Resource AFL Resources: Laws of the Game, Draft, Father-Son, Free Agency etc etc etc

[arrowman]

AFL Resources:
Laws of the Game, Draft, Father-Son, Free Agency etc etc etc


From time to time we have discussions that rely on knowing / interpreting the official AFL rules on a given subject. Often people will discover and post links to information sources, but these aren’t gathered into a single place for ongoing reference. I humbly present this post as a consolidation of all the resources that I have been able to find.

Mods: Perhaps we could sticky this as a reference resource?

Also, can we please restrict posts on this thread to suggestions for new links/resources (with the OP to be updated accordingly) rather than discussion about the rules etc.

Laws of the Game

Overview including illustrative videos:
http://www.afl.com.au/afl-hq/laws-of-the-game

2017 Laws of the Game:
http://www.aflcommunityclub.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Coach_AFL/2017_Laws_of_Australian_Football.pdf

(This document does not appear to be on the AFL website itself, but xazos79 points out that the domain is owned by the AFL, so that makes it official.)

AFL Rules, Regulations, Policies

- Can be accessed from this page:
http://www.afl.com.au/policies

Including for example: Anti-Doping Code, AFL Regulations and AFL Rules, Extreme Weather Policy etc

AFL Draft, Including Father-Son

Rules for the Draft and the Father-Son Rule are included in the AFL Rules document, here:
http://s.afl.com.au/staticfile/AFL%20Tenant/AFL/Files/AFL-Rules-June-2017.PDF

Other documents that provide useful information / summaries are:

2017 National Draft Order
- Includes table of pick values / points which is presumably relevant beyond 2017
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-11-06/indicative-draft-order-check-out-your-clubs-picks

“How father/son and academy draft picks work, explaining the bidding system” (Fox Sports)
https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-draft-how-fatherson-and-academy-draft-picks-work-explaining-the-bidding-system/news-story/2336f3c1b618638b6f5637bab62676fd

“New bidding system for father-sons, academies”
(Dated 2015, but provides some background)
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-05-21/new-bidding-system-introduced-for-fatherson-and-northern-academy-players

Free Agency and Trading

Free Agency is documented in the 2017-2022 CBA - see below.

Free Agency and Trading rules are also included in the AFL Rules document, here:
http://s.afl.com.au/staticfile/AFL%20Tenant/AFL/Files/AFL-Rules-June-2017.PDF

Collective Bargaining Agreement

AFL Collective Bargaining Agreement 2017-2022
http://www.aflplayers.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/2017-2022-CBA.pdf

AFL Collective Bargaining Agreement 2015-2016
(appears to be an interim agreement, replacing the 2012-2016 agreement)
http://s.afl.com.au/staticfile/AFL%20Tenant/AFL/Files/2015-2016%20CBA%20FINAL.pdf

AFL Collective Bargaining Agreement 2012-2016
http://footyindustry.com/files/afl/CBA/AFLPA%20-%20CBA%202012-2016.pdf

 

[arrowman]

Statistics - Including AFL & Club Financials

AFL Match Centre
http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre

Footy Stats Sites
https://www.footywire.com/
http://www.finalsiren.com/AFLLadder.asp
https://afltables.com/afl/afl_index.html
http://www.aflplayerratings.com.au/
https://www.draftguru.com.au/lists/2018

Other contributions are invited (thanks Vader).

AFL Annual Reports & Club Financials

AFL 2016 Annual Report
http://s.afl.com.au/staticfile/AFL Tenant/AFL/Files/Images/compressed_2016-AFL-Annual-Report (1).pdf
(includes e.g. attendance stats, membership stats, player payment stats etc as well as financials)

Adelaide Football Club Financial Reports
2016
http://footyindustry.com/files/2016 Reports/Adelaide 2016 Annual Report.pdf
2015
http://footyindustry.com/files/2015 Reports/Adelaide Football Club 2015 Annual Report.pdf

Links to all (well, most) clubs' annual reports are here:
http://www.footyindustry.com/?page_id=2946

 

[xazos79]

Nice post. That aflcommunityclub URL is owned by the AFL it seems so all good there.

 

[arrowman]

Nice post. That aflcommunityclub URL is owned by the AFL it seems so all good there.

Noted, thanks. OP updated to note this.

 

[Scorpus]

Notice to everyone. The CBA for 2017 to 2022 outlines the following on Restricted Free Agents. In Annexure D section 1.2

1.1 Free Agents
(a) Unless a Player is a Restricted Free Agent, a Player who:

(i) is party to a Contract of Service with a Club that expires on or prior to 31 October in a particular year (relevant year); and
(ii) prior to or upon the expiration of the Contract of Service referred to in Rule 1.1(a)(i), has been on that Club’s Primary and/or Rookie List for eight or more consecutive AFL Seasons,

(b) will be a Free Agent in the relevant year.

1.2 Restricted Free Agents
(a) Subject to Rule 1.2(b), a Player who:

(i) otherwise meets the criteria under Rule 1.1(a) in a particular year (relevant year); and
(ii) as at the date determined by the AFL under Rule 1.3 (relevant date), is entitled to Guaranteed Payments for the relevant year that places that Player:

(A) where a Club has 40 Players on its Primary List as at the relevant date, within the top 10 ranked Players on the Club’s Primary List; or
(B) where a Club has less than 40 Players on its Primary List as at the relevant date, within the top 9 ranked Players on the Club’s Primary List;
(C) in respect of Guaranteed Payments for the relevant year, such rankings to be determined by the AFL, will be a Restricted Free Agent in the relevant year.

(b) A Player who meets the criteria under Rule 1.2(a) will not be a Restricted Free Agent, and will be a Free Agent, in a particular year where both of the following apply:

(i) his Contract of Service expires on or before 31 October in a particular year being equal to or greater than his tenth consecutive year as a Player on the Primary and/or Rookie List of the Player’s Current Club; and
(ii) he has already entered into a new Contract of Service with his Current Club once following 1 March in his eighth consecutive AFL Season on the Primary and/or Rookie List of that Club.

Rory Sloane is a restricted free agent under these rules

 

[arrowman]

Second post updated to include links to statistics sites and AFL/Club annual reports.
Other contributions welcome.

 

[Vader]

A few more Footy stats sites:
http://www.finalsiren.com/AFLLadder.asp
https://afltables.com/afl/afl_index.html
http://www.aflplayerratings.com.au/
https://www.draftguru.com.au/lists/2018

 

[GreyCrow]

Any fresh links? Or anybody need to over RFA again?