The system is aimed at encouraging clubs to cultivate local talent, a topic the Breakers and cross-town rivals Port Macquarie have had no problems with in recent years.

“I think it’s unnecessary,” Kemp said.

“I can guarantee I won’t be counting points on a Saturday morning next season; it will have zero effect on us.”

Under the plan, each Group 3 club will have 1500 points to allocate between 17 first grade players each week.

Kemp has done the maths on how his side’s numbers would stack up – and they have been well under the 1500 over the last five years.

“On grand final day we were just over 1100 and Port were at 900 and something,” Kemp said.

“We’ve gone nowhere near it and neither have Port.

“I think it will blow over and people will realise it will have zero effect unless you went and got two Todd Carney’s.”

Kemp, however, said restricting what players could line up for which club could be to the detriment of the game locally.

“Maybe some people are questioning if there are some superpowers in the group and this could be a way of proving there’s not,” he said.

“In saying that, I don’t know why you would ever want to inhibit (a potential Carney signing) because that would be great for the group.”

Port Macquarie Sharks coach Jamie Dowse can see both positives and negatives from the system.

“I think it’s good because it evens the competition out,” he said.

“But it also hurts clubs like Old Bar, Wingham and Taree who rely on bringing players in from year to year.”

Dowse said the Tigers didn’t field an under-18 side in 2018 which meant there was no pathway for their junior players.

It wasn’t an issue that affected the Sharks.

“It’s good for our club because we are a development club and always will be,” he said.

“But I do think having a player who is best and fairest in Group 2 being worth 400 points the following year in Group 3 is probably a bit overboard.”

Any player aged over 18 will be graded based on where the player comes from and what he’s achieved in rugby league.

Clubs will be hit by the loss of competition points for breaching the system.

Points for imported players will start at 200, progressing to 800, judged on the player’s career.

An 800 point player will be a State of Origin representative or who has played test football for Australia, England or New Zealand.

With Carney set to line up in Byron Bay next season, Group 3 chairman Wayne Bridge said he would have a grading of 800 points.

Players from outside the area will be rewarded for their loyalty to clubs, with discounts available for years of service.

“We see it as a way to encourage clubs to look after their juniors,’’ Bridge said.

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