Matt Rendell,tool of the draft!

[On the bench]

Called out the wrong number with one of his selections,lucky Fonzie has a heart,Adelaide could of missed out on that pick!

 

[d-mac3276]

Called out the wrong number with one of his selections,lucky Fonzie has a heart,Adelaide could of missed out on that pick!

****en stupid having to read out a player number anyway as long as u know the player u want. Thats the AFL for ya. Knobheads

 

[Terry Tan]

****en stupid having to read out a player number anyway as long as u know the player u want. Thats the AFL for ya. Knobheads

why are the numbers so long?

 

[jonesy86]

why are the numbers so long?

Rule number 1117231 anything easy and straight forward must be made difficult

 

[d-mac3276]

why are the numbers so long?

Just to make it more tricky for the clubs to read out. Who knows

 

[Warwick]

Rule number 1117231 anything easy and straight forward must be made difficult

Haha

 

[Bernie L]

Called out the wrong number with one of his selections,lucky Fonzie has a heart,Adelaide could of missed out on that pick!

Yep, this makes him tool of the draft

 

[The Old Dark Navy's]

Demetriou made a joke of it and said they could keep the player. I always wondered what would happen if someone read the wrong number as the rules are clear.

The precedent is set now. If someone reads the number one pick out wrong next year, they get to do it again. It is certainly at that end of the draft where it matters. These guys just speed through the numbers, little wonder somebody eventually makes a mistake.

 

[meltiger]

Yep, this makes him tool of the draft

Well it was pretty stupid.

How hard is to read a number?


Would you have been defending him had Fonzie applied the rules and stripped you of the pick?

 

[Crow-mo]

Called out the wrong number with one of his selections,lucky Fonzie has a heart,Adelaide could of missed out on that pick!

sure thing. when was the last time a club lost the pick?

anyone?

 

[Portia]

Well, if the next club had called out the correct number & player combination for the guy the Crows just `drafted' then I think this would go a bit further.

 

[Tas]

I think Melbourne forgot to list the club for pick 4 as well, which according to the rules means their pick is void.

Either enforce the rules or don't have them, it will make it impossible for them to enforce the rule in the future because of letting the errors go this year.

 

[d-mac3276]

Who gives a big pile of cow shit as long the name of the player they want is read out. Clutching at straws here.

 

[IddyBiddy]

I think the only reason it wasn't an issue s because grimes was already gone

 

[hawk65]

I think Melbourne forgot to list the club for pick 4 as well, which according to the rules means their pick is void.

Either enforce the rules or don't have them, it will make it impossible for them to enforce the rule in the future because of letting the errors go this year.

I believe SEN said that they did say it but the mike went off. I heard it on the radio as well and thought it a bit odd especially after fonzie had just gone through all the rules.

 

[Bernie L]

Well it was pretty stupid.

How hard is to read a number?


Would you have been defending him had Fonzie applied the rules and stripped you of the pick?

oh wait, you must be perfect!!!!

Its just a mistake.

No wait, it will be front page of the HUN tomorrow.
Stuff the election eh?

 

[shinboner magic]

Would of been interesting if north had made that mistake,to see what fonzy would have done.

 

[Joffaboy]

More flexible AFL rules.

AFL the WWE of football

Wonder if Demwit would have applied the rule properly if it was an interstate club and a Vic club.

Bet the clown would have bee down on them like a ton of bricks

 

[The Old Dark Navy's]

Either enforce the rules or don't have them, it will make it impossible for them to enforce the rule in the future because of letting the errors go this year.

Well that's the issue really. Absolutely silly rule in the first place that you can miss out on a pick by quoting a wrong number. If they apply this in the future, this ruling will be used in seeking recompense.

Imagine Carlton getting one digit wrong in calling out Kreuzer's name and Andy saying, sorry Carlton, you lose a probable 10 year champion player now, because someone stumbled over his number. Then if he didn't say it, some club would protest that the rules weren't upheld.

It just seemed to be a joke today, not a hard and fast rule. They all made light of it.

 

[greennick]

Yep, this makes him tool of the draft

No the OP is incorrect, passing on Ebert is what makes him tool of the draft.

 

[Blue Red and Gold]

No the OP is incorrect, passing on Ebert is what makes him tool of the draft.

agree

 

[WCE57]

No the OP is incorrect, passing on Ebert is what makes him tool of the draft.

Ha! I thinking the same thing. Rendell better bloody hope that Dangerfield is a star because I can't see him living this down if Ebert ends up the better player.

 

[Tas]

Well that's the issue really. Absolutely silly rule in the first place that you can miss out on a pick by quoting a wrong number. If they apply this in the future, this ruling will be used in seeking recompense.

Imagine Carlton getting one digit wrong in calling out Kreuzer's name and Andy saying, sorry Carlton, you lose a probable 10 year champion player now, because someone stumbled over his number. Then if he didn't say it, some club would protest that the rules weren't upheld.

It just seemed to be a joke today, not a hard and fast rule. They all made light of it.

Oh, I agree with you 100% but imagine the injustice if in the future they decides to void a draft pick for some minor bullshit error.

If they never plan to enforce it is it just there to encourage people not to make mistakes? Is this biblical fear of god type of enforcement? I don't think it is necessary.

All the AFL need is to hire some kid to punch in the player number and the players name can come up in big writing on the board and AD can check the board with a glance before going to the next club. If the player names do not match he can just ask them to double check the player number/name. No need for Gestapo rules.

 

[bomba4eva]

Well, if the next club had called out the correct number & player combination for the guy the Crows just `drafted' then I think this would go a bit further.

You would have to be on your toes to pick the mistake up and pretty cruel to do that. Especially with a lower pick, and not one of the real big guns.

 

[Crow-mo]

so, that's a no. a couple of nuffs nuffs getting worked up over nothing.

gotta love BF