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The following outlines the rules for the retention of players from the 2008 season and the process for the Player Drafts for the 2009 season.
SALARY CAP
The salary cap, applicable to all teams, shall be £2,000,000.
PLAYER RETENTION
Teams who did not make the play-offs in either division in the 2008 season may retain a maximum of 10 players. Teams who made the play-offs in either division in the 2008 season but did not reach a Grand Final may retain a maximum of 12 players. Teams who reached a Grand Final in the 2008 season may retain a maximum of 14 players.
In addition to the above retained players, all teams may retain a maximum of 3 players who were salaried at £44,000 or less during the 2008 season.
Teams will have until TO BE CONFIRMED to submit their retention. Teams who fail to do so by the deadline will have their players retained at random by the League President.
PLAYER DRAFT
The 2009 season will again see players allocated by means of an e-mail draft.
Selections for all teams must be received no later than TO BE CONFIRMED.
The draft will run for eight rounds and the order for the draft will be based on the amount of salary cap space remaining following the retention process and will not be varied. The team with the most remaining cap space will go first. There will be no reversing of the draft order.
MEAT MARKET
Following the e-mail draft, an e-mail “Meat Market” will be conducted by the end of which all teams must have a squad of exactly 27 players. This is due to the number of players required to ensure the sim operates correctly.
Lists are to be provided to Kevin Brock no later than TO BE CONFIRMED and will be actioned as soon as possible. The order shall be based on teams with the most available cap space going first and this shall be revised after each selection allocated.
BREACH OF SALARY CAP
In the event that a team is above the salary cap of £2 million following the Meat Market, the following scale of punishments shall apply:
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