2018 AFL -Trade Rumours and Discussion

[Bulldog Joe]

Re: 2018 AFL -Trade Rumours and Discussion

Trade Week premiers again, still haven't won a final since John Howard was prime minister!

Don't be so generous Slim.

Haven't won a final since John Howard was last ELECTED Prime Minister.

[bulldogtragic]

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Don't be so generous Slim.

Haven't won a final since John Howard was last ELECTED Prime Minister.

The then opposition leader was 'climbing the rungs of opportunity', while Essendon were busy falling down it.

[Mantis]

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Mate - you haven't followed the thread.

All I was saying is the system stinks when you get guys like Lycett attracting a pick after first round. You have Richmond getting an A Grade player for nothing and all the other clubs in both cases have to take the hit with draft picks dropping a place.

The whole compensation system needs to change, and in fact dropped, plus the team receiving the player should have to give up a pick.

So you're saying just do away with free agency and only allow player movements by the way of a trade? Isn't that the system we had which was seen to be too restrictive?

[hujsh]

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So you're saying just do away with free agency and only allow player movements by the way of a trade? Isn't that the system we had which was seen to be too restrictive?

I think he's saying you can still sign them but the club signing them needs to pay a cost. Kind of like how you pay in draft points for F/S now I imagine.

[Bornadog]

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So you're saying just do away with free agency and only allow player movements by the way of a trade? Isn't that the system we had which was seen to be too restrictive?

Not free agency, the current compo system. Trading doesn't come into it. The team receiving the FA should have to give up something, but deemed by the AFL on a formula of some sort. Currently all the other clubs end up paying.

[Bornadog]

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I think he's saying you can still sign them but the club signing them needs to pay a cost. Kind of like how you pay in draft points for F/S now I imagine.

Spot on

[SquirrelGrip]

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Not free agency, the current compo system. Trading doesn't come into it. The team receiving the FA should have to give up something, but deemed by the AFL on a formula of some sort. Currently all the other clubs end up paying.

Why not the team receiving the free agent has to pay the current compo spot? We have the formula already so it would be easy enough to do.

What you’d be seeing now is Richmond having to trade down to get pick 3 (or equivalent draft points) for Lynch.

[ratsmac]

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I think he's saying you can still sign them but the club signing them needs to pay a cost. Kind of like how you pay in draft points for F/S now I imagine.

Totally agree. The team receiving the player should at least slip down the draft order to the end of the round that the team losing the player got compensated.

[hujsh]

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Spot on

I have to admit I don't hate the idea.

[ratsmac]

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Why not the team receiving the free agent has to pay the current compo spot? We have the formula already so it would be easy enough to do.

What you’d be seeing now is Richmond having to trade down to get pick 3 (or equivalent draft points) for Lynch.

Or this.

[Bornadog]

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Why not the team receiving the free agent has to pay the current compo spot? We have the formula already so it would be easy enough to do.

What you’d be seeing now is Richmond having to trade down to get pick 3 (or equivalent draft points) for Lynch.

Totally agree. The team receiving the player should at least slip down the draft order to the end of the round that the team losing the player got compensated.

I have to admit I don't hate the idea.

Or this.

Better than current system.

Dahl compo will end up closer to 30, pick 6 is already pick 7

[Rocket Science]

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Trade Week premiers again, still haven't won a final since John Howard was prime minister!

[Bulldog Joe]

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Why not the team receiving the free agent has to pay the current compo spot? We have the formula already so it would be easy enough to do.

What you’d be seeing now is Richmond having to trade down to get pick 3 (or equivalent draft points) for Lynch.

That would work and they would drop out the first 2 rounds of the draft, rather than anyone else dropping down.

[Scraggers]

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That would work and they would drop out the first 2 rounds of the draft, rather than anyone else dropping down.

I agree; this seems fairer for the rest of the competition, but what does the club losing the player get?

In the Dahlhaus scenario ... We lose Dahlhaus, what do we gain? How are we compensated?

[FrediKanoute]

Re: 2018 AFL -Trade Rumours and Discussion

So you're saying just do away with free agency and only allow player movements by the way of a trade? Isn't that the system we had which was seen to be too restrictive?

Or if you lose someone to free agency then too bad....you get nothing. It will encourage teams to negotiate the year before a contract ends, extending based on current form and also encourage teams to trade or receive nothing if they allow a player to walk.