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2017 Season Announcement
Topic Started: Oct 9 2016, 08:53 PM (1,787 Views)
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TIME LIMITS

As has already been pointed out, the admin team made an oversight by not having time limits in place from the beginning of the draft. So that all 16 coaches are operating under the same drafting rules, a four hour time limit will come into effect at the start of the second round. These time limits will be in place between 8:00am - 10:00pm AEDST.

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I live in Adelaide and therefore require an extension of 20 years to reflect my city's time zone. Thanks in advance.
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So why only four rounds? Do the players remaining after four rounds go into the PSD, or could Stoney just not be bothered posting up the rest of the picks?
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Is there a new list maximum and player lodgement number now?
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Cleishy
Oct 12 2016, 08:19 PM
Is there a new list maximum and player lodgement number now?
surely back up to 42?

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Leave as is IMO. At least it might add some interest to the PSD and rookie drafts beyond "who's the best player who was accidentally left out of list lodgment".

I'd actually like to see us have a similar system to the AFL. Capped at 44 players overall, maximum 40 senior list players and minimum 4 rookies, but if you have less than the maximum senior list players you have some freedom to add more rookies, e.g. if you only have 38 senior list players you can have 6 rookies. Not sure if that'll get any support outside of me, but I think it would add an interesting wrinkle to list management.
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I just hate to see players not on lists, prefer larger lists although that gives teams too much depth probably.

What about the possibility of a mid season draft next season where teams can nominate to de-list players and pick up others from the remaining pool then.
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There will be a marginal shift in list sizes, but the new model will aim to ensure that the PSD becomes relevant again.
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Cleishy
Oct 13 2016, 08:43 AM
I just hate to see players not on lists, prefer larger lists although that gives teams too much depth probably.

What about the possibility of a mid season draft next season where teams can nominate to de-list players and pick up others from the remaining pool then.
I agree, but I think we need to consider a range of factors.

The whole premise around this shift was to increase interest/activity. By simply giving every player to every club, ensures that the PSD continues to be seen as redundant. By also simply increasing list sizes to accommodate, means that there is no challenge around list management.

There will also still be a need to cut back for list lodgement prior to the draft, and I'd be inclined to keep this at 35.

The main outcomes I want to see -
- The most competitive league we've ever had (close the gap as best we can between 1 & 16)
- More "buzz" during the off-season
- Increased relevance of the PSD
- Increased challenge associated with list management

None of that is official admin response, basically just my thoughts.
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Cleishy
Oct 13 2016, 08:43 AM
I just hate to see players not on lists, prefer larger lists although that gives teams too much depth probably.

What about the possibility of a mid season draft next season where teams can nominate to de-list players and pick up others from the remaining pool then.
I agree, but I think we need to consider a range of factors.

The whole premise around this shift was to increase interest/activity. By simply giving every player to every club, ensures that the PSD continues to be seen as redundant. By also simply increasing list sizes to accommodate, means that there is no challenge around list management.

There will also still be a need to cut back for list lodgement prior to the draft, and I'd be inclined to keep this at 35.

The main outcomes I want to see -
- The most competitive league we've ever had (close the gap as best we can between 1 & 16)
- More "buzz" during the off-season
- Increased relevance of the PSD
- Increased challenge associated with list management

None of that is official admin response, basically just my thoughts.
My thoughts exactly.
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Oct 12 2016, 05:33 PM
So why only four rounds? Do the players remaining after four rounds go into the PSD, or could Stoney just not be bothered posting up the rest of the picks?
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We're still finalising the details for list numbers, but I suspect that was just the magic number of rounds Stoney decided to copy paste.
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LIST SIZES

With the move to a 16 team competition, admin has decided that during the season each team must have a minimum of 38 senior listed players and a maximum of 45 senior listed players. At list lodgement, teams must cut this down to a maximum of 35 senior listed players.
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Wasn't the old list size 40? Would've liked to see us go to 42 at the most.
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Yeah, agree with Colby. Not really a fan of that call TBH.

Personally I would've rather it stayed at 40.
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Instead of executive admin decision like this, perhaps gauging the opinions of the other coaches and then factoring that into the decision might work a little better.

Because I also agree that 45 is a huge number, considering that numbers need to be at 35 before the draft.

Not having a go at the admin though.
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It was 42 a couple of years ago. Down to 35 is a bit extreme given the new max limit of 45.
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I probably should have given a bit of the reasoning behind the decision ...

- It ensures that all players in the competition can be on a AFFL list 'during' the season.
- It makes the list lodgement aspect of our game more challenging going from 45 to 35.
- It makes the PSD more interesting, as it's become a bit of a non-event of late.

In saying that though, the admin team are always open to suggestions and can be open to change if it's what is best for the site, so keep the discussion going and in particular keep the ideas coming.
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