Orangewhip wrote:
Stretcher Bearer wrote:
If you are indeed crap you will get your draft picks. If you wind you get less. That's the limit of how it should work. Th eidea of deliberaley playing to achieve draft picks whether by throwing games or playing a side you know will lose is gutless.
So...how do you compete against those who deliberately play to achieve high draft picks, (St Kilda), or those who receive $$$ benefits and can retain significant lists, (Brions), or those who live in one/two footbal towns and have vast local resources both financially and talent-wise, ( Eagles).
The pride you are advocating in being 'gutless' is, unfortunately, outdated in accordance with the current system and the administration that implements the current system. Modern premierships are cheap ethically, in a sporting sense, but still, premierships...do you want one or not?
What is outdated actually is the current system. Becasue the AFL were so afraid to lose out and teams like Fitzroy sadly disappeared, Sydney was created and a system eventuated that favoured those with little talent. A draft was created that rewarded the meak until such as the powerful could no longer sustain themselves and then became the weak ones gaining a draft pick especially the priorities.
I have seen (not fully) the system used in the NFL using the magic balls concept that increase the chance concept of draft colleges. If not bringing back recuriting zones then this might be the possible alternative.
Yopu police tanking by getting rid of the system that promotes it. The only other system that rewards without effort is the Arts community.
Then again we lost today. I know we didn't tank it but there you go you'll all be happy we got our pick.
Then if we are still shithouse next year you can call for all 22 games to be tanked until we get a good list hey?
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