im with you guys on this one 100%.saintsRrising wrote:Exactly...vacuous space wrote:If the AFL is at all concerned about tanking, then why wouldn't they consider a draft lottery? .
tanking only comes into play at present because teams can KNOW if they drop a game or two they can secure the first or second player in the draft.....with such players in most years havinga clear edge over the remaining players.
Lots of ways to do it...and you can bias it in favour of lower picks too if you want...but the lot aspect removes the certainty...except the certainaty of winning the wooden spoon.
For example.
For the first pick.....
Give the team finishing last 8 marbles, second last 7, ninth one marbles....then do the draw...
Then repeat the exercise till the bottom eight clubs have all picked a player )once you have player you are out of the draw).....then go by finishing order for eighth to first and the reaming rounds of the draft..
coaches should not be put in the crap position of even thinking about whether or not they should be trying in the final 6 rounds. i mean demetriou is having a go at Roos about the integrity of the pre-season cup but he thinks its ok for the last 6 rounds of the normal H & A to have serious integrity issues. The guy's ego is miles bigger than his intelligence. even if noone tanks - the system itself is still flawed because it puts a dilemma in the minds of coaches. This is a serious issue which AD & his idiot lieutenant AA refuse to acknowledge.