Mid Year Draft 2019

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AFL to introduce mid-season rookie draft in 2019

By Michael Gleeson & Peter Ryan
The Age
4 October 2018 — 3:57pm

Clubs will have more flexibility to tweak their lists right up to the start of next season and a new mid-season draft will be held next year under new rules approved by the AFL Commission.

The mid-season rookie draft will be held in the AFL about round 10 in 2019 with clubs able to select players overlooked in drafts or those previously on a club list who choose to renominate for the rookie draft.

A memo sent to clubs has informed them of the change, with the AFL also set to allow clubs to add a player to their rookie list during the pre-season if they have a spot available or if they lose a player to a long-term injury or retirement.

Under that clause clubs will be able to add a new player to the rookie list between December 1 and March 15 by placing a player on one of three inactive lists: a long-term injury list, a season-ending list or a retired player list.

The mid-season rookie draft will only be available to clubs that have a spare rookie position available.

They can then add a rookie player from that draft. The club has that player for the remainder of the year and has first rights to them at the end of the season.

To be picked up as a rookie, a player has to have been through a national draft previously and nominate for the mid-season draft.

The draft is a compromise that meets some of the concerns of state leagues that players such as Geelong's Tim Kelly, who was a roaring success in his first season, and Collingwood's Brody Mihocek might have struggled to perform as well if they were parachuted into the AFL mid-season.

If the rule had been in place this season, Collingwood's Tyson Goldsack may have been placed on the season-ending list and replaced with a rookie player, making his finals return impossible.

However it would also have allowed Carlton to find a replacement for Sam Docherty, who suffered a season-ending injury in the pre-season.

On the flip side, had there been a rookie draft in place this year, clubs with a bad run of injuries such as West Coast, GWS or Collingwood could have gone to the rookie draft looking for replacements.

It would be likely that a player like Werribee’s Sam Collins could have been picked up to play if he had chosen to nominate and considered it in his interests to do so.

Similarly Mitch Brown was a star in the amateurs for St Kevin's and could have been sought as a proven talent able to fill a role for the year.

However players that nominated for the mid-season rookie draft would be available to lower placed clubs first.

A player who might be starring in their state league and available for the mid-season draft might decide not to nominate however, preferring to wait until the end of the season for the November national draft.

How to handle the contract implications for players at state league clubs is still to be clarified.

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/afl-to-introduce-mid-season-rookie-draft-in-2019-20181004-p507sq.html

[Assange Tiger 😎]

Why not just let anyone nominate? Stupid rule. Plenty of guys who'd be tearing up a state league next year that haven't ever nominated for a national draft.

[camboon]

With the injury to Rancey, we should have a chance to pick someone up in the mid draft. What do you think we need and who might be available ?

[one-eyed]

We've got until round 10 to look around as the midseason draft is on May 27.

[mightytiges]

If Garth or Balta don't work out as Rance's replacement then of course we'll need to chase a key defender from the state leagues. If either can fill the role in our back six then I would add to our midfield depth. Find the next early-mid 20s later developer as we did with Lambert.

[Diocletian]

Lachlan Delahunty (Subiaco) if we want to go the mature route whichwe probably should, though he's listed as a utility..

Harry Nolan if we want anorther kid.

If the kids stand up then get another mid. M.Grigg, Lentini ,Templeton, Pickett, Meadows, Smallwood, Nelson Scharenberg....

EDIT: actually even if the kids do stand up we probably still need KPD depth to cover injuries...

[pmac21]

Jonathan Marsh be Handy right about now!

[mightytiges]

Need another clean ballwinning mid based on tonight's touch-up.

[one-eyed]

Collingwood key position player Sam McLarty was delisted when Jordan Roughead arrived despite being named emergency seven times last year and with clear upside.

Former Bulldogs rookie Nathan Mullenger-McHugh is a 196cm key position player this year playing at Box Hill.

Former North Melbourne and Geelong key defender Aaron Black — playing for Geelong’s VFL side — is another who clubs are again scrutinising.

As a delisted player Goddard would still be eligible, even if retired players like Cyril Rioli — who had a year on his contract — have to be retired for a year to come back through the mid-year draft.

