In that link the word is in its generic form. It doesn't pertain to one draft or the other.
Nup. It doesn't work like that mate.
If Martin accepted an offer from another club and Richmond did not match his offer he could freely move to the club of his choice and Richmond would receive and AFL compensation pick. If Richmond matched any final offer, and Martin still did not want to sign with Richmond, he becomes a delisted, uncontracted player and eligible to apply for the pre-season draft:
The AFL pre-season draft is the drafting of uncontracted players to teams in the Australian Football League. The draft is conducted after the national AFL draft and before the start of the next AFL season. It is conducted at the same time as the AFL rookie draft. The pre-season draft is a place for any uncontracted players to nominate that missed the AFL draft or who were delisted after the main draft.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFL_pre-season_draft
Possibly.
This depends on where his club of choice sits in the PSD rankings, and is also affected by the money on his head, and the willingness for clubs that were not first choice to match the offer. The Nick Stevens trade is a good example. However, this also requires Richmond, in this case, giving up a 1st round draft pick. I doubt they would be that stupid.
Sorry about not multiquoting you back. But the reply will cover it
You're having a bit each way there.
He doesn't become a delisted FA. He may be uncontracted, but not delisted. Delisted, he wouldn't have to enter any draft, he could sign with whoever he likes. So he wouldn't need to enter any draft. So that makes your "delisted" and "PSD" comments irrelevant.
BUT.
The rules state the club can decline to match, then they get a compensation pick..in the ND
If a club matches, t he player can either accept and stay, or refuse and take his chance that the 2 clubs can agree on a trade. OR if those 2 clubs can't reach an agreement and he still decides to leave he goes into the ND. This I believe is the mechanism the afl have put in place so that any UFA can't just "walk" to the PSD. They still want club's to receive something for their player, otherwise they could have just said a player becomes a delisted FA.
That just doesn't make sense on so many levels.
The issue of the PSD is that with the advent of DFAs there really is no need for it, it's an outdated mechanism, there is even some talk of it being removed. The Wikipedia link you provided is pre FA coming in. Granted it's still there for the moment, but not for the purpose you're suggesting.
Once a RFA player accepts a contract offer under FA he comes under the rules that pertain to it. He has to go through that process and the rules that govern it.
I'm very confident there is no PSD option for RFA.
And unless a player had a toxic relationship with his club or coaches or team mates, or were made a godfather offer a club couldn't match, I doubt too many players would take that route. Which certainly isn't the case with Dusty.
The Nick Stevens case isnt relevant.Once again it was before FA rules changed the landscape. (Collingwood thought they'd bend Port over with a crap trade. Port bit the bullet and set an example for others. Even though that was costly to them, ultimately getting zero for him, but that's another topic) most club's have grown up a bit from where it was about pulling a swiftly over another club. Most clubs have a reasonable relationship when trading. Maybe hardline at times but that's trading. Usually it's a reasonably fair exchange. Some exceptions.
What are you talking about Richmond giving up a 1st round pick for? In a trade?If the club doesn't believe it to be an equitable trade of course they would. There's 1st rounders and 1st rounders, not all are the same value. ie Pick 1 might be considered, pick 18 or pick 23 (after academy/FS noms) certainly wouldn't