Prediction Just give Gold Coast the next 5 flags and be done with it

[Bluechip66]

I for one welcome our new tropical overlords.

 

[Bunk Moreland]

We’re hitting new heights. Can’t even make it thru one round without declaring season over

 

[RUNVS]

I think the odds of a Gold Coast vs Brisbane Grand Final is very high. Both clubs are likely to be a class above everyone else this season.

 

[TheGoatBaron]

I’ve seen enough.

They are that good.

Chronz

 

[blaisee]

Look give them 20 years of top 5 picks and then allow them to get patracca add pep guardiola you really can’t lose

With pep in charge the suns and Brisbane with share 8 of the next 10 flags

While us in Melbourne subsidize the comp

What could go wrong ?

 

[Piggy Smalls]

We’re hitting new heights. Can’t even make it thru one round without declaring season over

40% of zero rounds to be exact

 

[bungalow_bill]

 

[Hollow Knight]

Welcome to the new age. It’s the SEQFL now fellas. Please take your shoes off before you come inside.

Vibe check on the “heartland” this morning…

 

[Byron_Clanger]

Man, I wish my team could've given up three firsts to get Tim Kelly

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Tim Kelly

Age

31

Ht

184cm

Wt

83kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

23.6

5star

K

13.5

5star

HB

10.1

5star

M

3.4

3star

T

4.0

5star

CL

4.9

5star

D

19.9

5star

K

12.3

5star

HB

7.6

4star

M

3.1

3star

T

4.7

5star

CL

3.6

4star

D

21.6

5star

K

10.4

4star

HB

11.2

5star

M

2.8

3star

T

3.8

5star

CL

3.8

5star

then instantly get back four picks in the top 20 from the Academy. What a complete and total rort, I'm just glad my team's rubbish right now and doesn't have its run at a flag ruined by this manufactured Queensland era.

 

[Hollow Knight]

Man, I wish my team could've given up three firsts to get Tim Kelly then instantly get back four picks in the top 20 from the Academy. What a complete and total rort, I'm just glad my team's rubbish right now and doesn't have its run at the flag ruined by one of these manufactured eras.

This would have hit harder if it came from a supporter of a club that…

• hadn’t won a flag in the last decade
• has just received the first pieces of what looks like being a multiple-year assistance package

 

[Obeanie1]

This would have hit harder if it came from a supporter of a club that…

• hadn’t won a flag in the last decade
• has just received the first pieces of what looks like being a multiple-year assistance package

Yep. Talking about hitting harder. Who ended up with that assistance pick in the end?

Oh. Your club.

After gaining a gun free agent at no draft cost and then benefiting from AFL rules that forced the Eagles to trade that assistance pick for a free agent.

And then the back to back premiers landed the best pure mid in the draft at a discount.

So under the AFLs rules the rich got richer and the poor had to pay overs. No wonder the AFL needs to hand out assistance to struggling clubs sitting at the bottom of the ladder for years.

Every year the AFL is feeding assistance to premiera and finalists who dont need any help.

 

[Hollow Knight]

Yep. Talking about hitting harder. Who ended up with that assistance pick in the end?

Oh. Your club.

After gaining a gun free agent at no draft cost and then benefiting from AFL rules that forced the Eagles to trade that assistance pick for a free agent.

And then the back to back premiers landed the best pure mid in the draft at a discount.

So under the AFLs rules the rich got richer and the poor had to pay overs. No wonder the AFL needs to hand out assistance to struggling clubs sitting at the bottom of the ladder for years.

Every year the AFL is feeding assistance to premiera and finalists who dont need any hekp.

We played by the free agency rules that apply to every club. You are the ones that asked the AFL to inexplicably and arbitrarily toss the rule book aside just for you. Then you all somehow tried to act like victims when they said no.

The rule applies to every club equally, the value of free agents in is deducted from the value of free agents out. Then compensation is applied on the net balance. The utter entitlement of thinking you deserved special dispensation to cash in Oscar Allen (who you didn’t want to keep) for a top 3 pick and then get Starcevich for free is off the charts. We already did you a favour by ensuring you got band 1 compensation for Allen, and still you want more.

And if you paid “overs” for Starcevich, it wasn’t because you were forced. If you don’t like the trade, blame your list manager. No one forced you to do that deal.

I won’t even dignify the “who ended up with the assistance pick” statement with a response. I think if you take a deep breath and unpack that rationally, you’ll see the obvious flaw.

