St Kilda President Andrew Bassat tees off on the AFL draft system, specifically father/son and the Northern Academies

[iBeng]

Looking at his clubs draft choices I mean...

 

[craffles]

I mean he’s not wrong as the AFL has thrown the kitchen sink at making the game work in the northern states but it’s a really strange forum to go on a rant like that.

 

[catters_28]

Gee that will fill the players with confidence for next season, knowing they're just making up numbers...

 

[Astro35]

The speech itself isn't weird and bravo to him for saying what the afl media are too whipped to say, but maybe the clubs BnF isn't the right place to say it.

 

[Elixuh]

He is both right and wrong at the same time.

Right that there are too many clubs in Melbourne so the smaller VFL clubs are always going to have to make up the numbers in a sense. And there is no commercial incentive to have all of these clubs up at the same time or for long periods.

Wrong from the perspective that the Saints have had the worst drafting of any club in recent memory (which is why their list profile is god awful), have hired a coach who plays a brand of footy which isn't commercially attractive to the networks and are a club that gets significant financial contributions on par with the northern clubs to stay financially competitive.

 

[Shaucob_Burjan]

Brisbane the premiers are about to get the best player in the draft basically free.

Port, Richmond, Melbourne, St Kilda and Freo are the only clubs that do not have advantages in the AFL.

How would y'all make the AFL as a competition fair?

 

[Teflon]

Factually right
Also said Saints have only themselves to blame for 1 flag in 151 years
But the system is fcked

 

[Former Decathlete]

Making excuses to feed the fan base.

How come Hawthorn is so fricken good all the time?

 

[Toump Ass]

Good on him.

F/S entitlements are a rort. Not only do you skip the draft which is meant to equalise the comp, you don't even have to pay the full price (in points). Bundling up junk picks for a Top 3 player is ridiculous.

The advantages they give clubs are excessive.

 

[mighty_lions]

Good on him.

F/S entitlements are a rort. Not only do you skip the draft which is meant to equalise the comp, you don't even have to pay the full price (in points). Bundling up junk picks for a Top 3 player is ridiculous.

The advantages they give clubs are excessive.

and the advantage of having a home grand final every year is excessive, quit your whinging

don't see him advocating for the grand final to be moved

 

[Toump Ass]

and the advantage of having a home grand final every year is excessive, quit your whinging

The **** are you on about.

You literally won a grand final at a neutral venue like 3 days ago lmao.

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Northern academies are an inequitable allowance. F/S is something 16/18 have access to, and in time GCS and GWS will get some F/S become eligible.

Port, Richmond, Melbourne, St Kilda and Freo are the only clubs that do not have advantages in the AFL.

List the advantages the rest have.

 

[mighty_lions]

The **** are you on about.

the competition is full of inequalities, Melbourne teams get the ultimate advantage of have a home grand final

 

[Biggy_Boy]

Every club has access to F/S selections.

 

[mighty_lions]

The **** are you on about.

You literally won a grand final at a neutral venue like 3 days ago lmao.

? woop de doop, we also lost last year by under a goal, its a clear advantage for victorian teams every year

 

[Atomboy]

Father Son is such an odd thing to whinge about given the randomness of it.

Sometimes it works out (Daicos x 2, Ashcroft, Hawkins etc), other times sons don’t want to play for Dad’s club (Dunkley, Marc Murphy etc) and other times they are just low risk busts (at Lions, Shane Morrison, Josh Clayton) and other times they don’t make the grade (Casey Voss and no doubt many others) or you have a lot of players having girls.

Doubt you’d also find many northerners complaining about NGA’s either for legitimate kids that clubs put development into like Essendon have done with the kid they’ll pick up.

The Lions being able to draft Levi Ashcroft for a handful of beans this year is ridiculous. All clubs should have to pay fair value for their F/S selections.

It was ridiculous when Tom Hawkins was drafted at pick 41 in the 2006 draft and nothing has changed.

Apart from the stupid Nintendo points system they have concocted.

 

[Paul Kersey]

Gee he goes all Brighton when he pronounces ‘designed’.

 

[Chronz]

I'm sure the saints will do a 180 when guns like Farrey Ray or that other player from the early 00's have sons.

 

[mighty_lions]

The Lions being able to draft Levi Ashcroft for a handful of beans this year is ridiculous. All clubs should have to pay fair value for their F/S selections.

It was ridiculous when Tom Hawkins was drafted at pick 41 in the 2006 draft and nothing has changed.

Apart from the stupid Nintendo points system they have concocted.

the system has changed, strange complaining going on

 

[Atomboy]

I mean he’s not wrong as the AFL has thrown the kitchen sink at making the game work in the northern states but it’s a really strange forum to go on a rant like that.

What other forum should he use ?.

The AFL fanboys in the media ?!.

 

[mighty_lions]

I'm sure the saints will do a 180 when guns like Farrey Ray or that other player from the early 00's have sons.

maybe they waiting for the Riewoldt loughnan baby jesus

 

[Toump Ass]

the competition is full of inequalities, Melbourne teams get the ultimate advantage of have a home grand final

Bullshit.

Having priority access to the best talent and getting discounts on drafting them is a much bigger advantage than having to travel a few hours for the grand final.

 

[Atomboy]

the system has changed, strange complaining going on

See, it’s working already

 

[mighty_lions]

Bullshit.

Having priority access to the best talent and getting discounts on drafting them is a much bigger advantage than having to travel a few hours for the grand final.

the father son rule is the same for everyone.....GWS and Gold Coast have the disadvantage only

 

[Toump Ass]

We also lost last year by under a goal.

To a club with three All Australian father sons and one NGA player lmao