Jon Ralph wrote a good article on the paper today.
Basically saying that the AFL has to do something to help the bottom clubs.
Mentions that the draft is broken because of free agency and players want to finish their careers at top clubs.
He gave an example of us finishing bottom and receiving pick 1 and our next picks in the low to mid 20's.
Then compared that to Richmond who may win the flag and get pick 18. Plus if they get Lynch they are effectively getting two extra first round picks because this would be the value of Lynch. This could mean that the equivalent of 3 first round picks.
It is broken, the AFL must know this.
What they do about it will be interesting.

Agree there are flaws in the system, just not on the advantage/disadvantage to one club per another.

Draft/Trade smart/Develop/Good coaching etc first.
Free Agency follows.

All clubs that are strong now have at times been rubbish in the last 20 years. They didn't just suddenly become a destination club without going through all of the hard ground work.

The AFL should grow a pair and ban top 8 clubs from FA.

The NBA is the best guide of what you need to do to rebuild, and even then it isn't easy. See article below about what the Golden State Warriors did to get from the bottom to the top.

https://www.businessinsider.com.au/how- ... ?r=US&IR=T

Key Points:

Here’s how they built it.

1. Drafting (Steph Curry, Klay Thompson, Harrison Barnes, Draymond Green)

2. Trades (David Lee, Andrew Bogut, Andre Iguodala)

The Warriors have rounded out their core by making extremely smart trades.

3. Signings (Shaun Livingston, Marreese Speights, Leandro Barbosa)

Lastly, in May 2014, they hired Steve Kerr to replace head coach Mark Jackson, who had gotten under management’s skin. Kerr has received abundant praise, and after Wednesday’s victory over the Rockets, became the first head coach in NBA history to win 19 of the first 21 games of his coaching career.

It’s taken several years for the Warriors, but it’s finally coming together, and they look unstoppable.

Its not rocket science but you need to be good Sadly, we're not good, even though we think we are, we're actually really dumb

Drafting: The more picks the better,Correct Boston is currently the best example of what to do last year they traded Pick #1 for Pick #3 plus additional picks and Tatum was a star and Fultz (#1) was a bust. E.g. last year we should have traded down and got Stephenson. It looks like we picked O"Brien because he was mates with Dow... just saying you need to get your picks right and be creative to get more picks. I would lobby for the priority pick, Trade Pick #1 for 2 first round picks or a first round pick and a trade. We also need to use our rookie picks wisely. Yep, instead of wasting rookie selections on recycled hacks, we're near the bottom anyway, might as well look for the next Ronke etc

Trades: We have been getting our butts handed to us on nearly every trade we have done for a decade or more. The golden rule in the NBA is the team that gets the best player wins the trade. Usually we give away the best player and get the chaff back. Correct again, and it's been so predictable!!! Clubs love dealing with us!!!

Signings: Brisbane showed us what to do last year with the signing of Hodge...the Eagles the year before with Mitchell.

The NBA also has a system of salary dumping where teams get rid of players that are paid too much to get out of their contract and usually through in a draft pick or two. Sadly, we're the shmucks that have constantly become the dumping ground for the bad contracts, which means we have less list spots for young talent!!!

ATM we don't have enough good veterans to lead, we have lost on nearly every trade and end up with journeyman that try hard but haven't got the AFL level talent and drafting is a numbers game for every Curnow and Cripps you get a number of busts, so the more picks you get the more likely you are to win. And BTW neither of those guys were pick no 1... Spot on!!!!
Actually no selections in the top 5!!!

Go the Blues

CB

AFL have a problem and they know it.Reckon Gil has too Ralph to get out there start the ball rolling.Expect similar articles to Ralph's to trickle out over the next few weeks.These Journo's know that if you do Gils dirty work for him you will be amply rewarded in the future..............Sorta one hand washes the other.

The NBA is the best guide of what you need to do to rebuild, and even then it isn't easy. See article below about what the Golden State Warriors did to get from the bottom to the top.

https://www.businessinsider.com.au/how- ... ?r=US&IR=T

Key Points:

Here’s how they built it.