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/teams/essendon/mays-midseason-draft-opens-up-possibilities-for-a-cinderella-man-to-join-a-premiership-contender/news-story/b3bd6dc6f8a59feedf1299a0c250d642

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RICHMOND

Mid-season availabilities: One (Alex Rance, ACL)
What they need: A versatile tall
Filled to March 15: Mav Weller (Remaining spot from Rookie Draft), Sydney Stack (Remaining spot from Rookie Draft)

The Tigers have some things to think about, with champion defender Alex Rance (knee) out for the season and Shaun Grigg (knee) and Jayden Short (elbow) on the shelf indefinitely. They played in round four without Ryan Garthwaite, so they seem to be comfortable with their defensive mix. Having said that, a key-position player who could play at either end and provide support for Toby Nankervis could appeal. Noah Balta is filling that position at the moment, but Richmond could look for a more readymade option.


List of 50 potential mid-season draftees: https://www.afl.com.au/news/2019-04-17/midseason-rookie-draft-who-will-be-the-next-tim-kelly-or-kane-lambert

[Diocletian]

If we go KPD:

McLarty
Talia
Delahunty

If we go ruck:

Blair
Knoll

If we go mid:

Lentini
Bolton'
Pickett
Nelson
M.Grigg

If we just go for talent over need:

Smallwood


Or we could just bring back the Beanie...

[mightytiges]

If Short is still on the LTIL by round 10 along with Rance then I think we will get two picks in the mid-season draft. 

[one-eyed]

The Tigers used the new pre-season supplemental selection period to fill the last two spots on their list with WA youngster Sydney Stack and delisted Saint Mav Weller.

It leaves them and the rest of the competition with less than six weeks to scour the country for potential reinforcements at the mid-season draft.

“There’s always other injuries and all sorts of things can happen. We’re approaching it with a view that we’ll have some sort of opportunity (to take someone), but you never know,” Balme said.

“We’ve obviously discussed it. We haven’t made any decisions on it.”

Source: Herald-Sun

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Sydney, Carlton, Gold Coast and Richmond have shown interest in Gippsland Power's Kyle Dunkley (brother of Josh at the Dogs), whose father Andrew was a stout defender for the Swans across 217 matches.

https://www.afl.com.au/news/2019-05-03/brothers-of-afl-stars-explayers-nominate-for-midseason-draft

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11    Kyle    Dunkley    20-Jun-00    185    84    Gippsland Power

#11 Kyle Dunkley
Providing strong support on the inside for Gippsland and laid a number of big tackles on opponents throughout the match. His kicking can be hit or miss at times, with his long, penetrating kick more effective than trying to find targets at short range. Dunkley unloaded a long-bomb from well outside 50m and put it straight through the middle, and when inside 50 provides leads and is good in the air or ground level.

#11 Kyle Dunkley
After the disappointment of not getting drafted last year, the brother of Josh has switched from Oakleigh to Gippsland during the offseason and could not have started the season in much better form. He joined Serong and Flanders at the first centre bounce and inserted his physical presence immediately with great attack at the footy. Based purely on his conditioning and ripped stature, Dunkley looks to have worked extremely hard over the off season and his running appears to have benefitted as he constantly pushes from arc to arc. He also spent time forward and finished with another good haul of 23 disposals.

#11 Kyle Dunkley
Dunkley was a tough customer through the midfield attacking he ball hard and tackled like a man possessed. His only goal would come from a mark and set shot in the 2nd quarter but his hard work set up plenty of others, he showed good vision under pressure to hit a nice switch kick in the 3rd quarter and later that quarter would lay a bone crunching tackle. Dunkley would finish the game with 18 disposals, 6 marks, 11 tackles and 1 goal.

Kyle Dunkley (Gippsland Power)
Dunkley looked best inside the contest using his quick and clean hands at stoppages to release to his running teammates and he did well doing the bulk of the contested work through the midfield. It was not a prolific day stats wise for Dunkley but he would add a nice goal to his name with a long bomb from 50 meters.

https://afl.draftcentral.com.au/tag/kyle-dunkley/