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How is it draft tampering. A player nominating a particular club has nothing to do with the draft......it is all about negotiating a trade at that point. StKilda had an opportunity to at least get something for Ball, but turned it down. Sure, it was a lousy offer, and a dog act all round, but surely something is better than nothing. Why should a club have rights to compensation when their player is out of contract.........ever heard of the Bosman ruling in the EPL. He is out of contract. If the club is not good enough to retain its players, then perhaps they need to change their ways.
As for the draft, the other clubs could have taken Ball in the draft if they chose to. Sure, Ball made his intentions clear that he wanted to play for Collingwood, but if another club had taken the chance and called his name, then Ball would have had no choice. The fact is, the other clubs were to gutless to challenge the system, so Ball slid through to Collingwood. If Ball had openly stated he would only play for Collingwood......and I dont recall ever hearing that.....then that would be draft tampering and I would have expected the AFL to act.
Draft tampering to me is Lachie Whitfield saying to club recruiters that he wont move interstate, or Kurt Tippett going thru to the PSD and openly stating that he will be living in SE QLD and if any club choses to select him, then they will have to accept his conditions.
But a player nominating a club does not IMO constitute draft tampering.
As for the draft, the other clubs could have taken Ball in the draft if they chose to. Sure, Ball made his intentions clear that he wanted to play for Collingwood, but if another club had taken the chance and called his name, then Ball would have had no choice. The fact is, the other clubs were to gutless to challenge the system, so Ball slid through to Collingwood. If Ball had openly stated he would only play for Collingwood......and I dont recall ever hearing that.....then that would be draft tampering and I would have expected the AFL to act.
Draft tampering to me is Lachie Whitfield saying to club recruiters that he wont move interstate, or Kurt Tippett going thru to the PSD and openly stating that he will be living in SE QLD and if any club choses to select him, then they will have to accept his conditions.
But a player nominating a club does not IMO constitute draft tampering.
