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

[giantroo]

 

[threenewpadlocks]

This is why they should just make it that teams finishing above a certain point cannot have special access to academies or father sons. Just make it top 4 can't have first round father/son/academy picks. Anything else is fair game.

I don't believe we have had a premier getting a first round pick like this. People compare Collingwood/Naicos, but the fact is Collingwood finished 2nd last that year, with only North Melbourne below us. We may have traded our pick the year before from memory, but the fact remains we were not Premiers getting pick no 1.

And it will only get worse with the size of academies of the Northern teams, and the fact more kids are playing AFL in those states. Where is the fairness in the draft, if in 5 years time 8 of the top 10 picks are going to Gold Coast, GWS, Sydney, etc with those teams already finishing top 4? what sort of dog crap system is that.... the changes are good but they need to really stop top finishing teams from touching these players at all UNLESS they trade stuff and get those early draft picks themselves.

I don't see how this artificial barrier matters more than just updating the points curve, which they will next year.

You could extend out arguments that a team finishing 5th shouldn't gain access when they a team finishing 4th doesn't.

 

[Proud New Father of 3]

Go ask King from Geelong if jumping on a plane matters!

Or any reputable sports scientist.

Agreed, entitled big Vic clubs are not sent to Tassie because the VAFL makes more money if they stay and play in Melbourne. And Vic fans dont get upset. Its that simple.

So once again the VAFL technically use the interstate clubs to fund that fixture inequality. And in doing so VAFL provide massive travel advantages to Melbourne sides at the expense of interstate teams who already shoulder the majority of the travel burden.

I mean, they are already travelling tens of thousands of kms, whats another thousand more right? As long as the cash is coming in thats all that matters.

So the interstate clubs get sent to Tassie and Melbourne based clubs and players spend significantly more games at home. And spend nights sleeping in their own beds and more time with their family. And the interstate players at the same time are sitting on a plane or in a car driving home with an icebag strapped to a leg.

Very much looking forward to a few more Vic teams to travel once Tasmania are playing.

Will be interesting to see which Vic teams are sent to Tassie and how often.

Love seeing WA fans have a sook about their team being in WA.

Solution is easy. Go for North Melbourne and you won't have to cry about flight time every second week

 

[Stamos]

This is why they should just make it that teams finishing above a certain point cannot have special access to academies or father sons. Just make it top 4 can't have first round father/son/academy picks. Anything else is fair game.

There's a huge difference between academies, that have players coming through every year, and Father Sons, where clubs might get 1 or 2 a decade.

With the new DVI, and reduced discount, clubs will pay a lot fairer price, and other limits will be unnecessary.

 

[Obeanie1]

Love seeing WA fans have a sook about their team being in WA.

Solution is easy. Go for North Melbourne and you won't have to cry about flight time every second week

You trott off and enjoy being the AFL's teachers pet. And you all know you are.

It just makes that kick by Sheed all the sweeter.

 

[Obeanie1]

firstly... VIC fans could care less where teams play. The games are all on TV and I actually believe some people like travelling to other cities to make a weekend of it. I haven't heard anyone here complain of Opening round games which were all in nsw/qld, nor the gather round. But a person would need an IQ of below 10 not to understand why Collingwood VS Carlton would NOT be held at the MCG. You think it's financially viable or makes any degree of sense to play that game in Tasmania?

Second point.. you are only referring to the Tasmanian games. What about.... The Opening Round games (4 games), the Gather round games (an entire round), The games played in Darwin and Canberra. If anything, Freo has the advantage in that Darwin game.

Get your vicbias goggles off mate. Nobody in Vic could give a toss about where they play, who the play or even if they play at all.

Geez what a dumpster fire that post is.

Didn't the poor Pies get an extra bye for starting one week early? What a massive disadvantage....not.

Freo travel to Darwin. Eagles get sent to Alice Springs. So your point is moot there are well.

As for Vics not caring where their clubs play.

 

[Proud New Father of 3]

You trott off and enjoy being the AFL's teachers pet. And you all know you are.

It just makes that kick by Sheed all the sweeter.

Imagine digging up a highlight from 1 meaningful game in the past 6 years and thinking that's some sick burn

"LoL rember te 2011 Qualifying Final?? Buurrnn":

 

[HR Roughnstuf]

Geez what a dumpster fire that post is.

Didn't the poor Pies get an extra bye for starting one week early? What a massive disadvantage....not.

Freo travel to Darwin. Eagles get sent to Alice Springs. So your point is moot there are well.

As for Vics not caring where their clubs play.

Freo play home games in Darwin?