Boyle is a very decent player and still has a lot to offer, but the financial status of the A league (and the new salary cap) would probably make it hard for any club to shell out for his contract buyout and his expected wages. The trend next year would seem to be promotion from within cub academies, for many clubs and not just the Nix of CCM.
I think nyou may be corect with this, APL is keeping more of the funds to themselves so they can stay afloat which reduces the funding provided to the clubs - pretty sure the salary maximums and minimums are unchanged.