fightingfury_88
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Timeline (AEDT)
When thread is opened: Own player bidding starts (likely 6pm Sat October 6)
6pm Saturday October 13: Opposition player bidding starts, all bids inactive, no limits on which and how many uncontracted players you can bid on
6pm Thursday October 18: Trading starts, all leading inactive opposition bids become active
6pm Tuesday November 20: Trading, opposition bidding closes
8pm Saturday November 24: Own player bidding closes (i.e. you have to have met the requirements below)
9am Sunday November 25: Draft starts (picks can be passed for PSD)
Immediately following draft: Rookie draft starts (picks can be passed for PSRD)
6pm Sunday March 3*: Pre-Season draft (can promote a rookie but will not get a replacement rookie)
Followed by: Pre-season rookie draft
*TBC after AFL fixture release
What you need at the end
A senior list of exactly 44, including:
- All listed contracted players
- At least 3* National Draft picks including any acquired through trading and any earlier picks than these acquired ones
*minus 1 for every rookie promotion
Total player payments less than or equal to $12,500,000 (Gold Coast $12,700,000) including all senior listed players, delisted contracted players and retained rookie listed players.
Bidding
Bidding is for uncontracted players only. These players are listed on the following post. The numbers before the names are for trading only, they have nothing to do with bidding. This number represents the minimum salary* (in 1000s) if that player is traded.
*absolute minimum salaries of 145/182/218/254/290 still apply
All bids are final. If you offer a player a contract and nobody beats it, you will get that player. If he retires at any point after the offer you still get him and pay 100% of his salary in 2018 (unless a new career-ending injury comes up between the time of your bid and the lists deadline, then you may be entitled to only pay 50%). It is your job to make sure bids that affect you are valid.
Once a player has been obtained through bidding, he cannot be traded or otherwise moved around.
Bidding on opponents' players
A bid on an opposition player consists of 2 things - a salary (between $174,000* and $1,500,000) and a duration (1 to 5 years). To beat the existing leading bid you must:
*Minimum opposition player bids are 174/218/261/304/348
Bidding on your own players
A bid on your own player consists of 2 things - a salary (between $161,000** and $1,500,000) and a duration (1 to 5 years). To beat the existing leading bid you must:
**Minimum own player bids are 161/202/242/282/322
You can make as many bids as you want on your own players.
When thread is opened: Own player bidding starts (likely 6pm Sat October 6)
6pm Saturday October 13: Opposition player bidding starts, all bids inactive, no limits on which and how many uncontracted players you can bid on
6pm Thursday October 18: Trading starts, all leading inactive opposition bids become active
6pm Tuesday November 20: Trading, opposition bidding closes
8pm Saturday November 24: Own player bidding closes (i.e. you have to have met the requirements below)
9am Sunday November 25: Draft starts (picks can be passed for PSD)
Immediately following draft: Rookie draft starts (picks can be passed for PSRD)
6pm Sunday March 3*: Pre-Season draft (can promote a rookie but will not get a replacement rookie)
Followed by: Pre-season rookie draft
*TBC after AFL fixture release
What you need at the end
A senior list of exactly 44, including:
- All listed contracted players
- At least 3* National Draft picks including any acquired through trading and any earlier picks than these acquired ones
*minus 1 for every rookie promotion
Total player payments less than or equal to $12,500,000 (Gold Coast $12,700,000) including all senior listed players, delisted contracted players and retained rookie listed players.
Bidding
Bidding is for uncontracted players only. These players are listed on the following post. The numbers before the names are for trading only, they have nothing to do with bidding. This number represents the minimum salary* (in 1000s) if that player is traded.
*absolute minimum salaries of 145/182/218/254/290 still apply
All bids are final. If you offer a player a contract and nobody beats it, you will get that player. If he retires at any point after the offer you still get him and pay 100% of his salary in 2018 (unless a new career-ending injury comes up between the time of your bid and the lists deadline, then you may be entitled to only pay 50%). It is your job to make sure bids that affect you are valid.
Once a player has been obtained through bidding, he cannot be traded or otherwise moved around.
Bidding on opponents' players
A bid on an opposition player consists of 2 things - a salary (between $174,000* and $1,500,000) and a duration (1 to 5 years). To beat the existing leading bid you must:
- Match the salary; and
- Match the value (salary multiplied by duration);
- Beat the salary by $10,000; or
- Beat the value by $25,000;
*Minimum opposition player bids are 174/218/261/304/348
Bidding on your own players
A bid on your own player consists of 2 things - a salary (between $161,000** and $1,500,000) and a duration (1 to 5 years). To beat the existing leading bid you must:
- Match the salary; and
- Match the value (salary multiplied by duration)
**Minimum own player bids are 161/202/242/282/322
You can make as many bids as you want on your own players.
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