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From: C-Cat

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188087.105 in reply to 188087.104
Date: 7/5/2011 6:09:31 PM
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disagree to agree?

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188087.106 in reply to 188087.104
Date: 7/5/2011 6:23:21 PM
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The thing i get back to is why have players playing for teams they don't like if we can just add them? Especially the low end guys.

I understand the "balancing the league out" bit and that's why drafting in top 2 level blokes makes a bit of sense but adding mates who are in lower divs makes a whole lot of sense to me - especially if the aim of this league is to help foster the newer teams in the Australian community.

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188087.107 in reply to 188087.106
Date: 7/5/2011 7:05:55 PM
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I just don't see why anyone would draft a "low level" team that wants to be somewhere else. We certainly wont be. Perhaps once the draft list is finalised I will make a draft primer and include such things as a preference if any team has one. Naturally teams don't have to follow it and as we all know the Guppies work in inscrutable ways but it could be useful if one of the lower teams does plan to do a Ricky Rubio.

From: hb_

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188087.108 in reply to 188087.2
Date: 7/5/2011 7:17:19 PM
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I'd like to declare myself and lordy (196466) for the draft if there's still some room left.

cheers

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188087.109 in reply to 188087.108
Date: 7/5/2011 7:26:47 PM
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welcome aboard

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188087.110 in reply to 188087.107
Date: 7/5/2011 7:27:43 PM
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I just don't see why anyone would draft a "low level" team that wants to be somewhere else. We certainly wont be.


So why bother with a draft then?

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188087.111 in reply to 188087.110
Date: 7/5/2011 7:44:34 PM
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I really haven't answered that question already?

Maybe Kevin will still add their mates in division III but if there was no draft I can assure you that the Sharks, Guppies and Calamari would probably try to add close to one ABBL and two strong division II teams each, no new young teams would get a look in, no balancing, no plan, no league strategy, just anarchy and the rule of the jungle. People say that playing with mates is the most important thing but I can assure you if you have never been in the situation that being in a badly balanced league where each week you are either winning by 50 or losing by 50 is no fun at all and is boring. I think we could say goodbye to Renegade Enterprises, Skyhook Dreamers, Mad Rangas, Warrun Bulls etc, these keen teams would not get in now or ever, instead we would have a bunch more of disinterested but powerful teams that set their lineups and contribute nothing else to the league.

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188087.112 in reply to 188087.110
Date: 7/5/2011 8:01:03 PM
Koopasaurus
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Because some feds aren't as popular as others..

Everyone would be lining up outside the door to try to get into team Kevin.. and no one would want to join the Sharks. Thats why we have the draft as a means to put teams in unwanted feds such as the Sharks. =P

If you guys are afraid other feds will draft your two prospects, you can ask them nicely to be reasonable and save them for you or you can always ask for a trade. We traded away northcote slammers to a fed he wanted to be in. We got in return eggplant.. and I have no idea who got drafted first, eggplant or northcote slammers... maybe someone from your fed can tell us that?

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188087.113 in reply to 188087.111
Date: 7/5/2011 8:01:37 PM
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I think what coachnoodles was saying is that we have a draft for the div 2 and ABBL teams, but if any federation voluntarily wishes to have a div 3 team or div 4 team then that team can automatically be inserted into their federation without a draft.
So teams that want div 3 and div 4 teams will get them without having a draft, and those that want div 2 teams and ABBL teams have to use the draft.

Doesn't bother me either way haha, I am looking forward to next season regardless :D

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188087.114 in reply to 188087.113
Date: 7/5/2011 8:02:52 PM
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Have we even got 12 or more teams that want to join?

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188087.115 in reply to 188087.114
Date: 7/5/2011 8:07:11 PM
Koopasaurus
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LOL thats what I'm more concerned about.
12 new teams, ready with Supporter long enough for the duration of the PL season and ready to go.

Naker is finally making sense to me for the very first time =P

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