Riewoldt, Betts, Dangerfield & Fyfe to hand pick 4 AFLX teams [merged]

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AFL set to revamp AFLX competition with stars to hand-pick teams for one-off tournament

Herald Sun
November 17, 2018

AFL superstars Dustin Martin, Lance Franklin, Patrick Dangerfield and Nat Fyfe are set to be the centre of the AFL’s revamped AFLX competition.

According to reports from Seven News Perth, the quartet would pick their own teams made of the game’s biggest names.

The concept is similar to the NBA’s All-Star game, where captains LeBron James and Steph Curry picked teams schoolyard style for the marquee match.

The report stated the one-night, four-team competition would take place on February 22 at Marvel Stadium with the AFL to confirm the changes next month.

The revamped model would replace the inaugural version where clubs were split into four groups and played around the country.

AFL clubs are set to meet on the proposal next week.

AFLX features 10 players on each side, with seven on the field and three substitutes, who compete across two 10-minute halves under a number of modified rules.

These include 10 points for a super goal, kicked from outside the 40m arc, as well as a kick in after any score and no time on.

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/more-news/afl-set-to-revamp-aflx-competition-with-stars-to-handpick-teams-for-oneoff-tournament/news-story/a764a9585cb5e8d80ac0133dc1873f97

[Slipper]

Can't see the clubs being too keen to let their gun players participate in this.

[RedanTiger]

Hope Dusty knocks back this offer.

Why would you want to take on that crap when they are only paying you what you get for a normal game.
Part of the job would be doing heaps of PR to pump up the games with interviews (print, TV and radio) and photo ops before, during and after this competition.

And for what, to let the AFL make money from a pointless exercise.

[1965]

Depends what he wants after his footy career is done.

[one-eyed]

The AFL wants Jack to replace Dusty as captain of one of the four AFLX sides.


THE AFL has splashed the cash to sway some of footy’s biggest stars to play in next year’s revamped AFLX Series.

The Herald Sun understands players will pocket between $5,000 and $20,000 to pull the boots on for the one-day preseason tournament on February 22.

Richmond’s Jack Riewoldt, Geelong’s Patrick Dangerfield, Adelaide’s Eddie Betts and Fremantle superstar Nat Fyfe have been targeted to captain the four AFL teams, including one all-indigenous side.

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/more-news/afl-to-pay-stars-to-play-aflx-in-2019-as-four-superherothemed-teams-to/news-story/4cca3028db0ca1ec958084139d9244a0

[Tiger Tragic]

Sounds like Dusty told them to GAGF?

[Hard Roar Tiger]

Sounds like Dusty told them to GAGF?

He’s got bigger fish to fry

[one-eyed]

Jack's team's logo:


https://www.instagram.com/riewoldtjack08/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=embed_loading_state_camera

Dangerfield's, Fyfe's, Betts' & Jack's team logos:

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-12-16/four-aflx-captains-reveal-their-team-logos

[cub]

 

[Diocletian]

 

[mightytiges]

The jumpers are the same as the logos  . The AFL desperately trying to attract interest in AFLX by trying to feed off the popularity of Docklands' new sponsor Marvel and its superhero look.

We'd all be ticked off if Jack or another one of our players cops an injury playing in this.

[WilliamPowell]

Jack!

Why oh why?

[Knighter]

Why does the symbol for Jacks team look like a picture I was shown during the birds and bees lectures at high school

[YellowandBlackBlood]

Why does the symbol for Jacks team look like a picture I was shown during the birds and bees lectures at high school

[one-eyed]

Adelaide star Eddie Betts will lead the Deadlys, an all-Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island side in the dramatically revamped event, which will see four teams face-off in one night of competition on February 22 at Marvel Stadium.

Patrick Dangerfield, Nat Fyfe and Jack Riewoldt will lead the three other outfits, named the Bolts, Flyers and Rampage respectively.

A live draft will be held in early February, with the quartet having a pool of 100 players to select from.

“I’m watching pre-season training closely across all clubs,” Riewoldt said.

“I know who I want, and I’ll go pretty hard in selecting them at the draft. The Rampage will be ready come February.”

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/live-draft-confirmed-for-aflx-as-dangerfield-riewoldt-fyfe-and-betts-lead-teams/news-story/20fbcd950de87890f6cf77ca49b4df1c


https://www.917thewave.com.au/news/local-news/aflx-given-reboot-for-2019/