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You don't need to be angry, it's an opt in system
Well that'll be me in a decade thenReally? It’s my default to be angry. Comes with being an over 50 year old male. Bigfooty is therefore perfect for me.
Well that'll be me in a decade then
The only change the afl is making so far in their review to make the draft fairer is to take away the NGA rule about not being able to match on top 40 and hence is not actually making the draft fairer.I might want to opt in if I understand. Come on, I’m getting FOMOOM (fear of missing out on melting).
That there are now places selling $10 pots of beer.Someone tell me what I need to be angry about.
Is your night sorted or what.Come on, I’m getting FOMOOM (fear of missing out on melting).
Mate, that news is so old it was printed next to an article about "unexplained cases of pneumonia detected in Wuhan China".That there are now places selling $10 pots of beer.
I was already angry about that.That there are now places selling $10 pots of beer.
$11 each at GMHBA Stadium watching Geelong is a rip offThat there are now places selling $10 pots of beer.
No less maddening.Mate, that news is so old it was printed next to an article about "unexplained cases of pneumonia detected in Wuhan China".
Plenty of beers charging $14+
That's good, I haven't seen prices like that in a while but maybe I try to act younger than I am a bit too muchNo less maddening.
Can still get $6 on my side of town. $7 after 18 holes at Curlewis not too annoying after a long angry walk in the trees.
I might want to opt in if I understand. Come on, I’m getting FOMOOM (fear of missing out on melting).
For those who don't want to read the full article
What is the point of the rookie list?
Half the selections are recycled 25+yo, and now players will be able to stay on the list for 5 years. Why not just increase the size of the main list, what benefit is there to separating the two?
Good analysis. We have been finding ways to integrate 2 or 3 new players into the team each year and still somehow that pesky cliff dive keeps getting delayed.Was responding to a fan from another club and realised how much change we've made this year. Note: not interested in debates over this player v that player. It was subjective and last year injuries meant that 26 played 10+ games so what was our best side is debatable.
2023 best side v best side now (July 2024).
B: Bews, De Koning Henry
HB: Stewart Kolodjashnij Z.Guthrie
C: I.Smith Dangerfield Tuohy
HF: Miers Cameron Rohan
F: O.Henry Hawkins Stengle
R: Stanley Atkins Blicavs
IC: Holmes Bruhn Close O'Connor Duncan
B: Z.Guthrie, Henry Tuohy
HB: Humphries Kolodjashnij Holmes
C: Dempsey Dangerfield Mannagh
HF: Miers Cameron Rohan
F: Close Neale Stengle
R: De Koning Atkins Stewart
IC: Bruhn Bowes Blicavs Duncan Clark
C.Guthrie left out of both as injured majority of both seasons, ditto Conway for similar reasons.
Subjective of course, some would argue for a player here and there to change, or swap positions, and last year was hard as lots of players had 10+ games due to above average injury frequency. Red = 2023 not best side now. Blue = changed position = Orange is best side now.
As it stands Bews (30), Smith (34), Henry (21), Hawkins (36), Stanley (33) and O'Connor (27) replaced by Humphries (21), Dempsey (21), Neale (22), Clark (20), Bowes (26) and Mannagh (26). Like I said earlier add in Smith (24 at years end) and there's likely another older player replaced by someone with more years.
What you see with Geelong, and this probably is contrasted by most sides - Sydney may be another similar example - is that change is continuous and gradual, and players often serve 1-2 year apprenticeships in the VFL before making the leap and quickly establishing themselves. This is much harder for the average neutral fan who doesn't follow the club closely and can result in the assumption that a rebuild is yet to start and should be on the horizon.
O'Sullivan, Knevitt, Hardie or Willis could be just such players by this time next year.
they go by fast and the perma frown sets inEnjoy the last 10 years of smiling.
I can see why clubs want it to exist and even extend the duration.
To start with 1 year contracts on initial signings,
Players on the primary list receive a big bump in their wage after moving off their initial contract. Someone like Willis would be an extremely cap inefficient player. Where as rookies are the opposite, their wage is more or less pegged to the base wage until they're promoted.
For some type of player (primarily developing talls) clubs don't want to draft them and play them $1 million before they are even close to playing weight.
Which is why at the moment there is a shortage of KPD and Ruckmen. 15 years a go clubs would carry the extra talls
This blows me awayWas responding to a fan from another club and realised how much change we've made this year. Note: not interested in debates over this player v that player. It was subjective and last year injuries meant that 26 played 10+ games so what was our best side is debatable.
2023 best side v best side now (July 2024).
B: Bews, De Koning Henry
HB: Stewart Kolodjashnij Z.Guthrie
C: I.Smith Dangerfield Tuohy
HF: Miers Cameron Rohan
F: O.Henry Hawkins Stengle
R: Stanley Atkins Blicavs
IC: Holmes Bruhn Close O'Connor Duncan
B: Z.Guthrie, Henry Tuohy
HB: Humphries Kolodjashnij Holmes
C: Dempsey Dangerfield Mannagh
HF: Miers Cameron Rohan
F: Close Neale Stengle
R: De Koning Atkins Stewart
IC: Bruhn Bowes Blicavs Duncan Clark
C.Guthrie left out of both as injured majority of both seasons, ditto Conway for similar reasons.
Subjective of course, some would argue for a player here and there to change, or swap positions, and last year was hard as lots of players had 10+ games due to above average injury frequency. Red = 2023 not best side now. Blue = changed position = Orange is best side now.
As it stands Bews (30), Smith (34), Henry (21), Hawkins (36), Stanley (33) and O'Connor (27) replaced by Humphries (21), Dempsey (21), Neale (22), Clark (20), Bowes (26) and Mannagh (26). Like I said earlier add in Smith (24 at years end) and there's likely another older player replaced by someone with more years.
What you see with Geelong, and this probably is contrasted by most sides - Sydney may be another similar example - is that change is continuous and gradual, and players often serve 1-2 year apprenticeships in the VFL before making the leap and quickly establishing themselves. This is much harder for the average neutral fan who doesn't follow the club closely and can result in the assumption that a rebuild is yet to start and should be on the horizon.
O'Sullivan, Knevitt, Hardie or Willis could be just such players by this time next year.
For those who don't want to read the full article
Matching bids need to be ACTUALLY matched. Not false dodgy matches that add up to the same value but are all stacked in the last season.. something the club would actually refuse to do if the player agreed, or the player would refuse also.True! Valid point that would be looked at closely one would think.
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Cal Twomey's Phantom Form Guide: Top draft prospects' July ranking
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Looks like there is some key forwards in there we can have a look at![]()
Cal Twomey's Phantom Form Guide: Top draft prospects' July ranking
AFL.com.au's draft guru Cal Twomey delivers his first Phantom Form Guide ahead of the 2024 Telstra AFL Draftwww.afl.com.au