Its about time the AFL looks at the compo system for loosing free agents.
The current system is easy to play, given teams that are down the bottom no incentive to keep and pay their 26 + year olds. Players that clubs cant or shouldnt afford to loose but do, keeping them down for longer but stocking up on high picks.
It also gives the top teams a chance to stay in contention longer with a sharper crash at the end of the ride.
The system also has so many grey areas, its ridiculous. The AFL wanted Ablett to go back to Geelong while giving the Suns a decent pick. Motlops compo seemed above what many thought it would attract, giving Geelong a gift and handing that to the Suns.
If they dont want to scrap it completely dont have it tied to the teams ladder position, saving the farce Franklins compo compared to Frawleys caused. Or the current talk about Crouch.
Make the highest the available end of first, making teams try harder to keep players but if they cant have a token pick.
The draft system every year seems to be to compromised as is
To many grey areas in this sport and this is another that needs to be looked at
The current system is easy to play, given teams that are down the bottom no incentive to keep and pay their 26 + year olds. Players that clubs cant or shouldnt afford to loose but do, keeping them down for longer but stocking up on high picks.
It also gives the top teams a chance to stay in contention longer with a sharper crash at the end of the ride.
The system also has so many grey areas, its ridiculous. The AFL wanted Ablett to go back to Geelong while giving the Suns a decent pick. Motlops compo seemed above what many thought it would attract, giving Geelong a gift and handing that to the Suns.
If they dont want to scrap it completely dont have it tied to the teams ladder position, saving the farce Franklins compo compared to Frawleys caused. Or the current talk about Crouch.
Make the highest the available end of first, making teams try harder to keep players but if they cant have a token pick.
The draft system every year seems to be to compromised as is
To many grey areas in this sport and this is another that needs to be looked at