Free Agency
Free Agency
C.Jones Mid Def Paddy
A player on a list is considered a contracted player. When a coach declares they intend to delist and re-draft any player that has had a position change, they effectively become a free agent.
Once all delisting’s and re-draft nominations have been lodged, all nominated re-draft players are up for silent auction. Same as it would be in the AFL, players out of contract take offers form rival clubs with the current club given the option to match and retain.
Free agency – Silent auction
When a coach delists a player to re-draft in a new position, they can only retain the player and new position by matching the highest free agency offer, offers are submitted via a silent auction.
One (1) live player auction at a time. All coaches can make one (1) formal bid only.
The player auction order will start with the highest averaging player from the previous year through to the lowest averaging player.
If a coach wishes to make a bid on a nominated delisted player, they must do so in writing by a private message to the current coach. The bid must contain the allocated picks and total points.
Bids must be private to avoid a bidding war type scenario. Any offer made public will be void.
Once all coaches have lodged their bids, bidding is closed.
Bidding players can use points that are available in the upcoming draft only.
A delisting coach can access points in both the upcoming draft and subsequent drafts. All points must be exhausted in the upcoming draft first with any outstanding points to be extracted from the following draft/s. When extracting points from a future draft, the debt will be recorded and will be settled starting at the coaches lowest pick moving up the draft order. Picks will continue to be extracted until the balance is settled. Any points over the settled debt are not reimbursed upon settlement. A coach can nominate which picks to use to settle a debt.
In the unlikely event the highest bid is a draw between two or more bidding coaches, and the current coach chooses not to match, the player will go to the coach who’s bid contains the highest draft pick in it.
If a coach is not interested or does not wish to bid, coaches to send a message of ‘No bid’.
The draft order/points allocation is to be revised before the next player auction begins.
All bids are locked and bound to by the bidding coach. No changing of minds, once it is in writing, it is final and official. The same goes for the delisting coach, once you have made the decision to delist and re-draft, you are bound to it.
Example/Reminder – Jack Steven Free Agent 2020
Changed from Midfield to DPP - Midfield/Forward.
For Paddy to get Jack Steven as a Forward, he delisted the player and declared that he wished to re-draft as a Midfield/Forward.
The player was subject to a silent auction.
Chook had the highest bid with Picks 38, 46, 54, 62 = 60 points.
Other interested coaches did the same. Those choosing not to bid submitted ‘No bid’ to allow the auction to end.
Once all bids were lodged the auction was closed. Paddy announced the highest offer and declared he would like to retain the player.
Chook Bid:
Pick 38 = 27
Pick 46 = 19
Pick 54 = 11
Pick 62 = 3
Total: 60 points
Paddy Matched:
Pick 36 = 29
Pick 44 = 21
Pick 57 = 8
Pick 60 = 5
Total: 63 points
Paddy retained Jack Steven as an FWD/MID. Jack Steven was allocated to picks 26, 44, 57 + 60 on the draft sheet.
Free agency - Compensation
Currently in the AFL, if a club loses a free agent, they get compensation for losing the player.
Players subject to this process will be guns/potential guns and as such the losing club will receive compensation, considering they drafted the player to start with.
If a coach chooses not to match a bid, they will be compensated with 100% of the highest bid. The respective draft picks are reallocated to the coach losing the player in the upcoming draft.
Picks and corresponding points can be traded.
Example – Jack Steven 2020 Draft
Paddy chooses not to match the bid for Jack Steven of 60 points and requires compensation for the loss.
Paddy is compensated with picks 38, 46, 54 and 62 in the upcoming draft.
Jack Steven is now at the Chook Pen.