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At the rate sports are being delayed or canceled i would say 3-5 in a 12 game season
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Rumour GFC 2020 Player Trading, Drafting FA, Rumours and Wish lists
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O'Connor in the leadership group. Surprising but not unwelcome news
Time to trade him out.
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I don't think any other clubs would really rate him as much as we do. Their loss, our gain
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I wonder if we would have been better draft a Brock Smith type ... or this old bugbear
MOC in the leadership group, he is still far from a lock in our side id have thought
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Well he's a lock now I would think.
I also noticed there are no forwards. 3 mids and 4 defenders. Also interesting that there's 3 category B rookies and mature ager drafted at 24 versus 3 who were taken at the normal age in the normal draft. 2 of the 7 we traded in.
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We've removed the ruckman from our game, and maybe the forwards are next...... We just go with 22 defenders who can scrape 10 - 12 goals a game.
He by himself is fine, but as an accumulation he adds to the nicety in our side. I think back on when we had 4 to 5 hard chargers.. lets say Chapman, Milburn, Mooney, Rooke ... with players like them around him he would be perfectly fine.
I dare say you are probably right, he brings what the MC appreciate to the side. Leadership... seems a bit odd to me but what do we know, onl that he can be hard to understand
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Mids in the cross hairs over the next few years? Sels, danger, and Duncan all retiring in the next 4 years and replaced with defensive mids and defensive forwards
Lachie Ash was a Cats fan... someone to keep an eye on at GWS, if we start poaching... Looks like he's adapting very well to AFL and in line for debut this year
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'I didn't feel out of place': Giants' top pick eyeing R1 debut
Last year's No.4 draft pick is confident of performing at the highest level if he gets his chance
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Fun times ahead. All those good picks we have this year and likely no NAB league footy or state league footy to assess players
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I wonder if they'll hold some sort of 'super combine', or let clubs go ahead with drafting baaed on their knowledge of prospects as it is right now.. .....or suspend drafting until next season perhaps?
If possible that would be one option. Even a Sept version of the champs would give players something. One things for sure the recruiters will be sucking ona blocked straw this year for recent data
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Lachie Ash was a Cats fan... someone to keep an eye on at GWS, if we start poaching... Looks like he's adapting very well to AFL and in line for debut this year
'I didn't feel out of place': Giants' top pick eyeing R1 debut
Last year's No.4 draft pick is confident of performing at the highest level if he gets his chance
GWS have a knack for getting into the type of picks and the players we have been denied.. i he said he wanted to come to geelong ..yes for sure trade an R1 for him West Coast pick I'd do it no probs
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Listening to radio this afternoon ... just how vulnerable may the afl be? Will they have to retract to ensure the majority survive? The aflW 'costs' and delivers debatable value to the bottom line..... probably too social interwoven now.. but will they have to consider the clubs like Suns ..if its costing ex atm... do they pack it up for a period and start it again when they have money. Its really hard to know but when you hear guys like Kennert talking the comp going down ... hard choices may be ahead.
And in a land of blind men , the one eyed man is king ... so if worst comes to worst, Id hope like a vulture we swoop...
And in a land of blind men , the one eyed man is king ... so if worst comes to worst, Id hope like a vulture we swoop...
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Obviously more important things happening than AFL & the drafting, but maybe this isn't the year to have 3 first round picks available:
The AFL is expected to hold its national and rookie drafts as planned in November, but they could be trimmed to less than two rounds amid potential list culls.
With AFL clubs facing losses of between $5 and $10 million due to the coronavirus pandemic, they may be forced to shrink their lists for next season, and in turn would have fewer spots available for draftees...
...“It might be the case that we have slashed list sizes. So we might have 150 players out of jobs, some list managers are telling me maybe we’ll only have the first round and a half of the draft, we might only have 25 picks. All of those things are yet to flush out.”
Adding to the complexity of the 2020 draft is how compromised it is, with many players already very likely to join certain clubs based on Academy or father-son ties.
“If we had 30 of those players going to those clubs, maybe 20 of them are already allocated and they’re keen to get them in,” Ralph said.
