He should use the excuse like many others have when signed to another club in another city "Compassionate ground" this kid is from Greenacre so I guess being away from family might be a good enough reason to ask for an early release?I think if he starts kicking and screaming he will get a release... only problem is the damage to his reputation.
I just hope this kid is good, but I rate his chances much better with Pay as coach then if we still had Fraudsler mentoring this kid!