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This is ridiculous. Absolutism over nuance.
The baseline stat (as you call it) for being a champion PLAYER is not winning a Premiership. Football isn’t basketball, one man cannot single handedly win a Premiership.
Matthew Spangher and Mitch Morton both have Premiership medals, so what does this mean? You correctly point out that everyone who has a premiership is a not necessarily a champion. That’s where the logic ends.
Spangher and Morton benefioted from the football club they played for. But Pavlich, he was forced to put up with horrible Dockers management for a decade, drag his footy club into relevance and then lead them into their only Grand Final (and finals for that matter). Sounds like the resume of a champ to me….
Can you be a champion without a championship?
Essendon is just the latest example that should shed light on a system that has been flawed from day one, not just this season.
Agree that club’s don’t always have a choice, but they have options. Club’s can trade away disgruntled players before their contracts expire?
The AFL needs to fix the ridiculous compensatory pick model
Aw you dropped a Caroline Wilson insult, that’s cold! Look I get why compensation picks are there but I just don’t agree with them.
The draft and salary cap will act as equalisation measures alone. Let these measures organically govern things.
Circling back to Melbourne, they knew Frawley was likely gone ahead of time but had no incentive to do anything about it. Just like Essendon this season.
If you remove compensation picks maybe clubs will be forced to be more proactive and look to trade players earlier? What if Melbourne traded Frawley the year before his contract ran out. This would still allow return on investment but wouldn’t require the AFL to compromise draft positioning.
I just think we should encourage this type of forward planning and reward the smart clubs. As opposed to bailing out any side who loses decent players.
The AFL needs to fix the ridiculous compensatory pick model
Thanks mate. I like the Pacers thought, I actually think they could beat the Raptors if things go right. Would love to see a Miami Cleveland series with a healthy Chris Bosh but outside of that can’t see anyone stopping the Cavs from the Finals
Can Toronto beat the Cleveland Cavaliers?
Answer is Simmons 100 times out of 100. Simmons has a chance to be a top 10 player. He is a jump shot away from being a better Draymond Green. Ingram is the ‘safer’ pick but Philly must shoot for the stars.
Should Philly take Ben Simmons or Brandon Ingram?
I am a fan of the Duncan podcast, him and Danny do a great job of analysing the league. Yeah I actually listened to that specific podcast while collating my article, thought the Pelicans example was better than throwing more shade on the Sixers.
And yes, another Aussie NBA nerd here!
The NBA's good stat, bad team 'All-Stars'
Thanks mate! Yeah father time has caught up to Kobe. At least the Lakers have been comedic gold this season (unintended or otherwise)
The NBA's good stat, bad team 'All-Stars'
Aw the bad clubs get the better draft picks? Thanks for dropping that knowledge, so thankful for all the draft experts out there.
Ladder position should have nothing to do with compensation. Hawthorn gave up a far superior player and suffered a competitive disadvantage. Why? Because they are successful and Melbourne are garbage. It just makes no sense.
Melbourne finished lower which means they get better draft picks to begin with (aka how the draft works). This is their resource for improvement.
Now if we are going to insist on compo picks then I agree Melbourne should receive compensation ahead of Hawthorn, but it should be after each draft round with minimal difference (ie Melbourne get pick 19, Hawthorn 20 after every team has had a first round selection). Now I hope you understand my math on this.
Once again, thanks for the nuggets of knowledge, so good
The AFL needs to fix the ridiculous compensatory pick model