K Rock Football | Lara coach Brett Henderson urged local football’s governing bodies to consider great flexibility with the salary cap and points system in the wake of the club’s 46-goal hammering on the weekend.

The Cats were on the wrong side of the second-highest score in GFNL history, as St Mary’s eclipsed the 300-point barrier in winning by 276 points.

Lars sits only above North Shore on the ladder after three rounds with a percentage of 12.89, following beltings from 2024 wooden-spooner St Albans (138 points) and Grovedale (120 points) before the mauling by the Saints.

Henderson claims the Cats were hamstrung in the pre-season by their inability to recruit after being allocated 44 points – one less than last year – and a salary cap of $105,000, which sits only $5000 higher than most of the competition.

“I’d love to see that if a side like us is losing by 270 points, there’s got to be some scope with the (player) points,” he said.

“They need to be boosted right up, and I think our salary cap would need to be boosted significantly as well, so we can try and attract players because at the moment we’re basically at the same cap as the top sides.

“It’s not a whinge, but it’s what I think is factual, and it’s certainly hurt clubs around the state.”

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