Opinion AFL Draft Lottery

[Mr north man]

I honestly have no idea what you’re on about.

Of course not must be all that snow from Mount Buller that is between your ears.
At least my club tries to win every week Maybe my club should lay down and cheat the system.
But there again we have something the Dees don’t have and that is pride it is beneath us to lay down for priority picks and 1st draft pick.

 

[00Stinger]

the AFL follow the NFL model and the NFL model doesn't have a lottery pick draft system

 

[Blackas87]

Of course not must be all that snow from Mount Buller that is between your ears.
At least my club tries to win every week Maybe my club should lay down and cheat the system.
But there again we have something the Dees don’t have and that is pride it is beneath us to lay down for priority picks and 1st draft pick.

Seriously whet are you talking about?
Are you trolling?

 

[briztoon]

Melbourne Storm aren’t in League heartland, they consistently bring in below average players at other clubs and turn them into quality players. A well run organisation, they are what AFL should be looking at coming.

The Broncos last won in 2006, since then 7 clubs have won the NRL title, and if you count the Broncos win and the 3 years before that, then that’s 11 clubs winning the NRL premiership in 17 years, or 12 clubs since 2000.

The draft isn’t exactly correct, you can’t say Collingwood would sign the best 2 talents every year, how often does the best 2 talents turn out to be the best 2 players.

I disagree with this theory mode as well, teams that are contenders usually have most of their players playing in there prime years age 25-29. Cotchin, Martin, Riewoldt, Rance, Grimes ect... Couldn’t get a finals win with these guys until they hit there primes. They would not be able to offer big money contracts compared to lower clubs with salary cap room.

As for 3rd party salaries, isn’t the league rule 15% of the players salary? Meaning a player on $100k can only get $15k from a 3rd party? They’d make more money signing a $250k deal without 3rd parties. 3rd party deals are usually sponsors wanting players working for them promoting their business. Every club has sponsors, and they usually want known stars not unknown 18 year olds.

The Storms first junior programs were in QLD. Ever wondered why so many QLD’ers play for the Storm. Because they have their own junior clubs tied to them here in QLD, feeding in to their development club up here, the Sunshine Coast Falcons.

The point in regards to the Broncos, is that they have been made the finals every year since 1991, except for two seasons. That’s finals in 27 of the last 29 years. No other club has a record close to that.

 

[Blackas87]

The Storms first junior programs were in QLD. Ever wondered why so many QLD’ers play for the Storm. Because they have their own junior clubs tied to them here in QLD, feeding in to their development club up here, the Sunshine Coast Falcons.

The point in regards to the Broncos, is that they have been made the finals every year since 1991, except for two seasons. That’s finals in 27 of the last 29 years. No other club has a record close to that.

Yes I know how the Storm works, they create a path way for young players to get into the NRL via the Falcons. No player is forced to play for the Falcons, and not every Falcons player comes from the Sunshine Coast or even Qld. Players sign there as they see the development opportunities they’ll get going down that path.
NSW player Ryan Papenhuyzen was part of West Tigers feeder team before moving to Qld to get his opportunity to come to Melbourne and now is a regular in the side.
Nicko Hynes another NSW boy signed to Manly before changing to Nth Qld and then finally Melbourne via the Falcons. Plenty of players from Brisbane sign at clubs in Sydney as well.


AFL players don’t get a choice on the path they take. Clubs like Brisbane and the Gold Coast can have a stronger focus on developing local talent creating pathways for locals to get into the AFL

 

[Dogflogger]

draft lottery is pretty lame but for a league like AFL that loves gambling so much they'd probably love the idea.