King Huskii
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- Apr 19, 2022
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It's not going to happen but it would be cool if the AFL was mature enough to trade players are year in advance with Tassie. So in the 2026 trade period, you'd trade a player to Tassie but they remain with your club for 2027 before joining Tassie for 2028. It would spread the impact on the draft out over a longer period and clubs would be incentivised to make a trade earlier to get a kid in the door a year ahead (something they value).
I think it's been proven players will still give their all (look at Lobb for example) even if they plan on leaving in the following year so I dont see any difference here
Very sensible post. This would help clubs secure picks ahead of the following draft and have more time to plan their list for the future.
Tassie would benefit from having a better knowledge of who is coming across and players they need to select to build their team around the mature leaders.