CLUB administrators are still trying to digest the details of free agency just weeks before a list of eligible players is released.

AFL salary cap investigator Ken Wood continues to do the rounds of clubs explaining in detail a league document about how the new system will work, while player agents are still seeking more information and clarification through their governing body, the AFL Players Association.

There has been talk that clubs and agents will look to bend the rules to their benefit, but that appears difficult as the contract details of all players are logged at AFL headquarters. ''We are still looking at all the details. There's obviously still some uncertainty,'' one football manager said yesterday. Said another: ''That's the history of our game - trying to find a way to stretch the rules.''

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