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

[giantroo]

 

[sydney_gws]

I guess northern clubs refused to accept not being able to match top 10 picks, so other clubs demanded equal rights for their academies.

 

[kreglze]

Hopefully the AFL is as quick to fix other inequalities in the league, but I think we know the answer to that.

 

[Spirit Level]

So the AFL f*ck us over and block our access to Motlop only to decide a big Victorian team are allowed full access to their players?

What a ****ing joke

 

[cybercrab]

Why the **** would they change the rules for three years then revert them

 

[Simon_Nesbit]

Who missed out in those years (genuine Q).

Mac Andrew to Melbourne
Cam MacKenzie to Saints?
??

 

[giantroo]

From the Age:

The AFL has been concerned with the decline in the number of players of Indigenous heritage being drafted in recent seasons, with clubs saying the rules and the AFL’s development programs were not giving them the incentive to invest in regions and develop players who might end up at other clubs.

The AFL is also keen to have development programs in place for young people with parents born in countries other than Australia who may not otherwise play Australian rules.

 

[perplexed]

Who missed out in those years (genuine Q).

Mac Andrew to Melbourne
Cam MacKenzie to Saints?
??

Sanders to North

 

[Elite Pete]

Who missed out in those years (genuine Q).

Mac Andrew to Melbourne
Cam MacKenzie to Saints?
??

2023
Collard - Eagles
M Edwards - Dockers

 

[giantroo]

Who missed out in those years (genuine Q).

Mac Andrew to Melbourne
Cam MacKenzie to Saints?
??

Sanders - North
Collard - Eagles
Motlop/Edwards - Freo
T.Jiath - Hawks

 

[boncer34]

Why the **** would they change the rules for three years then revert them

Correcting a mistake

 

[go_the_dockers]

So the AFL f*ck us over and block our access to Motlop only to decide a big Victorian team are allowed full access to their players?

What a ****ing joke

Have to look after the Vic clubs.

 

[Elite Pete]

Why the **** would they change the rules for three years then revert them

Reverting back to open bidding but points will be realigned to something reasonable you’d think (which is what should’ve happened from the start)

 

[go_the_dockers]

Who missed out in those years (genuine Q).

Mac Andrew to Melbourne
Cam MacKenzie to Saints?
??

Sanders - North
Collard - Eagles
Motlop/Edwards - Freo
T.Jiath - Hawks

Crows with rankine

 

[boncer34]

Crows with rankine

He was drafted 2018

 

[Rob R]

Good to see the rules change when Essendon need it.


Are they tightening up the NGA rules to actually target players who might not play foot, it is farcical that the kids of players can qualify as NGA.

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[cybercrab]

Sanders - North
Collard - Eagles
Motlop/Edwards - Freo
T.Jiath - Hawks

Crows with Aleer and Wanganeen-Milera

 

[Snuffaluphagus]

Who missed out in those years (genuine Q).

Mac Andrew to Melbourne
Cam MacKenzie to Saints?
??

Freo with Motlop and Edwards (Geelong)

 

[go_the_dockers]

He was drafted 2018

Yeah, same year as Taryn Thomas, just in the wrong state.

Does not pay to be from sa or wa.

 

[Snuffaluphagus]

Tis pretty funny/sad the type of clubs that got shafted in these three years...

The timing is shit but I don't mind the change. They really really need to fix part of the points system this year though or the draft becomes even more of a mess this year

 

[Snuffaluphagus]

I brought it up earlier but I think we have to get to a stage with two separate drafting systems / nights. A pool of purely academy players you bid on with points at an auction night and an open draft pool.

It would be complicated but if they put the time to get it right it would be a lot of fun.

 

[Philhawk]

Hawks will do well out of this. Alix Tauru is a terrific young tall who should go top 15.

 

[Lach72]

Who missed out in those years (genuine Q).

Mac Andrew to Melbourne
Cam MacKenzie to Saints?
??

Fremantle: Motlop and Mitch Edwards
west Coast - Collard

 

[Simon_Nesbit]

OK, so I missed the odd one!

 

[hilly]

So are begging bowl antics to extract three consecutive years of extra draft picks out of HQ

You got no comment on the rorts that are NGA's? That's the system you tried to leverage to get exclusive access to Ryley Sanders

Where was the 3rd year? And that first year was awesome, having to trade for Darcy Tucker is the sort of move that will have the Sydneys and Carltons trembling in their boots.

 

[go_the_dockers]

Who missed out in those years (genuine Q).

Mac Andrew to Melbourne
Cam MacKenzie to Saints?
??

Freo. Edwards and Motlop.