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Port took Lindsay Thomas hah
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# ? Nov 27, 2017 08:36 |
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# ? May 27, 2024 03:42 |
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realbez posted:Port took Lindsay Thomas hah Must have missed the “north” in front of him when selecting Melbourne rejects. What a loving weird off season they have engineered
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# ? Nov 27, 2017 11:27 |
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Testekill posted:I really like the changes to the rookie list which lets them play from day 1; it really gives the mature state leaguers more of a chance to pitch in when they don't have to wait for an injury. So stoked for David Mirra to finally get his chance after being a VFL champion for the last 5 odd years. I haven't heard anything about this, what are the changes?
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# ? Nov 27, 2017 12:30 |
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Solemn Sloth posted:Must have missed the “north” in front of him when selecting Melbourne rejects. What a loving weird off season they have engineered Yeah, it's practically a who's who list of players who could be great or could be absolute busts but probably the latter. Out: Jackson Trengove, Matthew Lobbe, Jarman Impey, Brendan Ah Chee, Aaron Young, Logan Austin, Cam O'Shea In: Tom Rockliff, Jack Watts, Steven Motlop, Lindsay Thomas, Trent McKenzie, and some new recruits Verdict:
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# ? Nov 27, 2017 12:36 |
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Cats took Crameri in the rookie draft. Maybe it'll work out this time.
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# ? Nov 27, 2017 12:49 |
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cmndstab posted:I haven't heard anything about this, what are the changes? Rookie listed players don't have to be elevated in order to play, they can just play from day 1.
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# ? Nov 28, 2017 00:38 |
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Like, all of them? Or have they just moved the nominated rookie stuff to round 1? What is the point of the rookie list, then? It doesn't do have any restrictions that the senior list doesn't have. Is it solely down to having looser requirements on contracts/payments/etc?
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# ? Nov 28, 2017 16:28 |
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cmndstab posted:Like, all of them? Or have they just moved the nominated rookie stuff to round 1? At a guess, this is step 1 on the road to phasing out the rookie list entirely, letting the teams play them like regular list players for a season or two before deleting the looser payment requirements when they remove the list entirely.
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# ? Nov 28, 2017 16:33 |
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I'm trying to remember the rules for the rookie list. From memory, you can offer contracts on a year-by-year basis, but if you want to do it for a third year you have to let them go back into the rookie draft again and someone else might take them. Other than that, I assume there's a slightly lower base salary.
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# ? Nov 29, 2017 02:16 |
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Talking on the radio about mid-season trading becoming a thing next year
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# ? Nov 29, 2017 02:45 |
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Spedman posted:Talking on the radio about mid-season trading becoming a thing next year It's a thing in American sports and works pretty well in the NHL and NBA. I could absolutely see it falling to pieces here.
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# ? Nov 29, 2017 03:08 |
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Gil McLachlan is a big proponent of it, it will happen
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# ? Nov 29, 2017 03:59 |
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I'm completely in favor of it. It sucks terribly when an otherwise good side that might threaten the finals has their season ruined because all their rucks went down.
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# ? Nov 29, 2017 04:01 |
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hiddenmovement posted:I'm completely in favor of it. It sucks terribly when an otherwise good side that might threaten the finals has their season ruined because all their rucks went down. Personally I look forward to two periods a year of “IS JESSE GOING HOME” instead of just one
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# ? Nov 29, 2017 04:03 |
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Solemn Sloth posted:Personally I look forward to two periods a year of “IS JESSE GOING HOME” instead of just one Yeah, it seems great if all it allows is clubs to trade in players to cover injuries but if it lets players bail on clubs mid season then that could be just as disruptive as injuries.
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# ? Nov 29, 2017 04:37 |
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Yeah, I dunno how the narratives work in the other sports that do mid season trading, but I, for one, do not look forward to the heartbreak stories of players moving from clubs they think are poo poo, only to have that team turn it around in teh latter half of the year to make the finals. Or conversely, the "feel good" stories of players who jump off sinking ships to find finals/premiership glory in the same year.
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# ? Nov 29, 2017 05:04 |
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Brett Deledio come on down
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# ? Nov 29, 2017 05:10 |
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Periphery posted:Yeah, it seems great if all it allows is clubs to trade in players to cover injuries but if it lets players bail on clubs mid season then that could be just as disruptive as injuries. Which it well do, because the Free Agency rules have demonstrated that the AFL lacks the wherewithal to copy the American system properly
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# ? Nov 29, 2017 05:10 |
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BrigadierSensible posted:Yeah, I dunno how the narratives work in the other sports that do mid season trading It isn't really a thing because teams move cities/states every decade and all the players had to move across the country to play college football/basketball etc so they've been away from their home city for 4 years already.
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# ? Nov 29, 2017 06:22 |
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Surely the midseason trade thing is just begging for a bunch of senior players each year in bottom 4 sides to just say "hey trade me to the top side please" and the top clubs getting better while the worst clubs get screwed? I'd be all for a midseason draft, where players in state leagues etc can be picked up to cover injuries. But midseason trades? Don't like that one bit.
