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Your paw jokes will be the dearth of me....
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He’s just scratching the surface.
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It's amazing how salty Adelaide supporters get when things don't go their way. It's always a VFL conspiracy. FMD these people are oxygen thieves.
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Anyone else get the feeling SOS is going to absolutely fleece a club or two in the live-pick-trading environment?
It was funny when they called 2017 a “Gap Year” - but if it creeps over to another year - they are going to sound like a parent’s lazy arse uni student fart arsing their way through uni.
The AFL needs to either embrace or outlaw the throw. At the moment it is the unofficial 3rd means of legal disposal. Paying the free for incorrect disposal would dissipate congestion pretty quickly.
There's something going on down there. Definitely not a happy place. Mitch Wallis didn't get a gig either.....might just be gettable via FA
good on him.
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**** this free kick of the week bullshit - ban the throw - the handball is one of the few things left that separates our game from other codes
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The problem with this is that while a split is necessary, there's no way around the 2nd day being a ratings nightmare.
Just have the first two rounds for day one instead of what would be a 60 minute event for TV.
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Yah TV needs more pokie ads! Very lacking atm.
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Seems stupid to have it over two days. Don't see why that'd be necessary at all. Just start it earlier in the afternoon if you need to.
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They won't stop the clock for ads, they'll just run the longer segments during the trade clock. Still a 60-80 minute screening no matter how they break it up.
They'll want prime time for the first round, and prime time for the post-draft wrap. But the analysis is going to have make a huge jump, including lead-up coverage. Last year's was still rubbish.
I'd be happy with 3 hours on the first night (pre-draft, 1st & 2nd round, interviews and analysis), then 3 hours on the second day.
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having the first round only across an entire evening is going to be padding central
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First time having live pick trading...might be better to allow extra time so a) clubs don't make silly mistakes due to limited time, and b) the AFL can monitor deals closely and assess whether particular trades are reasonable.
Hopefully in future years they can tighten it up.
That being said...first time round, I'd be surprised if the number of live pick trades exceeds single figures.
I like the idea of live draft trading from a strategic POV. From a TV viewer perspective however the draft will be unwatchable.
Jimmae
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It won't: we'll get a fun clip show when they hash out trades. I suspect most trades will be pre-organised by teams so they can quickly finalise.
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but we'll watch because rankine.............
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Nah, SOS' trades are usually win / win. They work out well for both parties.
But quietly, yeah he definitely will.
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Doggies dun goofed and have forced Redpath to sit out for a week! 
EDIT: http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-03-29/redfaced-dogs-ban-confusion-keeps-him-out-redpath
EDIT: http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-03-29/redfaced-dogs-ban-confusion-keeps-him-out-redpath
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The AFL aren't proposing this because the game NEEDs it. They're doing it for the same reasons they seem to be doing every other bloody thing - they want to monetise the crap out of it and think by turning the game into a NFL/NBL/any other American sport wannabe, people will watch/pay and they will get ratings/moolah/world domination. This has nothing to do with what is good for the game as it is now, because the AFL doesn't want the game to remain as it is now.
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Doggies dun goofed and have forced Redpath to sit out for a week!
EDIT: http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-03-29/redfaced-dogs-ban-confusion-keeps-him-out-redpath
I just read that article online, seems like red-tape gone mad but rules are rules I suppose.
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