1. Drafting (Steph Curry, Klay Thompson, Harrison Barnes, Draymond Green)

2. Trades (David Lee, Andrew Bogut, Andre Iguodala)

The Warriors have rounded out their core by making extremely smart trades.

3. Signings (Shaun Livingston, Marreese Speights, Leandro Barbosa)

Lastly, in May 2014, they hired Steve Kerr to replace head coach Mark Jackson, who had gotten under management’s skin. Kerr has received abundant praise, and after Wednesday’s victory over the Rockets, became the first head coach in NBA history to win 19 of the first 21 games of his coaching career.

It’s taken several years for the Warriors, but it’s finally coming together, and they look unstoppable.

Its not rocket science but you need to be good

Drafting: The more picks the better, Boston is currently the best example of what to do last year they traded Pick #1 for Pick #3 plus additional picks and Tatum was a star and Fultz (#1) was a bust. E.g. last year we should have traded down and got Stephenson. It looks like we picked O"Brien because he was mates with Dow... just saying you need to get your picks right and be creative to get more picks. I would lobby for the priority pick, Trade Pick #1 for 2 first round picks or a first round pick and a trade. We also need to use our rookie picks wisely.

Trades: We have been getting our butts handed to us on nearly every trade we have done for a decade or more. The golden rule in the NBA is the team that gets the best player wins the trade. Usually we give away the best player and get the chaff back.

Signings: Brisbane showed us what to do last year with the signing of Hodge...the Eagles the year before with Mitchell.

The NBA also has a system of salary dumping where teams get rid of players that are paid too much to get out of their contract and usually through in a draft pick or two.

ATM we don't have enough good veterans to lead, we have lost on nearly every trade and end up with journeyman that try hard but haven't got the AFL level talent and drafting is a numbers game for every Curnow and Cripps you get a number of busts, so the more picks you get the more likely you are to win. And BTW neither of those guys were pick no 1...

Go the Blues

CB

Free agency IS the issue. It was brought in to allow players to make more money. It was sold to the AFL as part of "equalisation" with the theory being that lower clubs could offer more money than top clubs could due to salary cap.

What that entire formula overlooked was the ability for the top clubs to offer success instead of dollars. So we then watched the top clubs add All Australian players willing to play for less than market value (Lake, Howe, Frawley). And for those players, the top clubs paid nothing. Well done on the clubs exploiting the loop hole, but the loop hole has to be shut.

Want to leave it open to the top 8 clubs? Easy, make them PAY the compensation. Why should a club be able to pick up Patrick Cripps for nothing, whilst we lose our best player and replace it with a ticket in the lottery draft? Thats not equalisation. And its resulted in a lop sided competition with the top clubs now monopolising the talent and so perpetuating the disparity.

It is totally broken.

Free agency IS the issue. It was brought in to allow players to make more money. It was sold to the AFL as part of "equalisation" with the theory being that lower clubs could offer more money than top clubs could due to salary cap.

What that entire formula overlooked was the ability for the top clubs to offer success instead of dollars. So we then watched the top clubs add All Australian players willing to play for less than market value (Lake, Howe, Frawley). And for those players, the top clubs paid nothing. Well done on the clubs exploiting the loop hole, but the loop hole has to be shut.

Want to leave it open to the top 8 clubs? Easy, make them PAY the compensation. Why should a club be able to pick up Patrick Cripps for nothing, whilst we lose our best player and replace it with a ticket in the lottery draft? Thats not equalisation. And its resulted in a lop sided competition with the top clubs now monopolising the talent and so perpetuating the disparity.

It is totally broken.

Agree there are flaws in the system, just not on the advantage/disadvantage to one club per another.

Draft/Trade smart/Develop/Good coaching etc first.
Free Agency follows.

All clubs that are strong now have at times been rubbish in the last 20 years. They didn't just suddenly become a destination club without going through all of the hard ground work.

The AFL should give us Pick 2 and we hand it to GWS for Shiel and that's the end of it. Done.
So simple.

The AFL should give us Pick 2 and we hand it to GWS for Shiel and that's the end of it. Done.
So simple.

Thanks Blueboy74, I stand corrected.

Thanks Blueboy74, I stand corrected.