retro draft

Just so no confusion of what this thread is about, back in 2006 the age rules were a little different so the pool in the actual year of 2006 for AFL was not actually of guys born for same year like they do now of limit it to no younger than 18. Those still 17 at end of year could still be...

Just so no confusion of what this thread is about, back in 2006 the age rules were a little different so the pool in the actual year of 2006 for AFL was not actually of guys born for same year like they do now of limit it to no younger than 18. Those still 17 at end of year could still be...

With the careers of Travis Cloke and Andrew Swallow ended it feels a reasonable enough time to revisit a pool of players that born the same year and would have been in the same draft pool together as turning 18 year olds in the same year like the AFL have been doing since 2009. Just so no...

Had a go at a series of retro drafts to cover most of the eras of football I have watched from before drafts even began. I started watching from 1978 so started back at players turning 18 in 1975 with the assumption by the time I was watching the majority of them were playing senior footy if any...

Had a go at a series retro drafts to cover most of the eras of football I have watched from before drafts even began. I started watching from 1978 so started back at players turning 18 in 1975 with the assumption by the time I was watching the majority of them were playing senior footy if any...

This is a look back at players born in 1979 that played in senior AFL system. It does not mean they were part of the draft pool in the year of actual 1997 but it does mean that under current AFL conditions since 2009 all the eligible types that turned 18 in that year of 1997 are included if they...