Gold Coast coach Rodney Eade says clubs affected by the Essendon supplement saga should not be able to sign top-up players.
Eade believes that clubs took the risk that players could face suspensions when they traded them into the club.
โMy view - I suppose Monfries is a little bit different - is that it is buyer beware I would have thought,โ Eade said on SEN radio.
โThey knew that something was going on. If they did top-up, which maybe I donโt agree with, then they should top-up their rookies first.
โI think it was a bit of buyer beware.โ
Port Adelaide signed Angus Monfried prior to the supplements saga becoming public and thus the Power did not know that he could face the a possible suspension.
Essendon have been granted permission to sign 10 top-up players, while the other affected clubs - Melbourne, Port Adelaide, St Kilda and Western Bulldogs - have applied to the AFL for permission to sign a top-up player for season 2016.
All clubs should be treated the same. If Essendon get top up so should PA the saints and Demons.