Free agency proposal for compo to not start until after draft pick 8 (AFL)

[one-eyed]

Free agency compensation picks would not start in the draft until after pick No.8 under a significant change being considered by the AFL.

It means top free agents who leave non-finalists could only warrant Pick 9 as compensation, at best, with the top eight picks protected.

It’s unclear whether this proposal would see all non-finalists given Pick 9 as band one compensation and picks would be awarded as they are currently for non-finalists, or if picks would flow on from Pick 9 downwards meaning the second-worst team could only get Pick 10, the third-worst team could only get Pick 11, and so on.

https://www.afl.com.au/news/1464575/the-major-free-agency-change-being-considered
https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-latest-news-updates-for-thursday-february-12-2026-carlton-part-ways-with-mick-agresta-fatherson-demon-kalani-white/news-story/ede3fbc15485b9ca4a6c78b0ebe4213b

[Andyy]

Or protect the top 10 all non-finalists

Or just get rid of it

And remove F/S discounts

etc