Yep. Dodo simply hovered around pretending to be unobtrusive n then stole him after we'd given him a decent development opportunity in our VFL team.Essendon will.be credited with finding Ambrosia,but inreality tigers discovered him.
Yep. Dodo simply hovered around pretending to be unobtrusive n then stole him after we'd given him a decent development opportunity in our VFL team.Essendon will.be credited with finding Ambrosia,but inreality tigers discovered him.
Turn it up! Every player drafted beyond say 10-15, in just about every draft, is largely a stab in the dark.
I reckon it is the bringing of these players into a club environment and following a players development with our coaching staff and leading players, which gives some level of insight.
In the case of a vfl recruit, giving some priority to a club which has invested that time and effort is both efficient and fair.
I'd say every draft pick is a stab in the dark but the recruiters will tell you they track hundreds of players for years before each draft and it would be rare to add a player to your VFL program without having some intelligence on them.
You could possibly have a system where clubs can declare their mid season pick pre draft to take their VFL players but I don't think you can have a system where VFL players are untouchable at any draft pick. If a club changed course after reacting to draft picks then a player could be left on the shelf when another club wanted them. That would be cruel.
Even in the case of pre draft bidding there is a question of how that impacts the equalisation of the competition. If Geelong find a star in their VFL team and want to take them with pick 18 there's a case that North should be able to take them with pick 1 for the sake of the competition.
Not sure anyone is suggesting they should be untouchable. Some sort of ability to match the pick is all I am suggesting and I would also add in that the player needs to have played a certain number of vfl games or been on the vfl list for a certain period of time as well . I am sure the AFL could come up with somethingYou could possibly have a system where clubs can declare their mid season pick pre draft to take their VFL players but I don't think you can have a system where VFL players are untouchable at any draft pick.
I am sure the AFL could come up with something
I would think of something like at Pick 50 and above the team could match a pick for the VFL player. In this instance the guy is not necessarily an out and out star but someone the team has developed in their VFL team.Not sure anyone is suggesting they should be untouchable. Some sort of ability to match the pick is all I am suggesting and I would also add in that the player needs to have played a certain number of vfl games or been on the vfl list for a certain period of time as well . I am sure the AFL could come up with something
Very few of our weaker teams will go to the draft with less than three to four live picks so plenty of time to react to a failure to pick up a vfl player after the first two rounds, (which is where I think the priority advantage given to a team like ours in a Tyler Young selection quandary, should be drawn).
I dont mind the idea, but how would it work for clubs that dont have a VFL team? Would they get priority to any players at their "aligned" club? Do the WA teams have reserves in the WAFL now?Not sure anyone is suggesting they should be untouchable. Some sort of ability to match the pick is all I am suggesting and I would also add in that the player needs to have played a certain number of vfl games or been on the vfl list for a certain period of time as well . I am sure the AFL could come up with something
If it is not to the benefit of the Cats then it is in a no go zone.What’s in it for Geelong?
Tyrone Downie | GCS |
Kayle Kirby | Collingwood |
Josh Dunkley | Western Bulldogs |
Dan Howe | Hawthorn |
Clayton Oliver | Melbourne |
Sam Durham | Essendon |
Jake Aarts | RFC |
Anthony Scott | Western Bulldogs |
Karl Worner | Freo |
Garrett McDonough | Essendon |
Jake Soligo | Adelaide |
Massimo D’ambrosio | Essendon |
Tylar Young | Richmond |
I think the only teams without their own “2nds” are st kilda and hawthorn, who are aligned with Sandringham and Box Hill, and Fremantle. Freo may be aligned with someone in the WAFL, not really sureI dont mind the idea, but how would it work for clubs that dont have a VFL team? Would they get priority to any players at their "aligned" club? Do the WA teams have reserves in the WAFL now?
I think Oliver played as a 23rd man top up player pre his draft year. Probably the same for some of the others as well.I keep an eye on RFC VFL to AFL, not certain if I have missed anyone
Tyrone Downie GCS Kayle Kirby Collingwood Josh Dunkley Western Bulldogs Dan Howe Hawthorn Clayton Oliver Melbourne Sam Durham Essendon Jake Aarts RFC Anthony Scott Western Bulldogs Karl Worner Freo Garrett McDonough Essendon Jake Soligo Adelaide Massimo D’ambrosio Essendon Tylar Young Richmond
correctI think Oliver played as a 23rd man top up player pre his draft year. Probably the same for some of the others as well.
It’s the equivalent of Sonsie playing a couple of games for Box Hill.
Freos seconds are Peel Thunder.I think the only teams without their own “2nds” are st kilda and hawthorn, who are aligned with Sandringham and Box Hill, and Fremantle. Freo may be aligned with someone in the WAFL, not really sure
Hey @Sintiger - Any idea who GWS and GC seconds are?I think the only teams without their own “2nds” are st kilda and hawthorn, who are aligned with Sandringham and Box Hill, and Fremantle. Freo may be aligned with someone in the WAFL, not really sure
They have their own VFL teamsHey @Sintiger - Any idea who GWS and GC seconds are?
DrummondI keep an eye on RFC VFL to AFL, not certain if I have missed anyone
Tyrone Downie GCS Kayle Kirby Collingwood Josh Dunkley Western Bulldogs Dan Howe Hawthorn Clayton Oliver Melbourne Sam Durham Essendon Jake Aarts RFC Anthony Scott Western Bulldogs Karl Worner Freo Garrett McDonough Essendon Jake Soligo Adelaide Massimo D’ambrosio Essendon Tylar Young Richmond