Rumour GFC 2024 Player Trading, Drafting FA, Rumours and Wish lists Pt 2

[cats_09]

Ask and we'll try our best to assist - so here's 2024 Provisional AFL Draft Order

As normal, would like to acknowledge & thank Lore for creating this, keeping it up to date and making it available for all users on BF to use and keep track of the picks ahead of the upcoming draft





I'll also sticky this post to ensure it's easily accessible for discussion of our hypothetical trader

 

[Zouz Kitty]

Or Gary Rohan can meet his wife?

 

[goyoucatters]

Someone said on sen that Duncan to WCE on a two year deal

#nevergetsold
#champagnecomedy

 

[Turbocat]

Midfielders, eh?

IF Kelly ends up at Fremantle then one has to wonder .. about how it would have worked if he had gone there in the first place.

 

[iameviljez]

IF Kelly ends up at Fremantle then one has to wonder .. about how it would have worked if he had gone there in the first place.

As good a footballer as Kelly is, he's not what Freo needs.

 

[iameviljez]

Used to be girls went to powder their noses together. Now guys accompany one another! What has become of the world?

Technically, the boys are all going in there to powder their noses as well.

 

[dont stop me meow]

Or Gary Rohan can meet his wife?

Gary does have a swanky new hair cut..

 

[iameviljez]

FA should be FREE get rid of all FA compensation

Whilst we are it get rid of priority picks as well if a club is shit let them suffer

I don't like the way in which FA compensation works - having it go directly after the club's next pick is ridiculous and penalises the very next club that follows, especially if it's a very early pick a la James Frawley or Ben McKay.

However, getting rid of it altogether will just kill clubs who are on the bottom of the ladder and keep the better clubs at the top for year after year. I don't want a repeat of the 70s/80s where Hawthorn/Richmond/Carlton/Essendon/North basically raffled the flags.

If I were AFL God, I'd make the following changes:

• Out of contract = free agent. End of story
• Longer first contracts for top 40 picks
• Compo picks to be dished out between pick rounds
• Purchasing club to give up their next pick after the compo pick if possible (otherwise points equivalent).

 

[Turbocat]

As good a footballer as Kelly is, he's not what Freo needs.

I cant say I have monitored his performance. At 31 ..would he be a best22 for them?

 

[iameviljez]

Or Gary Rohan can meet his wife?

To misquote Olivia: Let's Get Physio

 

[iameviljez]

I cant say I have monitored his performance. At 31 ..would he be a best22 for them?

Yes, but what they need is a tall forward. Very badly.

 

[iameviljez]

Gary does have a swanky new hair cut..

Lol... very dark. But I like it.

 

[Turbocat]

I don't like the way in which FA compensation works - having it go directly after the club's next pick is ridiculous and penalises the very next club that follows, especially if it's a very early pick a la James Frawley or Ben McKay.

However, getting rid of it altogether will just kill clubs who are on the bottom of the ladder and keep the better clubs at the top for year after year. I don't want a repeat of the 70s/80s where Hawthorn/Richmond/Carlton/Essendon/North basically raffled the flags.

If I were AFL God, I'd make the following changes:

• Out of contract = free agent. End of story
• Longer first contracts for top 40 picks
• Compo picks to be dished out between pick rounds
• Purchasing club to give up their next pick after the compo pick if possible (otherwise points equivalent).

Id much rather see clubs given some other type of help than draft benefit if some redress is required. I totally agree with the concept of …out of contract ..a player is a free agent. …

 

[dont stop me meow]

Lol... very dark. But I like it.

 

[iameviljez]

Id much rather see clubs given some other type of help than draft benefit if some redress is required. I totally agree with the concept of …out of contract ..a player is a free agent. …

At the end of the day, if you don't improve the playing staff, the football isn't going to improve. There's a limit as to how much you can improve off-field now.

It's not like the 80s where the rich clubs had great facilities, and Fitzroy were training out of suburban grounds in Northcote.

 

[Turbocat]

Yes, but what they need is a tall forward. Very badly.

One can only add who is available. They sort of set themselves up to play two rucks with one forward. They have Amiss and Treacy in their young 20’s … but have they ever had a star forward. Pav?

 

[BORIS332]

Yes, but what they need is a tall forward. Very badly.

What? Crazy call. Freo have Treacy and Amiss, both very good young KPFs.

 

[Gunf]

I don't like the way in which FA compensation works - having it go directly after the club's next pick is ridiculous and penalises the very next club that follows, especially if it's a very early pick a la James Frawley or Ben McKay.

However, getting rid of it altogether will just kill clubs who are on the bottom of the ladder and keep the better clubs at the top for year after year. I don't want a repeat of the 70s/80s where Hawthorn/Richmond/Carlton/Essendon/North basically raffled the flags.

If I were AFL God, I'd make the following changes:

• Out of contract = free agent. End of story
• Longer first contracts for top 40 picks
• Compo picks to be dished out between pick rounds
• Purchasing club to give up their next pick after the compo pick if possible (otherwise points equivalent).

Those are decent changes and i like them.

I still think getting rid of all priority picks should happen.. If a club is shit from its own doing North, WCE and Richmond recently they shouldn't get bailed out.

Give them some other sort of assistance ... Higher soft cap for coaching or something similar

 

[Willo_]

While we are winning trade week you certainly aren't

Work certainly isn't winning, I've got no idea at all how some people live on here all day and actually get anything done

 

[Gunf]

Work certainly isn't winning, I've got no idea at all how some people live on here all day and actually get anything done

Delegation

 

[CatToTheFuture]

At the end of the day, if you don't improve the playing staff, the football isn't going to improve. There's a limit as to how much you can improve off-field now.

It's not like the 80s where the rich clubs had great facilities, and Fitzroy were training out of suburban grounds in Northcote.

Bad clubs reliably burn good draft picks. It's ineffective and thins out the talent available to the industry.

I'm 50/50 on free agency compo, but they should never ever give out priority picks. Instead bottom 4 clubs should be given extra development coaches outside the soft cap on limited tenure contracts

 

[Lana]

Work certainly isn't winning, I've got no idea at all how some people live on here all day and actually get anything done

After a bit of practice it is amazing to see what you can achieve while driving a forklift

 

[Cataholic]

After a bit of practice it is amazing to see what you can achieve while driving a forklift

Wait!

YOU made that Budget Direct ad?

 

[Lana]

Wait!

YOU made that Budget Direct ad?

Oh god am I an ad

 

[Cataholic]

Oh god am I an ad

Yeah, you 'load' a bbq onto a car whilst reading BF.........

 

[Zouz Kitty]