AFL 2022
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They haven’t got the settings right on draftee contracts either.
These players that go top 10 and then want to leave after one season, the team that drafts them are left at the mercy of the trade system (that is broken), is simply not right.
The wanting to “go home” is a real issue, but that needs to be balanced better with investment by the club.
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the best kids go to the shittest teams. what do they expect? immediate improvement? And how do they improve when they lose their best players?
The go-home factor is an enormous drawback for a "national" comp without national depth
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maybe free agency stuffed it for those clubs , if a player wants out , clubs trade to get what they can when they can before they walk for free,
But in saying all that , very happy we got Taranto and Hopper ,both around 23 , handy additions to an ageing midfield ,
And for us , its nice to be considered a destination club rather than a basket case
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@ACT-Crusader said in AFL 2022:
They haven’t got the settings right on draftee contracts either.
These players that go top 10 and then want to leave after one season, the team that drafts them are left at the mercy of the trade system (that is broken), is simply not right.
The wanting to “go home” is a real issue, but that needs to be balanced better with investment by the club.
Fuck the "go homers". They're adults and handsomely remunerated. If you want to go back to your parents or childhood friends, get another job.
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@antipodean especially when you consider how short their careers are...they have decades to go back home after they retire
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@antipodean Yes, one would think being away from home might be more attractive at that age.
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@antipodean said in AFL 2022:
@ACT-Crusader said in AFL 2022:
They haven’t got the settings right on draftee contracts either.
These players that go top 10 and then want to leave after one season, the team that drafts them are left at the mercy of the trade system (that is broken), is simply not right.
The wanting to “go home” is a real issue, but that needs to be balanced better with investment by the club.
Fuck the "go homers". They're adults and handsomely remunerated. If you want to go back to your parents or childhood friends, get another job.
and it's not just "go home" either
it's "i want to go home and play for this club no matter the offer"
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@barbarian said in AFL 2022:
@antipodean Yes, one would think being away from home might be more attractive at that age.
But but but he’s only a 19 yo kid - this line gets trotted out all the time and has been over the last 24 hours with the latest trade of a number 1 pick
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Be interesting to see what percentage while using the go home excuse,
Are still going to a club in a much stronger position
im guessing most .
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St Kilda sacking their coach just after the trade window and a couple of months after extending him is definitely something
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hey @ACT-Crusader what are your feelings on getting back with your ex-missus who left you?
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Be interesting to see how it goes
He must’ve left on good terms for them to welcome him back .
I guess it’s a case of taking the best coach available -
I wasn’t a huge fan of Ross but I think if I’m being honest that was borne out of my dislike for Carlton and the fact he played and then went on to be an Assistant Coach there.
But he knew how to get results and probably pushed what were a group of talented players (Riewoldt, Del Santo, Goddard, Hayes, Milne, Montagna) plus a few veterans and some average types, to play some amazing footy.
A lot of the talk back has been he has never had to rebuild, but I don’t think we need him for that and that’s why he’s probably the right guy right now.
I had the chance to meet Adam Schneider and some of the stuff he said about Ross and his insight into the game was pretty amazing. The game and everything that surrounds the game - the media and mentality of players etc have changed dramatically since he was last at the Saints and even since he left Freo, and his old default personality won’t cut it. The test will be whether he will adjust and still get that positive performance and results from his players that he got at Saints and Freo
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and so the Draft has happened. And the AFL media do their usual over-rating of what it actually means for clubs. Words like "elite" get thrown around about 65kg 18 year old kids, and the narrative is that teams have "found solutions" via the draft.
For every Matt Rowell (who broke down despite being built like an adult) there are a thousand kids who take years to develop in to AFL-level assets. This isn't the US where they come out of a couple of years of college, this is kids out of high school.
The Lions got the two players they wanted. Apparently one is ready to go straight away but i am not holding my breath.
North will still suck despite all their high draft picks.
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@mariner4life said in AFL 2022:
and so the Draft has happened. And the AFL media do their usual over-rating of what it actually means for clubs. Words like "elite" get thrown around about 65kg 18 year old kids, and the narrative is that teams have "found solutions" via the draft.
For every Matt Rowell (who broke down despite being built like an adult) there are a thousand kids who take years to develop in to AFL-level assets. This isn't the US where they come out of a couple of years of college, this is kids out of high school.
The Lions got the two players they wanted. Apparently one is ready to go straight away but i am not holding my breath.
North will still suck despite all their high draft picks.
Struggle to get excited about school kids.
Maybe draft should waif until they've played a couple of years jn VFL, SANFL or WAFL
