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Cheers for that mate, beat me to itI believe it was peter sumich who said it who was his u18s coach .
He said it after he went undrafted
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Cheers for that mate, beat me to itI believe it was peter sumich who said it who was his u18s coach .
He said it after he went undrafted
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Should the 17 other AFL clubs hold the West Coast Eagles to ransom?
When West Coast traded away their 2019 and 2020 first-round draft picks to secure Tim Kelly from Geelong, they potentially traded their future for…www.theroar.com.au
What a Joke
Is that article even accurate? I thought the only penalty for not using the required picks is that you can't trade future picks for a draft. Then again, both Cats and Hawks technically breached previous rules and AFL gave them an exemption.![]()
Should the 17 other AFL clubs hold the West Coast Eagles to ransom?
When West Coast traded away their 2019 and 2020 first-round draft picks to secure Tim Kelly from Geelong, they potentially traded their future for…www.theroar.com.au
What a Joke
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Is that article even accurate? I thought the only penalty for not using the required picks is that you can't trade future picks for a draft. Then again, both Cats and Hawks technically breached previous rules and AFL gave them an exemption.
yeah forgot about Hogan, but it would appear that was a good decision as well.Jessie Hogan says hello
That was my understanding as well, there is no penalty as such (I.e. fine or draft penalty), just that you are severely restricted in future trading until you correct the situation.Is that article even accurate? I thought the only penalty for not using the required picks is that you can't trade future picks for a draft. Then again, both Cats and Hawks technically breached previous rules and AFL gave them an exemption.
Suma 'forgot' to mention he lost his licence for drink drivingHow Peter Sumich played a part in Sydney Stack's AFL initiation
“The recruiters had a lot of question marks on his off-field demeanour."www.sen.com.au
From the horse’s mouth

Is that article even accurate? I thought the only penalty for not using the required picks is that you can't trade future picks for a draft. Then again, both Cats and Hawks technically breached previous rules and AFL gave them an exemption.
Nope, Roar gets it wrong once again.
There is no penalty... other than you can't trade your next first rounder if you haven't satisfied the criteria in the previous four years.
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Trading first-round picks: Misunderstood rule explained
Marc McGowan cuts through the confusion around a complex rulewww.afl.com.au
I'm curious, which part of the salary cap/club expenses etc etc pays for the host family setup for interstate draftees?
For example, i'm presuming it's more expensive for the club to draft Mitch O'Neil and set him up in a host family for example, than a Perth kid?
Do the Perth kids get offered the host family option? Do the draftees themselves pay for the host family/food etc out of their wage? I mean someone has to.
Wonder if this shapes our draft strategy at all, clearly it has to be factored in
Might delete my account.
I'm curious, which part of the salary cap/club expenses etc etc pays for the host family setup for interstate draftees?
For example, i'm presuming it's more expensive for the club to draft Mitch O'Neil and set him up in a host family for example, than a Perth kid?
Do the Perth kids get offered the host family option? Do the draftees themselves pay for the host family/food etc out of their wage? I mean someone has to.
Wonder if this shapes our draft strategy at all, clearly it has to be factored in
Might delete my account.
So Mitch O'Neill is moving back to Tas because he's been eating too much food and the club can't afford it? Is that the rumour?
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Should the 17 other AFL clubs hold the West Coast Eagles to ransom?
When West Coast traded away their 2019 and 2020 first-round draft picks to secure Tim Kelly from Geelong, they potentially traded their future for…www.theroar.com.au
What a Joke
My understanding of these rules is that they only pertain to whether or not a club is allowed to trade their future picks, ie, if you haven’t used at least two first rounders in the last four years, you’re not allowed to then trade your future selections.
Even then the AFL will grant exceptions if clubs apply for them, and WCE, being a well-run and generally successful club, would almost certainly get one of they asked, I suspect.
Of course, this is only my understanding on the rules – the AFL has never really offered a great deal of clarity about how they work. At any rate, I doubt WCE would get into any kind of serious trouble.
If nothing else they could make the argument that they may not have used a first rounder in the 2019 draft, but did use four second-rounders, which should be considered more than equivalent.
The Roar publishes articles from a very broad range of people so there will be stuff that’s kinda stupid if it’s not written by one of their staff writers
This comment by Josh Elliot who’s a regular writer for the Roar is a pretty accurate summation
Nah the players in the u18s WA team and many of the support staff thought that stacks position should go to someone else who was more committed to the team . So many very dedicated kids miss out .I think Sumich also said the so called "issues" with Stack were exaggerated as he said there was a minor problem with being late to training but that was it and was also understandable given his personal situation at the time.