“But if you’re cutting your list size from 44 down to potentially 38, you’re already cutting five or six players existing off your list. Potentially you’d bring your Academy player in, and that’s about it.”
www.foxsports.com.au
The AFL is expected to hold its national and rookie drafts as planned in November, but they could be trimmed to less than two rounds amid potential list culls.
With AFL clubs facing losses of between $5 and $10 million due to the coronavirus pandemic, they may be forced to shrink their lists for next season, and in turn would have fewer spots available for draftees...
...“It might be the case that we have slashed list sizes. So we might have 150 players out of jobs, some list managers are telling me maybe we’ll only have the first round and a half of the draft, we might only have 25 picks. All of those things are yet to flush out.”
Adding to the complexity of the 2020 draft is how compromised it is, with many players already very likely to join certain clubs based on Academy or father-son ties.
“If we had 30 of those players going to those clubs, maybe 20 of them are already allocated and they’re keen to get them in,” Ralph said.
“But if you’re cutting your list size from 44 down to potentially 38, you’re already cutting five or six players existing off your list. Potentially you’d bring your Academy player in, and that’s about it.”
AFL Draft could be slashed to ‘25 picks’ after a potential list cull following coronavirus crisis
AFL Draft could be slashed to ‘25 picks’ after a potential list cull
www.foxsports.com.au
Obviously more important things happening than AFL & the drafting, but maybe this isn't the year to have 3 first round picks available:
The AFL is expected to hold its national and rookie drafts as planned in November, but they could be trimmed to less than two rounds amid potential list culls.
With AFL clubs facing losses of between $5 and $10 million due to the coronavirus pandemic, they may be forced to shrink their lists for next season, and in turn would have fewer spots available for draftees...
...“It might be the case that we have slashed list sizes. So we might have 150 players out of jobs, some list managers are telling me maybe we’ll only have the first round and a half of the draft, we might only have 25 picks. All of those things are yet to flush out.”
Adding to the complexity of the 2020 draft is how compromised it is, with many players already very likely to join certain clubs based on Academy or father-son ties.
“If we had 30 of those players going to those clubs, maybe 20 of them are already allocated and they’re keen to get them in,” Ralph said.
“But if you’re cutting your list size from 44 down to potentially 38, you’re already cutting five or six players existing off your list. Potentially you’d bring your Academy player in, and that’s about it.”
AFL Draft could be slashed to ‘25 picks’ after a potential list cull following coronavirus crisis
AFL Draft could be slashed to ‘25 picks’ after a potential list cull
Im not sure what will happen ..anyone who says they are ..is spinning it... Id suspect though that the afl would want all clubs to have a couple of picks in the draft.
That'd be right.
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Gold Coast, Bulldogs, Melbourne and Brisbane all fold and we can have no.1
Big changes coming. List could be reduced. If 10 player are reduced from each list there will be big , big changes. If the Scapulas is reduced by multiple millions big changes. ... but the draft I see as something that may persist as its a sign of optimism , its a tool to ensure a future. I think as much as we have picks that we are owed..WC and a special GC pick ... water will find its own level... and the afl will want to ensure the future of their sport by bringing in young players ...
In real terms..the draft brings in cheep players. It may be more beneficial to have a normal draft with players on a set wage than keep some middle aged journeyman. Worst comes to worst, the GC pick , just like our Ablett comp pick... could be pushed into another year.... I think its not really relevant if GC survive to wether the pick is still valid. Think of it as a holden. They will still be driving when the car brand is not being sold anymore.
If GC were to merge with Brisbane or go into recession ..we will be in for much bigger consequences than just a R1 pick.
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What would be the minimum players for team squads that would be realistic across a 20+ round season?
One thing I read yesterday is that up to 150 players could be cut from lists at the end of the season because it's expected there'll be reduced list numbers going forward and to allow for some fresh faces to each club
The quickest cut would most likely be the rookie list and cap team lists at 38 - senior lists have been allowed to be between 38-40 with rookie lists between 4-6 players. Losing just 6 players per club is 108 players across the league who will be gone.
With the draft the rules have been a minimum of 3 picks, but I wouldn't be surprised to see that scrapped with instead of a minimum of 2 picks this year - and that's another 36-54 players gone if some teams take 3 picks
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