His Bobness wrote:No it would not make Chev Walker a free agent.
He would only be a free agent if Rovers paid him off and terminated his contract.
Before the start of the season clubs must send a list of 25 players who will be registered and therefore available for first team selection.
Chev Walker will undoubtedly NOT be on that list assuming he is going to miss large part of the season.
The salary cap is only for the 25 players submitted to the RFL so Rovers could continue to pay Chev Walker and he wouldn't count for salary cap purposes.
If Chev is fit to play at some point next season Rovers could then de-register another player to allow Chev to play. Chev's wages would then be part of the cap again but not the money he earned whist unregistered.
Comment to Clause 6.1.2: For example, if a Player leaves after 6 months of a 1-year
Playing Contract and accepts a Termination Payment with a Gross value of £10,000,
then the Salary Cap Value for that Player for the remainder of the Salary Cap Year
will be £10,000.
Alternatively, where a Player leaves after 6 months of a 2-year Playing Contract and
accepts a Termination Payment with a Gross value of £15,000, then the Salary Cap
Value for that Player for the remainder of the Salary Cap Year will be £5,000 and the
Salary Cap Value for that Player for the following Salary Cap Year will be £10,000.
6.1.3 Where the proposed transaction is the termination of a Playing Contract with
a Player as a result of the Player having been declared “Disabled” within the
meaning of the clause 21.3 of the RFL’s Playing Contract, then provided that
the RFL’s Insurer is satisfied that the Player is, in fact, “Disabled” or (if no
decision has been made by the RFL’s Insurer) the Club is able to
demonstrate to the satisfaction of the RSCM that the Player is, in fact,
“Disabled”, no Salary Cap Value shall be carried by the Club for that Player
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after such termination, irrespective of any Termination Payment that may be
made to the Player.
Comment to Clause 6.1.3: This Clause is designed only to be triggered in cases
where a Player is truly “Disabled”, ie so that there is no possibility that the Player will
ever play again.
It is not enough to trigger this Clause if a Club terminates a contract
with a Player simply because the Player has a serious injury that will take a long time
to heal properly (eg a broken leg or knee reconstruction).
6.1.4 Where the proposed transaction is a termination of a Playing Contract in
accordance with Clause 6.1.2, but in circumstances where such termination
takes place prior to the first Salary Cap Relevant Match of the relevant Salary
Cap Year, provided such termination is approved by the RSCM, the Player’s
original Salary Cap Value shall thereafter be disregarded for purposes of
calculating the Club’s Aggregate First Tier and/or Aggregate Second Tier
Liability.
