Are their any implications for us with the Harbrow compensation pick and the use of the two possible picks for Tom and Mitch if opposition Clubs happen to nominate them as first round selections ? Would we be obliged to use the possible first round compensation pick and our 'normal' first round pick to gain them both if we chose to use the compensation pick this season ? Hope that makes sense.
Thanks TCD. I appreciate that we aren't obligated to use the pick until 2014, it was more to do with IF we were considering using the compensation pick this year would we be then 'forced' to give it up to pick up Mitch / Tom IF opposing Clubs nominated them as first round selections. Of course if we were obliged to give it up then I would imagine we would hold out for another year or two. I'm just not aware how the compensation pick regulations work together with the regulations pertaining to father son selections which have also changed in recent years.
Just thought I'd clarify Doc26's question.
Let's say we receive a first round pick for Harbrow, I guess the question is are we obligated to use it to select Wallis or Libba with our 'next available' pick as part of the F/S bidding process.
The answer is no, we aren't.
F/S bidding occurs, as we all know by now, prior to trade week (starts October 4).
If we do wish to avail ourselves of the pick we receive for Harbrow this year, we only have to notify the AFL of that decision at the end of trade week (by which time F/S bidding would have already been determined).
I suppose the best way to explain it is that GC17 have until October 7 to sign players. Say if they announce a signing on October 7 & assume it's Gary Ablett. On October 7 Geelong are the presented with compensatory picks after the F/S bidding process.
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Thanks TCD.
So the wash up is assuming we do choose to go both Mitch and Tom and then assuming our competition do nominate interest in Mitch and Tom for their Round 1 selections, which i'm sure at least Matthew Drain would oblige with one of them , we effectively forego our 'current' selection 22 (Rd 1) and 40 (Rd 2) to pick them up whilst still holding Harbrow's likely first round compensation pick up our sleeve for use in this National Draft or out to 2014 ? That's my take on the rules anyway.
Would be nice if they incorporated a 'Buy one, Get one free' offer