Free agency compo under review, and why the formula isn't public

[Holden Hillbilly]

Free agency compo under review, and why the formula isn't public

The mechanisms involved in free agency compensation are set to be reviewed

www.afl.com.au

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Spoiler: the formula ain’t public because there is no formula

 

[KissKiss]

If its public you cant manipulate it to get the specific results. I reckon the formula is there but its only applied for like 90% of the standard compos. The others get a bit of an extra twist up or down

 

[Tiger2709]

Its the AFL nothing is above board.

 

[Grave Danger]

The salary component of the 'formula' should be based on what the outgoing player was being paid, not what the gaining team is going to pay them.

 

[It Just Is]

If there needs to be compensation, it should be ranking salary to the draft point index rather than being pegged to ladder position.

Also, any compensation should be based only on total deal value. The manipulation for age and contract duration is dumb.

 

[apollo_creed]

Spoiler: the formula ain’t public because there is no formula

And if it exists then Brad Scott knows it..

 

[MarcusP2]

The salary component of the 'formula' should be based on what the outgoing player was being paid, not what the gaining team is going to pay them.

So if Port sign JHF to a 5 year deal for 600K to get him to free agency, and then he leaves for 1.4M a season, they should get band 3 compo?

 

[Grave Danger]

So if Port sign JHF to a 5 year deal for 600K to get him to free agency, and then he leaves for 1.4M a season, they should get band 3 compo?

He won't leave.

 

[Elmer_Judd]

I personally don't believe the public have any right to know how much a player earns..

 

[MarcusP2]

He won't leave.

I agree, it was an example of the ridiculousness of using past contracts to justify future compo.

 

[Grave Danger]

I agree, it was an example of the ridiculousness of using past contracts to justify future compo.

Why ridiculous? It's the team losing the player that's being compensated, so why shouldn't the compo be based on where the player sat in the pay structure of that team?

 

[bungalow_bill]

Hawks receive pick 19 for one of the best players of all time
North receive pick 3 for a journeyman

Something is not right..

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

I hope the review picks up on several issues.

* limiting access of top teams to free agency recruits from struggling teams

* The RFA status of previously delisted players is problematic. While my mob benefited it is odd we were able to pick up a 22 year old in Jordon because he had once been delisted.