As far as I understand it any player that had a SL contract pre Jan 2008 could on renewal apply and be granted fed trained status which would mean that Clint is now fed trained if he so wished and in fact the only player on our books that isn't applicable is Dobson.
This ruling stays with the player even if they change clubs after they have been granted the fed trained status.
And btw I dont like it but that is how I belive it works.

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Cool, just thought it was the first time they were introduced.

No problems.
Like I said it does lead to the rather strange situation where everyone of our players Dobson aside on renewal will be fed trained if they so wish, As taking Newton into account I would assume that on signing of a new deal his old contract would be classed as 'ended' and I can't see why anyone would turn down the fed trained status.
So Clint is probably now an aussie fed trained player and is completly free to play where ever he want's with no restrictions what so ever.

As far as I'm aware the deal he just signed only starts at the end of his current one, therefore he is still classed as overseas until then.

Then he is fed trained next year either way he comes off the quota .
Dont agree with it myself but there it is.