Quote Originally Posted by pv4 View Post
Not all NPL stars actually want to play AL.
This . Some NPL clubs pay very good dollars to there top three or four then throw in if those players are on good coin in there employment. Between those two sources of income that can be well above and beyond what they would likely be offered by HAL to make the step up.

I know a player who went that route to A League and he knocked back clubs for a couple of years til it became financially viable for him to have that crack.