Is it teams like the Glory that are basically out of finals running by Christmas that are far more likely to try for pre-contract expiry signings?
I mean if your season is already in reality done months in advance, your coaching staff might as well start the next season recruitment process early. Why wait to start the rebuild, when you know who will release and the gaps you need to fill. The current lot are useless!
Maybe also a cultural thing in Aussie. I mean in the NRL they often have (messy) annoucements about some player leaving to play elsewhere next year, months before the current season finishes.
I mean if your season is already in reality done months in advance, your coaching staff might as well start the next season recruitment process early. Why wait to start the rebuild, when you know who will release and the gaps you need to fill. The current lot are useless!
Maybe also a cultural thing in Aussie. I mean in the NRL they often have (messy) annoucements about some player leaving to play elsewhere next year, months before the current season finishes.