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# ? Nov 29, 2017 06:29 |
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Former AFL star Michael Talia has signed with Norwood
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# ? Nov 29, 2017 07:24 |
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We've had mid-season trading in the past, before the draft etc. One of the more notable examples is Russell Greene who trained with St Kilda one week and Hawthorn the next in 1980. He was pretty useful - ended up in three flags.
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# ? Nov 29, 2017 07:24 |
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cmndstab posted:Surely the midseason trade thing is just begging for a bunch of senior players each year in bottom 4 sides to just say "hey trade me to the top side please" and the top clubs getting better while the worst clubs get screwed? I’d be up for a mid season draft to get players from state leagues, and possibly enable players that haven’t played a game that season to move clubs
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# ? Nov 29, 2017 10:21 |
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Yeah, a mid season draft makes sense to cover the unexpected losses. A trade period might just end up being good players in poo poo clubs trying to get traded up the ladder.
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# ? Nov 29, 2017 10:37 |
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Drinking free beer (crowns) at princes park, sometimes it pays to be a member. Some nice canapés too, thanks carlton. Tharlton.
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# ? Nov 29, 2017 10:52 |
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realbez posted:Yeah, a mid season draft makes sense to cover the unexpected losses. A trade period might just end up being good players in poo poo clubs trying to get traded up the ladder. Yeah this would be my concern, I'd prefer a state league draft over a inter-club trade period. Although I suspect state leagues would be pretty pissed losing good players and possibly screwing their season.
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# ? Nov 29, 2017 12:24 |
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thepokey posted:Yeah this would be my concern, I'd prefer a state league draft over a inter-club trade period. Although I suspect state leagues would be pretty pissed losing good players and possibly screwing their season. They would, but the AFL doesn't care in the slightest bit about inconveniences to state leagues.
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# ? Nov 29, 2017 12:45 |
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NTRabbit posted:They would, but the AFL doesn't care in the slightest bit about inconveniences to state leagues. At least Gil and I can agree on something
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# ? Nov 29, 2017 12:46 |
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Agreed, gently caress the state leagues. Mid season draft/limited trade period exclusively for players that have played fewer than 3 matches up until the midway point of the season (and not because of injury) would be fine by me.
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# ? Nov 29, 2017 21:06 |
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They should bring in a loan system for younger players. Reilly O’Brien has been ready to go for about 3 years but has played 2 games because of Jacobs never getting injured or rested.
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# ? Nov 30, 2017 00:14 |
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https://twitter.com/AFL/status/936042979730505729 Nice, 30% are girls, huge increase.
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# ? Nov 30, 2017 04:56 |
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drunkill posted:https://twitter.com/AFL/status/936042979730505729 PC Gone Mad
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# ? Nov 30, 2017 05:13 |
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Interesting that more people participating in NSW/ACT and QLD than SA. I get the significant population difference but the Auskick programs really must be working well up there.
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# ? Nov 30, 2017 11:58 |
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South Australians evidently barely deserve one team nevermind two imo
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# ? Nov 30, 2017 12:32 |
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snaeksikn posted:South Australians evidently barely deserve one team nevermind two imo They couldnt even be bothered fielding a team in the grand final. Relegate them I say.
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# ? Nov 30, 2017 13:59 |
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Port didnt even bother to put in an aflw bid. And half the crows womens team is from the Northern Territory! Strip them of the premiership I say.
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# ? Nov 30, 2017 16:05 |
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GWS (Goons with spoons) (not mine)
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# ? Dec 1, 2017 10:57 |
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BTW ABC has a sports personality of the year poll so you can all vote for Erin Phillips http://aisawards.abc.net.au/
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# ? Dec 2, 2017 04:50 |
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I went to a member forum on Wednesday at Princes Park, it was interesting, good of the club to give us free drinks afterwards and to let fans ask questions to some of the board members for 3 hours even if half the questions were dumb... Anyway I wrote up a pretty big post detailing what was said over on bigfooty (yeah yeah I know, I only signed up for AFLW discussion because surprisingly they probably have the best/biggest online community to talk about it with subforums for each club) with a some information on things, some financial stuff which was mentioned by the president, a few detailed answers for questions and a response to my question about membership discounts for auto-renewal which I asked in this thread the other page for information on other clubs. Anyway a new episode of the carlton show podcast came out to wrap up the year and they (mainly andy maher) said he talked to a bloke about the members forums and pretty much read my post verbatim there. So i guess I know Andy Maher and spoke to him! Roughly 1 hour and 10 mins in, right before the end. https://twitter.com/drunkill/status/937014274664173568
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# ? Dec 2, 2017 19:03 |
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quote:ST KILDA defender Dylan Roberton needed stitches in his testicles on Monday after a freak indoor cricket incident which saw him hit by a tennis ball. https://www.instagram.com/p/BcTYj4BBNxM/?taken-by=dylanroberton E: Can you embed an instagram video?
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