Port, Bulldogs, Demons and St Kilda DENIED top up players - AFL

[Chadwiko]

As per this tweet from Patrick Keane

 

[compact72]

Won't affect us to much, but WTF?

Why Essendon with the special treatment?

 

[Marley10]

Port's premiership chances are completely derailed by the absence of 2 below average players that otherwise would have replaced Ryder and Monfries for a year.

 

[TheEnsign]

Seems a little rough on Dogs. I think a better principle would have been - traded before players SCNs, get to top up. Traded after SCNs - you don't.

 

[matthew_s]

Belies belief Port aren't allowed one for Monfries

 

[Marley10]

Rocket Eade said it perfectly. Buyers beware.

The other 13 clubs were "lukewarm" about it because some of them must have stayed away from the EFC players for this purpose.

 

[serial_thrilla]

Rocket Eade said it perfectly. Buyers beware.

The other 13 clubs were "lukewarm" about it because some of them must have stayed away from the EFC players for this purpose.

Fair enough for Ryder, Melksham, Carlisle...but there's no way Port could have been aware of the situation when they traded in Monfries.

 

[matthew_s]

Rocket Eade said it perfectly. Buyers beware.

The other 13 clubs were "lukewarm" about it because some of them must have stayed away from the EFC players for this purpose.

I can understand that point of view, but Monfries?

 

[Marley10]

Fair enough for Ryder, Melksham, Carlisle...but there's no way Port could have been aware of the situation when they traded in Monfries.

Yep that's the only one I would agree on. Even that, an extra rookie upgrade would be more beneficial than a top-up player

 

[sherb]

Rocket Eade said it perfectly. Buyers beware.

The other 13 clubs were "lukewarm" about it because some of them must have stayed away from the EFC players for this purpose.

So all clubs should have refused to take any Essendon player tied up with this mess?

I am sure that would that would have gone down well with Essendon supporters.......

 

[Quadzilla]

So if the players had stayed at EFC top ups allowed ... move .. no top up!

* you AFL

 

[Marley10]

So all clubs should have refused to take any Essendon player tied up with this mess?

I am sure that would that would have gone down well with Essendon supporters.......

No they can take them. That's fine. But they'll have to live with the consequence.

 

[Boxhead_31]

Strange isn't it, the other day Mark Evans says the four clubs should use one of their rookies to cover the suspended players as they know their teams structures and game plans better than any player they could bring in. Why then weren't EFC forced to use their 6 rookies and players from their own VFL side to fill out their list?
So sick of rules being applied in a slap dash manner, either apply the same rule that you use for EFC to all or don't allow EFC top up players. Rule making on the fly never works

 

[matthew_s]

No they can take them. That's fine. But they'll have to live with the consequence.

Why should they? When (in this instance) Essendon aren't?

 

[sherb]

No they can take them. That's fine. But they'll have to live with the consequence.

Well, that will teach them for dealing in good faith with Essendon.

 

[IQ3]

Seems pretty unfair in my view. Though I won't lose sleep over it

 

[Grave Danger]

I used to suspect that the AFL had been corrupted compromised in the Essendon Supplements Scandal, but now I think it's just sheer incompetence.

 

[The 747]

The AFL have completely lost the plot. It's not for them to determine whether a rookie or a top up player is a better fit for team needs. Why is so hard to say - all clubs with suspended players get top ups?

Stinks of favouring one (drug cheating) team over others.

 

[Linda Lovelace]

Seems pretty unfair in my view. Though I won't lose sleep over it

Quoted so people get a mental image when they read the two screen names together.

 

[LFC2010]

#sackgillon

 

[The_Wookie]

If Essendon can top up a quarter of their list, it makes no sense that Port, Dogs, Saints and Dees cant top up one or two players. Same process should have been automatic. This is a crap decision.

 

[iBeng]

Buyer beware?

Glad we dodged Ryder now.

 

[The 747]

If it is buyer beware fine, but then to be consistent it should be tough s**t no top ups for the EFC.

 

[iBeng]

If it is buyer beware fine, but then to be consistent it should be tough s**t no top ups for the EFC.

The AFL dont want to run a club short for the season, financially its not a good thing, therefore they need to prop the club up with topups.

 

[Boxhead_31]

St Kilda, Fremantle, Collingwood, Port Adelaide, Western Bulldogs, Sydney, Melbourne.
All have players suspended under AFL rules not afforded top up players.
Essendon have players suspended under AFL rules allowed top up players.