AFL ban trades before 3pm today to 'increase tension and drama'.

[Andyy]

They just want a few minutes of hot action given how piss weak this trade period has been, as it is every year.

This is why trade period should be one day only...

 

[Tandy]

AFL putting potential $$ ahead of the players and their families well being. Sounds about right.

 

[SSwans2011]

I'm sure the players who have outstanding trades to get done today are loving this too given the impact it has on them and their families.

Gil = muppet.

The fact that it's so short and designed in a way that leads trades to getting done at the last minute is ridiculous too. Another reason why the AFLPA is so bloody important.

The league treats players like assets rather than human beings.

 

[Herne Hill Hammer]

Can't wait until next year when all trades during trade week will be kept secret so they can be revealed in a prime time special.

All the players being traded come out onto a big stage wearing costumes with big masks on. They give a few clues on themselves in a distorted voice and then the BigFooty community votes on line for who they are.

The most correct votes for a club on a player means that club wins that player.

 

[Coaster2012]

Is this a joke? So now teams have to rush to hash out deals that effect players mental health and their families lives. Brilliant play AFL.

 

[Collingwoodity]

The sooner that muppet Gill is fired the better the AFL will be.

They are all stooges for the AFL Commission taking a huge slice of the cherry pie.

 

[dont bowl there]

Is this a joke? So now teams have to rush to hash out deals that effect players mental health and their families lives. Brilliant play AFL.

They were doing the trades all day, just can't be made public till now. It's stupid but its not forcing clubs to rush trades, nothing has changed except when it becomes pubic.

 

[Coaster2012]

They were doing the trades all day, just can't be made public till now. It's stupid but its not forcing clubs to rush trades, nothing has changed except when it becomes pubic.

ah okay, as you were.

 

[kickazz]

Dickheads in marketing with nothing to do.

 

[Howard Littlejohn]

Just cut the trade period back to something sensible. 2-3 days was ample time for everyone to get bored of the whole thing with nothing happening for most of it.

 

[dmc333]

Sports entertainment.

 

[Underarm]

Just cut the trade period back to something sensible. 2-3 days was ample time for everyone to get bored of the whole thing with nothing happening for most of it.

Blake Acres doesn't get done if it was only 3 Days. Some deals need time to eventuate.

 

[nameless]

I think next year they should change things up a little bit, hear me out, this will definitely add tension and drama.

So a team decides they want to do a trade, let's say Sydney nominate Carlton to do a trade with.
Sydney will be given a random draft pick that they can use, the draft pick is determined by having a lucky Auskicker throw a water balloon at a former player who is standing against a wall, the former player is some ambassador or a charity sponsor or something.

When the water balloon breaks, a number will be inside, that's the draft pick that the team has to use.
They are then given 60 seconds to try to make a trade with that pick that both clubs agree on.

If no trade is made, the draft pick is lost and goes to Gold Coast.

 

[Nostradumbass]

 

[2Knights]

To make up for the lack of tension and drama on Grand Final Day.

 

[juss]

Let's trade out Gil

 

[Chuckie357]

They must do this over in America so we need to copy

 

[Jim Prideaux]

Amazingly being such a massive muppet hes not even the biggest muppet in his family

In fairness, Hamish would be muppet number one for any family other than the Windsors.

 

[HTT]

Nah its good
The actual trades aren't entertaining, but watching them try to make it so is bloody hilarious