Author: Logistix

Post PSD Free Agency Period

An idea of Rosco’s which will reduce the length of the PSD but also help coaches cover very early injuries, was to reduce the draft by a few picks and instead draft them at your leisure after the PSD up to a certain time.
 One suggestion is “2 before R2″
– We could reduce the PSD by 2 picks so you’d only draft 21 players (instead of 23). Then you could freely draft 2 undrafted players anytime up until before HFFL R2 starts.
We had initially considered “3 before R3” (so 20 players post PSD) but the more players we allow to draft later, the more risk of undermining the strength of the MSD.

HGA Website Glitch – Workaround

It appear there is a glitch in the website this season and we are unable to remove the players out of the HGA position.

I’ve contacted the bench with 2 emails but received no reply.

I’ve asked him to either remove all the players from the HGA position for us or better still remove the HGA position entirely.

So as a temporary workaround I’ve added a player into the HGA positions of all clubs if there wasn’t one already. So teams I’ve added a player into the HGA position are:

  • Kurshers – Liam Picken
  • Mayblooms – Caleb Daniel
  • Twaddstars – Sam Jacobs

 

Everyone else already had a player in the HGA position.

I believe I selected players who were not in your selected sides – please check this Karl/Tobes/Twadds

 

This workaround should be effective as it will mean that rather than adding 5 points post game to the home teams, I’ll just subtract 5 points from the away teams instead.

HGA System Changed

Following this recent post reminding coaches of the HGA process and bench quirks

HGA: Rule, Bench Naming & Penalties Clarified

There has been some unrest amongst the natives about the difficulties inherent in this system. This is not lost on Logistix.

 

Consequently Logistix has bowed to pressure and will implement the following:

 

  • The HGA player position will no longer be used
  • Instead Logistix will add 5 points to each home team at the end of every round

 

Please remove HGA from all your R3 teams (HFFL R2) immediately. 

Please note I cannot remove the HGA position until next season so it will just sit there blank for the rest of the season.

How to correct subs post game

 

Chaps,

 

Note this post about subs

Reminder re Subs

 

However since this, I’ve figured out how to change subs post game if the bench auto-subs for you incorrectly ie not the subbing you would like.
As a result this is now the information that is required to be provided to Logistix in order for a sub to be effected for you and your resultant score changed:

  1. Who is the player in the starting team that needed to be replaced
  2. What position was that player in
  3. Who did the bench erroneously sub in for them
  4. Who would you like subbed in for them

HGA: Rule, Bench Naming & Penalties Clarified

Recall that the home team each week needs to claim HGA by naming a player in the HGA position. If you do so you earn 5 points HGA.

 

A few points to note:

  • It appears if you don’t name a player there before the round starts, you can’t change this, even during the rolling lockout
  • If you inappropriately name a player there (when you are the away team) before the round starts, you can’t remove him, even during the rolling lock out period
  • Your players stay in the same positions each week unless you change them so if you had HGA last week and you are away this week, you actually need to remove the HGA player before the round starts.
  • The player you name there may actually have to play in the real AFL. Otherwise from memory the bench I think deems him as ineligible and doesn’t award any points to the position. This is a recollection from memory only. In any case try and name a person who is likely to play. However if you can’t cause your only available chaps are in your actual side, then just name anyone there. If you aren’t awarded your 5 points, inform Logistix for a post game edit.

 

Penalties for incorrect HGA naming:

  • If you forget to claim your HGA. You do not receive it. ie you forgo the 5 points you would have earned
  • If you claim HGA incorrectly, you will be docked 10 points. ie you will lose the 5 HGA points you earned incorrectly plus an additional 5 point penalty.

 

The penalties are in force to encourage accurate naming and to reduce unnecessary work for Logistix.  However to adjust again to the above fine points of HGA and the bench inconsistent partial lockout behaviour, leniency will be provided in R1 so no penalties will be applied. Logistix will make the changes for you post game, as requested, “for free” for R1 only.

Penalties will be applied from R2.

Reminder re Subs

Firstly, reminder for the coaches that the Bench auto-subs in order of the bench e.g. bench 1 first, then bench 2 etc. However our rules allow any subbing to occur from the bench that maximises your score at the discretion of the coach. So post game you need to notify the administrator the following

  • 1) Who subs in for who and why the on-field person qualifies to be subbed.
  • 2) What score the person subbing in gets compared to the person they subbed in for.
  • 3) What the change to the total team score is as a result of your sub changes

 

Only if you provide all the above will the administrator make a post game change to the scores as you request.

 

Secondly, a remember what qualifies a player to be subbed off

 

Firstly they need to be a named player in the AFL team lists or where this can’t apply (e.g. early starts to the round) then  use the good faith naming rule. Then to qualify to be subbed they need to meet 1 of the following conditions:

  • They are a late withdrawal
  • They were injured and as a result played no more than 3 quarters in the match as per this rule change last year

Replacing Injured Players with Bench Players