AFL involved in Port Adelaide/Essendon Draft Rort

[deanox 8,944]

AFL Trade News: Radical plan discussed to get Paddy Ryder to Port Adelaide

This is draft tampering.

There are rules in place. Clubs colluding and choosing to void a contract to create compensation should be illegal.

If this is allowed, clubs will start to do this all the time.

For example, if Dangerfield decides to come to the demons, we could ask AFC to void his contract, they get pick 9 as a FA, then we trade pick 3 for another player (Lyons?).

This will be how clubs do deals, to create compensation for each other.

This is not acceptable. It is a joke.

[What 18,810]

AFL endorsed draft tampering

Absolutely disgusting

And they have the nerve to fine us 500k for not tanking

[Roger Mellie 3,653]

Can someone help me out here?

It seems the AFL want to throw a free first round draft pick at Essendon to help them out.

Let's compare notes:

Mitch Clark right royally shafts the MFC after we do everything possible to accommodate him during his bout of depression. The key here is, the MFC do everything right by him in the hope that he regains is mental health and fingers crossed might resume being an out and out gun.

Essendon DON'T do the right thing by Ryder (or 33 other suckers for that matter) and he wants out - the AFL are looking to toss them a free first round pick.

Have I got this right?

Grrrr

[jabberwocky 2,301]

This cannot happen.

The precedent that this would set would cause mayhem.

And in essence it is no different than Mitch Clark's contract being paid out and signed off, the only difference being that our club are pure victims didn't undertake a PED program.

Just cannot happen.

Edited October 8, 2014 by jabberwocky

[ignition. 1,426]

Typical EssenSCUM!

First they breached the salary cap, then they bring on the ASADA saga through injecting PE drugs, and if that wasn't enough they now conspire ways to tamper with the draft and concessions.

[daisycutter 28,722]

This cannot happen.

The precedent that this would set would cause mayhem.

mayhem is business as usual at afl house

hadn't you noticed?

[Gorgoroth 12,431]

Who said drugs are for losers?

Seems you win in the AFL game

[monoccular 16,595]

This cannot happen.

The precedent that this would set would cause mayhem.

And in essence it is no different than Mitch Clark's contract being paid out and signed off, the only difference being that our club are pure victims didn't undertake a PED program.

Just cannot happen.

It would seem that MFC may have been better off by buying some "good stuff" to administer to that ex#11 guy than supporting him legally in the way we did. May have helped him heal and maybe made him happy, and if it failed we could claim some sort of compo!

Beggars belief really: but in the AFL eyes there appear to be the haves and the have nots.

[Redleg 38,433]

Couldn't we do the same for MC?

[daisycutter 28,722]

bringing the game into (more) disrepute

[Bitter but optimistic 21,572]

bringing the game into (more) disrepute

You're an old tamperer dc( or is that a tamperer of olds?) . Either way - you can speak with authority on this matter.

[Jaded No More 59,772]

Couldn't we do the same for MC?

If this happens with Ryder Melbourne should go the AFL and do the same. Tell them we can reach a satisfactory trade with Geelong and want him to go as a free agent.

[What 18,810]

Couldn't we do the same for MC?

Yes we can, there cant bea rule for 1 team, and another rule for everyone else

If Essendrug can do it anyone should be allowed to, in fact every team BUT Essendrug should be allowed to

Lets agree to terminate Clarks contract and take the compo which will likely be band 2. pick 24

[Gorgoroth 12,431]

With Clark being our highest paid player he would be a rfa and we match any offer that doesn't net us a band 1.

Picks 2-4 would be great

[Jesse Christ 2,884]

Can that happen?

[Ash35 425]

I think you'll find Port Adelaide are driving this one.

Not entirely sure Essendon are keen to do it.

But I guess it's easy to run with "typical Essendon" at a time like this.

[Robot Devil 1,895]

Can that happen?

Anything can happen with the AFLs magic draft wheel!

[monoccular 16,595]

AFL endorsed draft tampering

Absolutely disgusting

And they have the nerve to fine us 500k for not tanking

One rule for the 'marquee clubs": a totally different rule for the "feeder development clubs"!

Seriously, this could be the last straw for this long suffering MFC fan.

[daisycutter 28,722]

if they void the contract, doesn't that make him an unlisted fa?

[Jesse Christ 2,884]

I think Port are driving that too, they get him for free that way.

My oh my this game is really becoming no holds barred!

[Dockett 32 1,213]

What an absolute corker!LEL

The clubs trade result might not be all that different, but the moral behaviour couldn't be more opposite

What sort of things are the AFL rewarding here?

AFL can't wipe their hands of this so easily and more importantly as a major sporting body shouldn't be sending the message that's exactly what they are trying to do.

Shocker if true.

[Redleg 38,433]

Yes we can, there cant bea rule for 1 team, and another rule for everyone else

If Essendrug can do it anyone should be allowed to, in fact every team BUT Essendrug should be allowed to

Lets agree to terminate Clarks contract and take the compo which will likely be band 2. pick 24

We don't need to terminate his contract, because it is already. That makes it easier than the Ryder proposal. We get a higher pick than the Cats will give. We pay Pies a low pick for HL. They get Varcoe for a low pick.

As a bonus we do a swap of picks with Cats and use on Frost and Garlett.

BTW it won't happen.

[jabberwocky 2,301]

There is no way this can happen. Wait for the backpedal tomorrow.

[DistrACTION Jackson 6,832]

There is no way the AFL will allow this. It would create so many problems. There would be no point on having a trade period, everyone can just void their contracts and get th compo pick.

If the AFL agree to this there will be a lot of angry ppl. Even more angry than us getting pick 3

[SaberFang 7,141]

That is an absolute disgrace. If the AFL actually intervene and allow that to happen... is opening Pandora's box. Can you imagine the outrage and the kind of idiotic deals that will begin? It leaves the entire trade and free agency system open to rorting for free agency compensation in a way far worse than tanking for priority picks.

It would be open slather. Rather than allowing players to be traded, clubs would throw out contracts and manipulate the other club to ensure they get a compensation pick and the buying club doesn't have to give up anything.

HOW THE HELL IS THAT AFL ENDORSED?? IT'S A COMPLETE MOCKERY OF THE SYSTEM.

All because this pathetic basket case of a club had a systematic drug program and all their betrayed, abused and guinea pig players want to get the [censored] out of there. Why the hell should they start being rewarded with compensation picks?!? Absolute insanity.