If a player from your club nominated a club, who would you most want it to be? I’m not talking about 2025, more the last few years and in general.
Eg which club would you expect the best return from?
So you can’t select your own club.
If a player from your club nominated a club, who would you least want it to be? I’m not talking about 2025, more the last few years and in general.
Eg which club would you expect the worst return from?
So you can’t select your own club.
The first round goes to pick 30 these days.
So I think that any talk of player value in general and on this board should stick to numbers. Eg. 20s, teens, 8-12 etc.
Saying “first rounder” is basically meaningless.
This is really on the nerdy end of trading/draft stuff.
I get pretty frustrated with the AFL's points index as it doesn't reflect how clubs value picks. This is because the AFL based on it salary, which doesn't line up with the pick-for-pick trading market. It's basically garbage, and yet the...
I think there was one of these years ago, I had a search and couldn't find it.
Just some loose guidelines if you lose your bearings this trade period.
Stage
Player coming to your club
Player leaving your club
Prior to a trade
Reaction to the news or rumour of a trade request
The...
A thread to discuss pick trades before and during the draft.
I imagine on every team board there are posters throwing up unrealistic pick trades.
I'd be interested to hear:
- any comments your club has made
- your club's limitations (e.g. can't trade future first)
- your f/s or academy...
What is your club’s best 22 for 2021?
My first crack at the Eagles.
FB: Hurn Barrass Sheppard
HB: Cole McGovern Witherden
C: Duggan Kelly Gaff
HF: Cripps Darling Ryan
FF: Langdon Kennedy Allen
R: Naitanui Yeo Shuey
I: Nelson Redden Sheed Waterman
E: Williams Cameron Hutchings Rotham
Is there not a thread already? Apologies if I missed it (RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME).
My initial instinct is that the Pies may have had the worst trade period of all time. Or at least it seems that way right now. Just mind-blowing.
From an Eagles' perspective, I was really happy to get an extra...
Sydney has interest in Hickey apparently. He doesn’t really warrant a thread on his own so thought I’d ask here.
What is Hickey worth? Sydney has pick 56 (crows 4th rounder). Is that about right if we are willing to trade him?
Who will be our wings in 2020?
This seems to be the biggest query in our line-up heading into 2020.
It’s likely that Gaff spends a lot of time there given the amount of inside mids we have, other candidates for the role don't seem obvious (to me at least).
If we assume that we have the...
Interested to see them after the trade period.
Here is my take on West Coast.
FB: Sheppard Barrass Duggan
HB: Hurn McGovern Jetta
C: Sheed Kelly Gaff
HF: Ryan Darling Cripps
FF: Petrucelle Kennedy Cameron
R: Naitanui Yeo Shuey
I: Cole Redden Venables O. Allen
E: Schofield Hutchings Hickey...
A bit of discussion about how the priority pick could penalise clubs who trade in future picks etc.
The solution is clear.
Give Gold Coast a 2020 priority pick that they have to trade for 2019 pick(s) and/or player(s).
I got a bit of info from this article http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-12-08/wheres-your-club-at to put together a preliminary injury list.
Training watchers may have info to be added in.
The timelines are just my guesses based on the article.
Edited for feedback and the Eagles' site...
The AFL has just ruled that Clarke and Mumford can sign: http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-11-15/new-rookie-rules-clarke-mumford-free-to-join-club-of-choice
Teams can have 43 on their main and cat A list, leaving them with the opportunity of signing a rookie from Dec 1 onwards.
So clubs can...
12 days from the draft and draft machine isn’t up.
AFL have really ****ed up here. It’s bare minimum sort of stuff to have this finished in October.
Twomey said it would be up this week, so hopefully that is today.
The link to the site for when it does go live...
https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-draft-2018-full-firstround-phantom-draft-a-fortnight-out-from-afl-draft/news-story/2ab53b0749929a58f5d430e71d6d8605
Im on my phone so having trouble just pasting the picks and order. If someone else can be bothered that would be great.
A thread for draft rumours and informative tidbits.
I don't really have anything good, but hopefully someone does and I'm sure they will start flowing thick and fast soon.
I’ve never posted on this board, apologies if there already is a thread.
I’m a long time Oregon Ducks and college basketball fan.
Saw Bol Bol (son of basketball card legend Manute Bol) carving up in a preseason game for the ducks. Looks bloody exciting.
Also read that Duke have the best...
I've been clogging up other threads with this topic. Which can be annoying so I thought I'd start a thread.
The AFL aimed to allocate points to picks, that accurately reflect their actual value:
"We have found that the DVI is a good indicator of the general value of picks relative to one...
Fixture just came out. It barely matters, but it's good we don't have to leave the state.
Week 1
Thursday, February 28
Carlton v Essendon at Ikon Park, 6.40pm EDT
Friday, March 1
West Coast v Geelong at Leederville Oval, 4.10pm WST
Saturday, March 2
North Melbourne v St Kilda at Avalon...
Apologies if this got covered already, in which case please merge or whatever.
What were our best 10 wins (in order) for the year?
1. GF v Pies. Obviously.
2. QF v Pies. A great comeback, it was all about just getting the win. The atmosphere was incredible.
3. Round 17 v Pies. We lost...
With the backline and spine threads, seems inevitable...
The number of midfielders varies by team, but a potential standard template for a team is:
7 defs: (2-3 tall and 4-5 small/medium)
1 ruck
7-8 mids: (4-6 general, 2-3 outside)
6-7 fwds: (1 fwd/ruck, 2 talls, 3-4 small/mediums)
So West...
Are there any pick swaps that your board is speculating on?
Is your team likely to move up or down?
With West Coast we have 20 and 22 and then late picks. Potentially we might look to use a future pick to get a third pick in the top 50. I'm just speculating here.
Before live trading came in, each club's live picks was limited by the number of list spots they had. The purpose of this is to stop teams with academy or f/s players from using heaps of crap picks to match bids.
e.g. if a team had 34 contracted players then they could have 6 picks in the...
Been watching a bit of the game tonight.
J. Selwood’s effort made me think about match fixing in the AFL.
Is there any chance that players are on the playing woeful games in exchange for cash?
Normally I wouldn’t think this is possible, but it’s as if he is trying to help the Dees win...