List Mgmt. AFL commission trading future draft picks

[Drofder]

If you follow the NFL you're probably wondering why this wasnt introduced years ago.

With a bit of luck, clubs themselves will cotton on to the power of the trading and draft system and be much more active like the NFL teams are too. AFL clubs are waaaay too conservative.

 

[Calcium Man]

If you follow the NFL you're probably wondering why this wasnt introduced years ago.

With a bit of luck, clubs themselves will cotton on to the power of the trading and draft system and be much more active like the NFL teams are too. AFL clubs are waaaay too conservative.

I kind of agree but I also enjoy the loyalty and clubs building their own players. Its very different from most sports around the world .

 

[DontArgue4]

Should be draft day trading too

 

[Drofder]

I kind of agree but I also enjoy the loyalty and clubs building their own players. Its very different from most sports around the world .

I know what you mean but in the end, if your club can re-engineer itself up the ladder much more quickly (if it gets its stratgey right of course) then the loyalty factor goes out the door very, very quickly i.e. winning trumps most things in the end.

Hypothetically, (and I stress hypothetically so no need to argue over the detail or values or players or % chance of success) but if we traded Richo away at the end of 2007 and he played his last 2 years with somebody else whilst we were floundering at the bottom of the ladder, but that someone else offered us a 1st rounder and the chance of a Patrick Dangerfield, Cyril Rioli etc, or they offered us a 2008 future 1st rounder and the chance of a Naitanui, Hartlett, Hurley, Hill or Ziebell, would you do it ? How would we look with any of those players right now ?

 

[Drofder]

Should be draft day trading too

Precisely.

But dont worry. The AFL eventually copies most things from the NFL, its just that they are a little bit slow is all.

 

[DontArgue4]

Precisely.

But dont worry. The AFL eventually copies most things from the NFL, its just that they are a little bit slow is all.

And the NBA

 

[Drofder]

And the NBA

True.

 

[Darth_Tiger]

Should also allow mid season trading.

 

[TJTIGER]

Hoping if a strong push for this came from RFC ? That we may be ahead of the pack at least this year in making the best use of it. It's where opposition list analysts can play a stronger part in recruiting.....

 

[RichoLedio]

Should be draft day trading too

I'd rather they didn't do that

 

[tigs2010]

Should be draft day trading too

That's the final piece. Too hard though when you can't trade players against their will. The NBA system would be good for both parties. Clubs get kids for 2 years and then option to keep them for another 2 but then they become free agents. Would help struggling teams like Brisbane retain their players until they can build something decent.

 

[partycorolla]

Que Melbourne

Can Melbourne trade future priority picks that we know they will ask for and receive?

 

[TigerAndy]

Should also allow mid season trading.

dont like it

 

[TigerImposter]

You would want to be pretty confident in your football department / list management team. Whilst it provides an opportunity to broaden out options with respect to trading, it also opens up the potential for teams who either think they are closer than they really are or are impatient to "sell the farm".

This could (and will) end in tears if (when) someone gets it very wrong.

Someone on here worth his weight in gold
You took the words right out of my mouth.
Trading off first rounders doesn't mean the world is going to be your oyster
Go and talk to doggy fans over Tom Boyd. He's long term yes, but he could be a big flop. Everything could be a great success in short term ,but what have you given up in long term
Didn't the rfc do this with Frawley?and the contrary was wallet missed four picks with his first rounders
I cannot see what all the noise is about bc as you've stated the a Blairs of the world still have to get the right list together

 

[RobsJourney]

Was just thinking, for us this could be great as it will give us more currency than we currently have, of course it helps all clubs but I just mean if a player wants to come to us cause he likes the Tiges, sees us having a bright few years ahead, AND loves the theme song, then we can get a deal done.

On the flipside this might make clubs ask for even more overs than normal, instead of asking for player A which in the past might have sated them, now they'll be asking for player A & next year's first or second rounder... There will be future picks flying all over the place.

 

[RichoLedio]

Could see Essendon asking for a clubs next five first picks for one of their guns like Giles

 

[Dr Tigris]

This is good for professional clubs that carefully value players for the current and immediate future state of their list. So Essendon and Carlton look in trouble. Our attitude should be right for this. In the US some teams have done well, but others have ended up with no good draft picks and a crap squad. It should mean you are even more careful and plan more thoroughly. I reckon a few clubs will just go gangbusters to try and jump immediately. If you target players carefully, and then package picks to get over the line then great.

You can even use this to trade a player of real talent that just doesn't quite fit in and get a reward you currently couldn't. For example we have too many talented KPFs right now. If McBean and the big MacTruck come on then we have to trade a KPF out (maybe 2). So trade (say) Griff for a package deal that leads to us having another first rounder. We lose nothing really (as we have too many KPFs) and we gain a good player (most likely). If it is done carefully the club can build both good picks and players. If it is treated as a casino then you might just lose your good picks and have a crap list.

 

[theflea]

Just remember that the AFL will not let club sell drafts picks more than 1 year ahead so clubs have a security blanket.

 

[Spluff]

Won't take long before a club completely and utterly ****s themselves up for years by trading away their future.

 

[ReaperX]

This is gonna be hilarious for teams that rapidly improve/decline. For example, if this rule was introduced last year Port might've traded away a future pick thinking it would only be pick 16-18. But then they collapse down the ladder and they end up coughing up pick 10 instead.

Or someone might trade for the Dogs future pick, thinking they are a bottom 4 lock, and then they surge up the ladder and the other team only gets pick 10-14.

Yeah, it's pretty cool actually, definitely adds an extra layer of strategy to trading, means clubs need to do their research on opposition teams and look for trends that may see certain teams rise or fall.