So assuming they were to introduce this it would be interesting to see how future picks trading would work. If you miss the finals you might have 2 picks before a finalist gets their first pick. Imagine doing a deal where you swap your second rounder for a first pick and actually end up worse off.
I swear the people working for the AFL aren’t very smart. They must see these issues - mustn’t they? To me the final paragraph sums it all up. Gil is ■■■■ scared that tv revenues are going to fall and is doing everything he can to protect his gravy train to look after himself and all his mates, even if it means completely wrecking what is a great game.
Yes it would in theory but the afl has put the power into the players hands and nobody wants to go to these clubs. Suns won’t break out of perpetual mediocrity through more top end picks, what did they get for Jaeger and Ablett? Picks. What will they get for Lynch leaving? I’ll bet on picks.
It’s not going to encourage top clubs to trade players to bottom teams for picks when two years in those players picked walk out and the bottom teams trade them for unders, like what has happened to Brisbane.