 

[Corn Cobbers]

This would have hit harder if it came from a supporter of a club that…

• hadn’t won a flag in the last decade
• has just received the first pieces of what looks like being a multiple-year assistance package

You left out "began with a state side"

Supporters of powerful clubs really shouldn't be complaining rn, or ever

 

[littlecreatures]

This would have hit harder if it came from a supporter of a club that…

• hadn’t won a flag in the last decade
• has just received the first pieces of what looks like being a multiple-year assistance package

It’s irrelevant thought right in respect to the point that’s being made. Whatever club you support, the current compromised access to top end talent is a joke

 

[Hollow Knight]

It’s irrelevant thought right in respect to the point that’s being made. Whatever club you support, the current compromised access to top end talent is a joke

 

[RUNVS]

It’s irrelevant thought right in respect to the point that’s being made. Whatever club you support, the current compromised access to top end talent is a joke

You were fine with the rules when Brisbane were losing player after player in Free Agency when they were at the bottom of the ladder.

 

[Hollow Knight]

You were fine with the rules when Brisbane were losing player after player in Free Agency when they were at the bottom of the ladder.

Yeah before the Brisbane Lions academy, the Brisbane Lions were a development academy for the AFL heartland. We’d develop high draft picks and then lose them to heartland clubs for cents on the dollar because of “homesickness”.

Brisbane floated bringing back the retention allowance to keep interstate draftees, but everyone flipped out and said “find a way to develop and get them access to more local talent instead”. Thus, academies.

Maybe littlecreatures feels shortchanged that St Kilda only got Billy Longer from Brisbane instead of an Elliot Yeo or Sam Docherty.

 

[littlecreatures]

You were fine with the rules when Brisbane were losing player after player in Free Agency when they were at the bottom of the ladder.

And, here they are currently double dipping with Ashcroft brothers, Fletcher, Annabelle for bag of twisties then topping up with interstate talent like Allen, Draper, Neale, Daniher, etc. Amazing system, makes complete sense

 

[Billy ray]

GC: Stop raiding our draftees.
Other footy fans : Develop your own locals.
GC: OK.
Other footy fans: No, not like that.

 

[bungalow_bill]

And, here they are currently double dipping with Ashcroft brothers, Fletcher, Annable for bag of twisties then topping up with interstate talent like Allen, Draper, Neale, Daniher, etc. Amazing system, makes complete sense

FTFY

 

[Obeanie1]

We played by the free agency rules that apply to every club. You are the ones that asked the AFL to inexplicably and arbitrarily toss the rule book aside just for you. Then you all somehow tried to act like victims when they said no.

The rule applies to every club equally, the value of free agents in is deducted from the value of free agents out. Then compensation is applied on the net balance. The utter entitlement of thinking you deserved special dispensation to cash in Oscar Allen (who you didn’t want to keep) for a top 3 pick and then get Starcevich for free is off the charts. We already did you a favour by ensuring you got band 1 compensation for Allen, and still you want more.

And if you paid “overs” for Starcevich, it wasn’t because you were forced. If you don’t like the trade, blame your list manager. No one forced you to do that deal.

I won’t even dignify the “who ended up with the assistance pick” statement with a response. I think if you take a deep breath and unpack that rationally, you’ll see the obvious flaw.

Lions play the cards delt by the AFL.

A deck stacked in the Lions and other northern clubs favour.

That blatantly obvious.

It's been a rort and it's finally coming to an end. Unfortunately the damage has been done so we will need to sit back and wait a few years for the lucky clubs on the take to expend the advantages handed to them.

That's where this comp is at right now.

 

[AlwaysHawks15]

GC: Stop raiding our draftees.
other Footy fans : Develop your own locals.
GC: OK.
Other footy fans: No, not like that.

Think the issue is your getting first dibs on those that are developed and than getting compensation for losing them if you do that others aren't getting. I get it don't get me wrong but let's not pretend it's not a significant leg up. Take advantage of it is all I will say until the AFL step in and make changes.

 

[Elixuh]

KNEEL TO THE NORTHERN STATES AND YOU SHALL BE REWARDED.

 

[Obeanie1]

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And your opinion is nothing is broken because your club is receiving all the assistance and winning back to back flags with it.

Who would have thought that hey?

Facts are Lions have never won a premiership without significant assistance and allowances other teams at the time did
not get bar their expansion cousins the Swans.

Without the extra AFL support and assistance .......no flags. That's the truth of it.

So

 

[Obeanie1]

KNEEL TO THE NORTHERN STATES AND YOU SHALL BE REWARDED.

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With what?

More requests for help?

Smart arse supporters?

Another welfare flag?