 2020 12:00 pm  

little wayne69 wrote:

[/u] if and it's a big IF Johnstone gives Wakey first refusal it will be be out of loyalty to the club nothing more, could you possibly give an example where it happens in union or football.

That's right. I hope he does commit to such a thing, but hard to see where Wakey would find marquee-level wages of the kind he'd command if he did have a successful few years in NRL.

Re: Johnstone to Nrl : Mon Aug 24, 2020 2:42 pm  

steve1g wrote:

Even though he'd struggle to get a game in front of this season's shining light wingers Ding Dong (who looks shocked every time he catches a bomb) & Pereira...or Saab who's just a poor mans Daniel Tupou...do me a favour:)

Even the st george fans forum seem kind to the idea of a pommy winger

Re: Johnstone to Nrl : Mon Aug 24, 2020 3:33 pm  

It's not a case of having a player under contract, it's a case of retaining his SL registration.

Re: Johnstone to Nrl : Mon Aug 24, 2020 3:50 pm  

dboy wrote:

It's not a case of having a player under contract, it's a case of retaining his SL registration.

That could only count for the length of time left on his current contract with us( which is the end of 2022 i believe) so he'd have to leave after a year for it to count, but even then it would need a transfer fee whist ever he is under contract at St George. After that he is a free agent and able to ply his trade wherever he wishes.

Re: Johnstone to Nrl : Mon Aug 24, 2020 4:17 pm  

Sacred Cow wrote:

That could only count for the length of time left on his current contract with us( which is the end of 2022 i believe) so he'd have to leave after a year for it to count, but even then it would need a transfer fee whist ever he is under contract at St George. After that he is a free agent and able to ply his trade wherever he wishes.

No, a registration can be retained, though I pretend to know the mechanics and legalities of the process.

For example, Iestyn Harris was "registered" by his old SL club and the new SL club had to buy him out, upon his return from RU.

I think John Bateman was the same with Wigan - if he came back to any other UK club, they would to buy his registration from Wigan.

Re: Johnstone to Nrl : Mon Aug 24, 2020 4:40 pm  

dboy wrote: No, a registration can be retained, though I pretend to know the mechanics and legalities of the process. For example, Iestyn Harris was "registered" by his old SL club and the new SL club had to buy him out, upon his return from RU. I think John Bateman was the same with Wigan - if he came back to any other UK club, they would to buy his registration from Wigan. Not really. The Harris one was due to him playing a different sport so the contract expiry time wasn’t activated until he had played his remaining RL contract time out. The RFL and NRL have reciprocal agreements on things like contracts, bans etc (see Ben Barba having to serve a ban when he arrived) which means if he played two years out there then no agreement would stand. As for Bateman that was a different deal entirely. He signed a new contract to start on his return. This explains it. https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/rugby-league-news/john-bateman-signs-nrl-deal-1874312.amp We could do something like that but i doubt the finances stack up.

dboy wrote: No, a registration can be retained, though I pretend to know the mechanics and legalities of the process. For example, Iestyn Harris was "registered" by his old SL club and the new SL club had to buy him out, upon his return from RU. I think John Bateman was the same with Wigan - if he came back to any other UK club, they would to buy his registration from Wigan. Not really. The Harris one was due to him playing a different sport so the contract expiry time wasn’t activated until he had played his remaining RL contract time out. The RFL and NRL have reciprocal agreements on things like contracts, bans etc (see Ben Barba having to serve a ban when he arrived) which means if he played two years out there then no agreement would stand. As for Bateman that was a different deal entirely. He signed a new contract to start on his return. This explains it. https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/rugby-league-news/john-bateman-signs-nrl-deal-1874312.amp We could do something like that but i doubt the finances stack up.