Only Forwards
Just you wait and see
Trying to find the exact wording on it but we would be eligible based on this:
In the 2012 pre-season, the AFL, with the unanimous support of the 18 clubs, removed the provision for priority picks automatically based upon finishing results, and with the AFL commission retaining the power to award priority picks on a discretionary basis.[1]
To allow for this situation, a formula has been developed that takes into account such factors as:
To eliminate the perception of tanking, the formula for priority picks is kept confidential by the AFL Commission.
- premiership points that a club has received over a period of years (with greater weight to recent seasons),
- a club's percentage (points for/points against x 100) over a period of years (another indication of on-field competitiveness, with greater weight to recent seasons),
- any finals appearances that a club has made in recent seasons,
- any premierships that a club has won in recent seasons, and
- a club's injury rates in each relevant season.
The 2018 and 2019 finishes put the kybosh on it.
The AFL formula needs a club to be s**t, not to be in the middle of nowhere.
it is a flawed system.
It underpins that the AFL don't really do fair.
if they did the top 10 picks would be a random draw so as to not penalise clubs for actually wanting to win. Then a priority pick would be awarded by virtue of getting another crack in the random draw. (moving it to the top 11 picks)
TO do the above though you'd need to cease all Academy Matching, All FA compensation and F/S Matching. I only have issue with the F/S compensation matching, being wiped. not that it has been an issue for us.