Free Agency Brandon Ellis [Signs for Gold Coast, Richmond receive #39 compensation]

[Suma Magic]

Richmond got screwed here.

 

[Max zero]

The issue is the compensation pick has no flexibility. Its either end of R1 (20) or end of R2 (39). 20 is too much 39 is too little.

The fact is the AFL is rigging this crap anyway so why not just let the AFL just pick the draft number?

 

[halfback dasher]

I'm fine with the compensation but considering how the ones for Motlop and Lycett were handled, it does seem like the AFL is making it up as they go. Different rules for different clubs..

Welcome to our world

 

[TheSunGod]

Here we go, selection 39. Let's see what people decide. Did AFL screw up Tigers or salary is not around $600K, 5 years. I go with the first option, the committee did not like the compensation result of the formula

I’ve heard that his annual salary is pretty much the same as what it was at Richmond i.e. not 600k, but the length of the contract is longer than what Richmond offered, plus they wanted him to take a pay cut so they could accommodate their other players like Lynch etc., hence his decision to leave to maintain his current salary and also the added security of some extra years. Probably helps explain the compensation falling where it has. Pick 39 sounds fair for a spare cog in the Richmond wheel.

 

[Rob]

Richmond got screwed here.

They should have matched the offer then.

By choosing not to, they're saying that they're better off without him than with him. And if they're better off, what exactly are they being compensated for?

 

[Oxirane]

I thought the compensation formula used a ranking of all the eligible free agent salaries to also determine the bands. Are a lot of the free agency eligible players this year earning more than last years group? Was there a salary cap increase that may have caused a step change for contracts ending this year?

 

[CarterS]

Great pick up for GC.

 

[Suma Magic]

They should have matched the offer then.

By choosing not to, they're saying that they're better off without him than with him. And if they're better off, what exactly are they being compensated for?

He would have stayed though and they can’t afford to pay him that much.

I was just comparing it to Motlop and Lycett.

I’m just talking about the current system, not whether it’s a good system.

 

[captain cotch 9]

He mentioned his gf can now do her dream job.
Didn’t know anyone wanted to be a meter maid so badly

 

[Suma Magic]

I thought the compensation formula used a ranking of all the eligible free agent salaries to also determine the bands. Are a lot of the free agency eligible players this year earning more than last years group? Was there a salary cap increase that may have caused a step change for contracts ending this year?

I’d guess it’s just that the afl didn’t want the premiers to get pick 20 which will be extremely valuable on draft night.

 

[gcsunsfc]

Yeah well bad luck. Need to end this compensation crap never should have existed in first place.

If the lower teams lost all their good players to the top teams there would never be a change up.
Guess thats what the AFL was trying to prevent.

 

[gcsunsfc]

AFL equalisation at work. No different to Priority picks, priority players last year, National Draft, Fixture etc etc.

I don't mind the idea floated by Cam Luke where compensation should be in line with the contract offered by the existing club.

100% agree with this.
Would show what each individual meant to their team and to get right compensated at that level.

 

[sprockets]

I’d guess it’s just that the afl didn’t want the premiers to get pick 20 which will be extremely valuable on draft night.

But aren't we the current AFL(VFL) favourite club? That's what BigFooty tells us, have a read of the GF thread and others...

 

[THE_GUN]

AFL seems to keep ambassadorial list secret. No guidelines. I never seen any list. Did you? One of the ways how to manipulate TPP. It would not surprise me at all if AFL use it to help Suns as they refused to give Suns extra salary cap.

I have seen something on tv one of the footy shows that explained all this
When the Gws had falou and GC had Hunt there was big money given but now only limited funds i remember them saying that pendles was the highest at under 100k

 

[iBeng]

What did we get for Rockliff? Pretty sure it was shit.

 

[Lethality]

AFL equalisation at work. No different to Priority picks, priority players last year, National Draft, Fixture etc etc.

I don't mind the idea floated by Cam Luke where compensation should be in line with the contract offered by the existing club.

Equalisation normally follows a specific known formula, whereas this is arbitrary bullshit.

 

[Oxirane]

Is this still the formula they use?

 

[Marcel Proust]

Ben Gale knows whats up

 

[Herne Hill Hammer]

Great pick up for GC.

Yep, right up there with Jordan Murdoch and George Horlin-Smith.

 

[Bay Pie]

Equalisation normally follows a specific known formula, whereas this is arbitrary bulls**t.

Based on media floated contract amount and length. $450/$500k p.a. over 5 years could be the deal. It's not like the media ever inflated player deals before.

 

[FRUMPY]

Probably right outcome but how the AFL got there is a joke. The whole secret formula is bullshit

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[KO_KO]

I’d be pissed if I was a tigers supporter


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[Tony Harrison]

I’d be pi**ed if I was a tigers supporter


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Meh, still nothing like you guys getting the same pick for Franklin that Geelong got for Motlop.
Sorry, thought you were hawks based on profile pic.

He's been a good, reliable, serviceable player.
It's probably a bit unders but we can cover him and there's a chance he was going to get pushed out of the starting 22 as soon as next year anyway.

 

[TigerHunter]

I’d be pi**ed if I was a tigers supporter
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It gets on my nerves because we had to rebuild through the GC and GWS wankathon. We were so bad for so long we didnt get any help and actually got reamed by the AFL's wet dream to expand. Just either have some transparent rules or dont have these picks.

 

[Elmer_Hauser]

It gets on my nerves because we had to rebuild through the GC and GWS wankathon. We were so bad for so long we didnt get any help and actually got reamed by the AFL's wet dream to expand. Just either have some transparent rules or dont have these picks.

Well you got Tom Lynch for free last year, maybe the AFL decided this was a square up or something ??