BigKev wrote:
AGRO wrote:
As it currently stands we have won one less game than the Gold Coast (Season 2015 till now) so the AFL will have an extensive amount of dribble running down their chin awarding the Gold Coast a priority pick and justifying why we don’t get one.
Totally agree Agro. I agree with most of what Cochrane said. The whole point of the priority picks was to help avoid the situation where one team was perpetually on the bottom of the ladder. Gold Coast and Carlton have both been living that nightmare for a long time.
As for the argument that teams shouldn't be rewarded for poor performance I would say that they shouldn't be unfairly punished either, (for example with a match fixture that gives their sponsors less exposure, with a free agency system that makes it far more difficult for a bottom club to attract top talent etc).
The only real advantage bottom clubs can get are early draft picks and PP's for struggling clubs.
Bottom clubs don't benefit from getting the top free agents for nothing. (Lynch to Richmond).
Unless they change the rules that clubs have to give up picks for free agents then the AFL has to help the bottom clubs.
Gold Coast traded away May last year for draft picks, he was contracted so they didn't have to do the trade.
But we all know the AFL will come up with some lame excuse for them getting one.
Carlton has to compete with 7 other Melbourne based clubs for player's services. We cannot lure them with the prospect of playing on ANZAC day, only two clubs get that advantage.
Going to be interesting to see what bulldust the AFL comes up with this year.
I hope Carlton comes out in the next couple of weeks and declares we will be asking for a PP, based on us having a worse record than the Suns do.
Can't wait for the outrage, funny there has been none regarding Gold Coast.