News AFL to overhaul the draft, discuss changes to Academy and FS bid matching

[giantroo]

 

[Red Black and Blue]

The amusing part from my perspective is everyone in Victoria seemed to love the father-son rule for decades, until it started working for non-Victorian teams and delivered generational talents like Will Ashcroft to Brisbane. Now all of a sudden some people are questioning its validity when it's helping to deliver non-Vic teams premierships.

I've been rallying against it for 8 or so years. Biggest issue was the frequent nature of the elite talent going to non deserving parties. A top 10 talent once every 3 years barely makes a dint to equalization. Every ****ing year, means teams cannot rebuild and has ruined the purpose of the draft.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

I've been rallying against it for 8 or so years. Biggest issue was the frequent nature of the elite talent going to non deserving parties. A top 10 talent once every 3 years barely makes a dint to equalization. Every ****ing year, means teams cannot rebuild and has ruined the purpose of the draft.

Well teams have rebuilt though, so long as you don't have a list manager trying to win every trade and then drafting a million of the same type. Clubs rebuilt and have contended recently.

The issue is the curve, everything else fixes itself after that it's actually not complicated but the AFL in their dumbness seem to think of every excuse on the planet not to change the curve.

 

[Red Black and Blue]

Well teams have rebuilt though, so long as you don't have a list manager trying to win every trade and then drafting a million of the same type. Clubs rebuilt and have contended recently.

The issue is the curve, everything else fixes itself after that it's actually not complicated but the AFL in their dumbness seem to think of every excuse on the planet not to change the curve.

I don't think anyone has done it recently outside of teams benefiting significantly from father sons and academy players.

A few one season wonders, but nothing long term established. Carlton the closest and they looked really out of their depth in the prelim and should have been flogged by Melbourne who had 8 more scoring shots. I don't think they ever looked like contenders. Fremantle upper mid table, Adelaide haven't been able to, Saints haven't been able to, North.

The teams that have had success in the last ten years either recruited the vast majority of their talent before the state of things got bad or have be the beneficiates.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

I don't think anyone has done it recently outside of teams benefiting significantly from father sons and academy players.

A few one season wonders, but nothing long term established. Carlton the closest and they looked really out of their depth in the prelim and should have been flogged by Melbourne who had 8 more scoring shots. I don't think they ever looked like contenders. Fremantle upper mid table, Adelaide haven't been able to, Saints haven't been able to, North.

The teams that have had success in the last ten years either recruited the vast majority of their talent before the state of things got bad or have be the beneficiates.

All of those had poor off field stuff that always hurts a rebuild. Cats have rebuilded on the run, Melbourne rebuilt well (poor year last year but whatever). You can do it but you have to have everything right. Carlton are likely in the top 4 this season

 

[HavUEvaSeenTheRain]

The new rules have come in, not before you guys were able to get the twins last year though, among others. Yes the rules will be adjusted but I hope you were channelling your angst last year when you were gifted 2.

The northern states bleed players way more, as it's much easier to keep players in traditional states so having more local players makes sense not just for the club but for the competition. Already we are talking at the Cats getting their fingers on Rowell, that's what northern clubs have to deal with and it's yearly.

The simple solution has been all along, fix the curve and it should have been done 2 years ago, last year at the latest, instead the AFL in their wisdom keep wasting everyone's time. Every year a club will whinge so just do it for goodness sakes it's not actually that hard.

Outside of Rankin I can’t really think of any decent player who has left over the last 5 years that they wanted to keep.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Outside of Rankin I can’t really think of any decent player who has left over the last 5 years that they wanted to keep.

Rowell likely to go this year. There still needs to be provisions at this stage

 

[Red Black and Blue]

All of those had poor off field stuff that always hurts a rebuild. Cats have rebuilded on the run, Melbourne rebuilt well (poor year last year but whatever). You can do it but you have to have everything right. Carlton are likely in the top 4 this season

Of course but so have teams that have had success. Recent premiership teams are far from scandal free. The problem is the need for perfection doesn't exist within teams significantly aided by the talent acquisition system.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Of course but so have teams that have had success. Recent premiership teams are far from scandal free. The problem is the need for perfection doesn't exist within teams significantly aided by the talent acquisition system.

