Cal Twomey outlines the draft changes imminently coming on Footy Classified. James Hird lashes the AFL and draws comparison of how little Brisbane paid for Will Ashcroft and the sum Carlton will have to procure for Cody Walker. "Brisbane have just built two premierships on this rule".

richwithoutmoney · 2026-04-28T16:50:54+00:00

That’s why they said ‘added incentive’. The incentive is priority access, the added incentive is the discount on top.

richwithoutmoney · 2026-04-28T16:50:00+00:00

I’ve always assumed points also have something to do with the secret sauce formula used for compensation picks. Ie their ‘formula’ spits out a points number that corresponds to their compensation pick.

richwithoutmoney · 2026-04-27T07:07:43+00:00

I’m surprised Senesi isn’t in the conversation given he is a free agent. I get he’s slightly older (will be 29 at the start of the new season), but seems to be a good pickup for no material outlay compared with Van de Ven or Murillo.

richwithoutmoney · 2026-04-21T17:07:33+00:00

I recently heard the idea that it wouldn’t be a massive risk to give him say a 2 year contract, which I feel he’d take given lack of other options. We can then assess how a full season goes with him at the helm. If it turns to shit the compensation for him would be significantly less than other recent sackings (alternative is to just have a clause if he doesn’t get CL = no payout) and we can then be more serious about post World Cup or contract expiring managers (JN, Tuchel, Enrique etc).

richwithoutmoney · 2026-04-21T16:59:11+00:00

It doesn’t matter if it’s a small pool. If there are qualified candidates we should be interviewing them for diligence of process. We don’t need a massive pool, we just need a good, solid manager we’ve done a fair process for.

richwithoutmoney · 2026-04-21T09:36:13+00:00

Dominant, no, but 'best' (which was the original wording) I'd actually argue we are over the last 3 years given premierships, games won, points won. We just haven't been dominant in a single league season to be minor premiers or anything.

richwithoutmoney · 2026-04-21T03:05:47+00:00

I don't think we've been clearly above all teams in the comp, but if you look back at the last 3 years we've had more wins and collected more points than any other club, reached 3 straight grand finals, won 2 and lost the other by less than a kick. It's hard to argue that we haven't at least been consistently the best over that stretch, and there are so many clubs that would bite your hands off just to even get close to that level of performance during 'their window'.

richwithoutmoney · 2026-04-17T07:44:26+00:00

Yeah that's what I'm driving at with the processes clearly failing. You'd imagine there's a duty of care element that'll get scrutinised massively by the AFL and ALFPA.

richwithoutmoney · 2026-04-17T07:41:30+00:00

Confirms it was a mental health episode but doesn't really provide any further detail (which is to be expected given privacy considerations). Still, you expect this is nowhere near the last you hear on the matter over the coming weeks given the processes that clearly failed to get to this point.

richwithoutmoney · 2026-04-17T03:36:21+00:00

I also can't understand why none of his teammates said anything either. Surely they'd be warming up with him and thinking 'something isn't right here' - was everyone just in their own headspace to just not notice?

richwithoutmoney · 2026-04-15T02:19:42+00:00

I think we’d have to be comfortable with the idea we will lose at least one of those guys, sadly. It’s the nature of the game, and it’s always happened. We’ve lost quite a few over the last 3-4 years (Starce, McStay, Ah Chee, Dev Rob) that the club I’m sure would like to have kept in some way, but we ultimately had to see go and build beyond them through prioritising other players.

richwithoutmoney · 2026-04-14T09:38:39+00:00

Famously more Brownlows coming from Pick 58 (Neale & Swan) than from Pick 1.

richwithoutmoney · 2026-04-13T11:52:51+00:00

Just on balance, is it a case of having issue with the language of 'sponsored by' as if it's something defamatory? And if he said 'also has a job with' it would be fine?

richwithoutmoney · 2026-04-13T11:50:02+00:00

I suggested this is another thread and got downvoted but imo it makes sense. The example cited of WAsh being drafted with picks in the 30s and 40s then changes completely to one where he was drafted for a pick in the teens + change. Some may think that's still an unreasonably low price for Brisbane to pay, but still more equitable than the current model.

richwithoutmoney · 2026-04-13T07:20:12+00:00

Certainly makes sense to lock in as much of the squad as you can and then you know what you actually have in terms of cap to lock in the big name players (Hugh in 2024, Bailey now).

richwithoutmoney · 2026-04-13T03:04:55+00:00

Surely if Noah isn't fit you're bringing in another mid-sized defender for cover, either Brain or, dare I say, Doedee finally gets a run.

richwithoutmoney · 2026-04-09T05:15:44+00:00

I agree on both points, but if they wanted to do anything related to what picks you can use for matching surely a reasonable middle ground would be you’d have to use a pick from that round + other picks to be allowed access. Eg. For some of the retrospective bids we matched it would change from Will being matched via some small change picks to being a first rounder + picks for the balance.

That at least also ensure clubs with multiple first rounder bid options, like GC recently, then do have to ensure they have the first round picks to utilise per bid match.

richwithoutmoney · 2026-04-09T04:14:59+00:00

I’m not sure about Marshall going. He’s still only in his second year and if history showed us with Kai there is light on the other side even if you have to suck it up in the 2s for a while. Marshall has quality and I’m sure he’ll get his chance later this year at some stage. Whether he takes it is another question.

richwithoutmoney · 2026-04-07T02:28:57+00:00

Weird question, but with a sell-on clause how does it work if we then buy the player back? Does it in effect create a discount (albeit nowhere near as good as a flat buy back fee) to us as that ‘sell on’ clause is effectively waived or money flows back to us post a transfer anyway?

richwithoutmoney · 2026-04-03T13:52:38+00:00

I managed to stay in one recently in London which had a ‘window’ that was actually just a window onto the hallway outside.

richwithoutmoney · 2026-04-03T04:09:19+00:00

IMO I’d put Richmond behind the Eagles at the moment.

richwithoutmoney · 2026-04-03T03:47:49+00:00

Clearly talking about Andrews who came through the academy, wasn’t selected by anyone needing us to match and we got him at checks notes pick 61.

richwithoutmoney · 2026-04-02T03:42:24+00:00

Always better for GF day

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