The Brisbane Lions were formally notified today of the compensation national draft selection it would receive in return for having had an uncontracted player elect to join the newly-formed Gold Coast Football Club.

Under the List Establishment Rules for the Gold Coast Football Club, the AFL's 17th team has the right to select one uncontracted player from each of the current 16 AFL clubs, with a compensation package to be determined in one of five bands, based on the new contract offer to the player and his future earning / playing capacity.

It had been determined that the Brisbane Lions would receive an end of Round One selection for Michael Rischitelli.

In full detail, the compensation package is explained as follows:

Brisbane Lions - End of Round One selection.

The selection for Michael Rischitelli may be activated by the Brisbane Lions at the end of round one in any one of the 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 or 2014 NAB AFL Draft Selection Meetings. The selection will be immediately placed after the selection of the premiership team of that season (which concludes round one), and any compensation pick under AFL Rule 6 (In 2010, West Coast will receive a selection under this rule). In the case of two or more clubs activating an end of round one selection in the one AFL Draft Meeting, the club(s) that is (are) placed lower on the premiership ladder in that particular season, will be placed first in the selection order.
For the selection to be activated for the 2010 NAB AFL Draft, the Brisbane Lions will be required to notify the AFL of its intention to use the selection by November 5, 2010.

For the selection to be activated for any of the years 2011-2014 in the NAB AFL Draft of that particular year, the Brisbane Lions will be required to notify the AFL of its intention to use the selection by the last Tuesday of that particular year, prior to the start of the Toyota AFL Premiership Season.

The club has the right to on-trade its compensation selection to another club.

If the club on-trades its compensation selection to another club, the selection may be used in that year's NAB AFL Draft Selection meeting, or in any other year up to the 2014 NAB AFL Draft.

The lodgement of the contract offer to Rischitelli by the Gold Coast FC means the club cannot automatically select another uncontracted player from the Brisbane Lions.