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Is there a reason there is a discount on Academy players? The compensation for developing them would be the fact that they get auto access to the player.
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I'll have one Luamon Lual please.
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Which is paid for by the AFL....
A discount on something you invested 0 dollars into is a hell of a deal
Curtin has family over here and lived here as a kid on two sep occasions. He'll be fine, didn't think there was any issue with his reaction or family!
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Helps to offset the discount that heartland clubs get when they pillage Northern clubs for players.
You just made this rubbish up. Clubs do contribute $'s. Source:
How the northern football academies work
There's a lot of talk about them, but how do AFL academies really work?
www.afl.com.au
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Interesting to hear that Harley Reid turns 19 in April. If the rules allowed he could have been drafted last year and still played all but 1 or 2 games as an 18 yr old. Be good if they could go back to allowing 17 yr Olds to be drafted especially if they turn 18 at the start of the next season.
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Probably because there is a discount on FS players.
FS should attract penalties if anything, 125% of the bid for example.
Academy players probably get the discount to encourage their clubs to take the local player over another. Which makes sense for a line-ball call in the third round, but not for Jed Walter.
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Why? The F/S rule may be a bit of a gimmick but it is unique to our sport and worth preserving IMO.
Penalising clubs for investing in bloodlines would be a bad move IMO. It would bring about the death of the rule, if that's the aim then just scrap it and be done with it.
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Being unique is a negative not a positive
It shows your actions are not all that intelligent or logical. Its why it isnt worth repeating
who's winning?
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GC by a mile and its not even close.
Nth missed out big time on Reid, WC missed out big time on Curtin.
I hope WC can hold onto Reid because the draft is to compromised as it is, we can't have teams not taking blokes because they might go home.
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How did north miss our big time? Price was ridiculous and there isn’t much between Reid and McKercher. They then added Durrsma plus talls.
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Us of course.
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Go away …., I’m not biting
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Reid will be a once in a generation type talent, they type of bloke like a Trac/Dusty who helps get the top end talent on a list to a flag from being pure X factor.
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He might be everyone said the same about Rayner too. McKercher is just as good just you wait. Plus they still had 3,15,17,18 in hand. To get Reid they’d be giving most of those away. North walk away as the second biggest winners behind GC
Geelong could of been 'bluffing', but how could Essendon know that for certain? Obviously we wanted Caddy as a priority, and weren't willing to take any risks that Geelong would take him, or another team trading up.
"fell for it"
I just love the zero sum mentality AFL fans have. Can't wrap the old noggin around the possibility that it's not always about winning and losing trades. This outcome is as win/win as it gets.
I am fine that you think this, by the way, but as an Essendon supporter (who despises Dodo) I couldn't be happier with the way it panned out and the fact we actually finally ****ing did something rather than watch other clubs be proactive to address their needs.
Don't expect any support for that view here and wouldn't expect anything else, but for me it's happy days! Such a great result.
Port supporters easily by not having to watch that drawn out 1st round.
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Basic principles show that a one off idea that isnt repeated is normally not repeated for 1 or 2 reasons
1. Its copyrighted
2. Its a dumb idea
This one is a dumb idea so NBA/NFL wont do it. NBA have perfect case to do it with Bronny James coming in but they aint dumb enough to make the change due to integrity reasons
I don't think never trading with anyone else is quite accurate. WC had their future first on the table apparently. EFC did what they had to. Like I said, genuine win/win
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I love the NBA but they have zero relevance to the discussion. Could not give a shit whether they do or do not have the F/S rule and it is a massive stretch to say it is dumb because they don't.
They do a lot right but some of their rules are bat shit crazy too. Let's not pretend we need to copy Americans with everything; we don't.
Yeah he didn't look to happy at all.
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