Draft to be held over two days with live pick trading

[schmuttt]

https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/af...k=d1a708223103c93eca7c94784861568f-1533696916

 

[Kram]

Good move, pick trading makes sense giving clubs a lot more flexibility with the draft.

 

[Randomizor]

The AFL aren’t great at giving adequate notice for changes are they?

 

[TheExtractorFactor]

10 picks on day one. They are going to drag this out and milk it for all it's worth, it's going to be painful

 

[Milanista28]

Why during work hours FFS, Do it Saturday and Sunday.

 

[Suma Magic]

I for one welcome our new extended live picking draft overlord.

Why during work hours FFS, Do it Saturday and Sunday.

Exactly. A Friday night round 1 and then other rounds and rookie on Saturday would be perfect.

 

[DapperDon]

Can't wait for every draftee to be asked who their favourite ******* Avenger is.

 

[deck]

Why during work hours FFS, Do it Saturday and Sunday.

This change makes no sense at all.

 

[LNielsen]

I like it, something different and should make it interesting. I think I’ll come down with the flu on the Friday unfortunately and won’t make it into work.

 

[Lockyer24]

Two days? Another pointless thing from the s**t idea factory that is the AFL. They have some weird cats working there.

 

[didaksrightfoot]

Live trades - yes, finally.

2 Days? WTF?
There is absolutely no need for it to be that long.

 

[TerryWallet]

Can't wait for every draftee to be asked who their favourite ******* Avenger is.

I'll allow them a few inevitable cheap plugs, but when Chris Hemsworth accompanies Jack Lukosius on stage and Sam Walsh comes dressed as Spiderman i may just say that's a touch too much..........and very very Gil like.

 

[Tigers123]

All I want now is a shorter trade period

 

[Adelaide Hawk]

Well done. Not even the NBA have been able to drag out the draft over 2 days.

 

[ossie_21]

2 day draft and still a 13 year trade period, ******* hell AFL

 

[BG__]

Wtf is the point of stretching it over 2 days if day 1 is only the first round?

 

[Milanista28]

Wtf is the point of stretching it over 2 days if day 1 is only the first round?

Coz Mericahhh!

 

[vanders]

Live trades won't be good until players can be traded without having to agree to move.

The 2 day draft is stupid. They're just trying to make as much money from advertising as possible.

 

[Square Peg]

2 day draft and still a 13 year trade period, ******* hell AFL

I know the trade period seems long, but 13 years....

 

[quotemokc]

The AFL can say it will go over 2 days, but once the first 20 or so picks are done clubs tend to fly through their picks.

I suspect it will be over within 6 hours unless the AFL forcibly calls halftime.

 

[Coops93]

I hate the two day draft idea. What a waste of time, it's not like the NFL where there's 32 teams drafting in 7 rounds giving 250+ picks. There's what, 70 picks or thereabouts in an AFL draft? Just get it done in a couple of hours.

Do like the draft day trading, however. Makes it interesting when players start to slide.

 

[ossie_21]

I know the trade period seems long, but 13 years....

I would still say I'm closer to being right than wrong

 

[Spanish_Fly]

Cant see how any trades of significance will be done, clubs struggle to get trades done in 2 weeks, let alone an hour or so. And no player trades will be involved as it gives players no time to think about what they're doing.

Much better off going to a completely points based Trade/ Draft period with full auction.

 

[M Malice]

The AFL can say it will go over 2 days, but once the first 20 or so picks are done clubs tend to fly through their picks.

I suspect it will be over within 6 hours unless the AFL forcibly calls halftime.

Half time is straight after the top 10 selections.

 

[Chism]

I reckon the odds of a live trade actually being done would be around 100-1.