It is a momentous occasion that we have as a group taken our largest step forward in HFFL history in expanding and changing the game as we know it through the introduction of 3 new positions.
However this is not without risk. Despite best efforts in research and analysis the ability to recruit for and play these positions may be harder then expected and the results may be different than expected. The scores may be too low or too high and there may unexpectedly excessive standard deviation and problematic outliers.
Therefore please firmly expect that next season after we’ve given these positions a go there may be moves to make amendments to positions or remove them all together (for 2018). e.g.
- if the half-back score is too low we may increase it
- if the half-back score has too much standard deviation and lacks depth of players we might get rid of it
- if the half-forward is too lopsided with a huge “Danger” outlier and there are troubles recruiting for the position we might rejig the calculation to make it a smaller score or remove the position all together.
Obviously any changes must be by majority vote but with such a big change now, please do expect that changes later may occur.
So PRICE THIS RISK IN when you make you retention and recruiting decisions. ie if you recruit Dangerfield and then we end up getting rid of the Half-forward, don’t complain … you have been warned!
With that warning out of the way – enjoy the brave new world of the HFFL. It will be a cracker! I’m excited!
Warm Regards,
Logistix