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It should be an arc at 20m. I know this is not exactly 10m from the side of the goal square but it's better than a straight line. As you say there's bound to be times when opposition players are within this area when the kicker takes a quick kick in. Great potential for confusion. Who'd be an AFL umpire?

Dream on

So Carlton trade their 2 picks to Adelaide and Geelong respectively for more ND picks and GC used their 3 picks on players?

It's been a long road with 10 posts per hour from you. You've stuck your neck out here and I reckon it's about 67% chance to get the chop. The deal is probably on unless Bell completely stuffs it up.

It's not my claim. Quote or it didn't happen

That is not a quote. Are your sure it's not

I heard that last year something like 11 trades up to the last day of trading and then 16 ON the last day. Likely to be similar this year. AFL happy with that result for their event.

Got a quote of where he said that?

This actually movement, it will be helpful to get this done. If it's 11 for Lobb + 25, Freo may offer us 5 + 25 which is close enough to 5 + 23 for me If it's 11 for Lobb + 43 who knows what might happen.

Lyon bait?

Yes, kids with #4 on their jumpers from 2017 need not feel disappointed,

Friday, 5 October: Restricted free agency offer and unrestricted free agency period starts. Monday, 8 October 10am: NAB AFL Trade Period starts. Friday, 12 October 5pm: Close of restricted free agency offer and unrestricted free agency period. Monday, 15 October 2pm: AFL restricted free agency matching offer three-day period ends. Wednesday, 17 October 8.30pm: NAB AFL Trade Period closes (for exchange of players). Friday, 16 November 2pm: NAB AFL Trade Period closes (for exchange of selections only). Thursday, 22 November 7pm – 9.30pm: NAB AFL Draft (Round One). Friday, 23 November 10am – 1.30pm: NAB AFL Draft (Round Two onwards to conclusion). Friday, 23 November 5pm: NAB AFL Pre-Season Draft and NAB AFL Rookie Draft.

Look I'm not saying this is the published rule but as @daisycutter suggested this would make complete sense.

It's not that complicated. Can't tackle them if they haven't stepped outside the square or until the umpire calls play-on because they've taken too long.

Yes, the Suns are probably happy to get their hands on 5 from us because pick trading continues on after this Wednesday deadline and they could still strike an attractive deal with Adelaide or Port.

This makes perfect sense, it's not play-on until the kicker steps out of the square so he can't be tackled while in there. He can still size up his options before he makes his move. Presumably the umpire can call play-on if he takes too long. The other point of the goal square is for forward marks taken in the square, the man on the mark is directly in front of goal, not on an angle. This was brought in a few years ago.

Look I'm very happy to "call" you on this topic and AFL knowledge in general.. I think Mahoney is one of the best operators in the AFL and you think he's ordinary. The trade up for Oliver and Weed picks was unprecedented in AFL - maybe Mahoney has been studying the NFL and is ahead or the curve here.

As long this trade remains incomplete it means we still believe we're in the Hogan trade market.

You're a massive hypocrite - you accused me of posting drunk first. Raising NFL trades that are irrelevant to the AFL context and unknown to all but a small group of posters here who follow the NFL is not a constructive argument.

Or Fremantle offer us 5 + 30 which is their next pick and try to hold onto 14. That sounds more like Bell's MO. There'll be epic melts here if that happens and we do that deal.

On points 14 = 23 + 45. When your first two picks are 36 and 46 it probably does make a difference.

70 posts in 13 years. ETD makes that many per hour. Quality over Quantity?

You're the the dope who bizarrely introduced irrelevant and obscure NFL draft references to the argument. "RG3" - you're a [censored].

You're right Mahoney's a dunce, he thought he was trading up so Taylor could take Walter Payton at 4. Imagine his surprise when that didn't happen!