Off field stuff doesn’t take much to get right that’s on the clubs. You can’t blame others when you have Dodoro keeping a job whilst being useless for a decade. That’s on the club

 

[Red Black and Blue]

Off field stuff doesn’t take much to get right that’s on the clubs. You can’t blame others when you have Dodoro keeping a job whilst being useless for a decade. That’s on the club

Not talking about Essendon in the slightest. This is an issue I think is morally wrong. I think it is wasting peoples careers.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Not talking about Essendon in the slightest. This is an issue I think is morally wrong. I think it is wasting peoples careers.

It has been fixed with the curve changes. Yes they should have happened earlier

 

[Simon_Nesbit]

It has been fixed with the curve changes. Yes they should have happened earlier

Improved

Still a long way from fixed IMO.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Improved

Still a long way from fixed IMO.

No one will ever be happy. Until it’s completely without compromise no one will be satisfied and as if Victorian clubs will give up F/S

 

[Purple Suit]

Rowell likely to go this year. There still needs to be provisions at this stage

Why? Freo have lost more gun players than any other team recently but no one says we should get a hand out.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Why? Freo have lost more gun players than any other team recently but no one says we should get a hand out.

You get to attract guys home too, you already got a couple this year.

Until it’s fully free of compromise eg the whole draft is open everyone will complain

 

[Purple Suit]

You get to attract guys home too, you already got a couple this year.

Until it’s fully free of compromise eg the whole draft is open everyone will complain

We got one decent player in Bolton, delisted depth (Narkle) is what all teams can get. We didn’t lose anyone for the first time since 2017, ironically, which was the Weller trade that kicked off our exortist.

Gold Coast got a decent player too though in Rioli so not sure how they differ.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

We got one decent player in Bolton, delisted depth (Narkle) is what all teams can get. We didn’t lose anyone for the first time since 2017, ironically, which was the Weller trade that kicked off our exortist.

Gold Coast got a decent player too though in Rioli so not sure how they differ.

GC have lost buckets of good players. Rankin who was their no1 picked became a mummy’s boy. Until it’s completely free of compromise everyone complains.

The curve fixes a fair few of these issues

 

[Purple Suit]

GC have lost buckets of good players. Rankin who was their no1 picked became a mummy’s boy. Until it’s completely free of compromise everyone complains.

The curve fixes a fair few of these issues

Cerra was a pick 5, Lachie Neale won 2 Brownlows, Hogan won a Coleman and Hill left for 900k. Why is it different if we are building a side and they are wasting what they get back?

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Cerra was a pick 5, Lachie Neale won 2 Brownlows, Hogan won a Coleman and Hill left for 900k. Why is it different if we are building a side and they are wasting what they get back?

Be fair you could have kept Hogan though and Cerra is a dud you should be thankful there

 

[Purple Suit]

Be fair you could have kept Hogan though and Cerra is a dud you should be thankful there

Hogan doesn’t become the player he is if he stays in Perth. No regrets there and it actually gave our recruiters & bosses a kick up the arse that resulted in change.

I agree Cerra is a dud but he was tracking better when he left. Carlton are pretty bad at developing & keeping players on the park so there are circumstances involved. Amiss is a gun so no Freo fan is upset about him.

My point is that cap space & opportunity becomes available when players leave. No point giving clubs more access to the draft or concessions if they lose players as they just lose those ones too. Maybe extra soft cap or access to state players, larger list size outside the cap would be more advantageous.

It has to be fair and transparent though, something the AFL is not.

 

[Red Black and Blue]

No one will ever be happy. Until it’s completely without compromise no one will be satisfied and as if Victorian clubs will give up F/S

It’s not about giving u F/S it’s about forcing the AFL to act.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

It’s not about giving u F/S it’s about forcing the AFL to act.

They have! Albeit too slow as usual the new curve comes in this season it’s harder to match these bids