Author: Logistix

2017 HFFL PSD Date & Time Set

HFFL PSD is set for Sunday 26th March at 2000 WST

 

I believe this = 2300 EST and 0800 for the NY boys but those individuals are advised to check this for themselves.

 

This will be between AFL R1 and R2 so that means the last game of the season will be AFL R19 and the Grand Final will be AFL R23.

Retentions allowed for PSD 2017

6 standard players with the following restrictions:

1. Only 1 can be elite

2. A maximum of 3 top 20 players (including the Elite)

 

A 7th player can be retained as a Rookie

  • This player must have played 22 career games or less
  • This player may be Elite or Non-Elite

 

 

So the best combination of players you can usually retain is:

  1. 1. Elite
  2. 2. 2x 11-20 players
  3. 3. 3 x Sub-20 player
  4. 4. 1 x Rookie

Clarifying Current Allowed PSD Retentions

The current allowed retentions are

 

4 standard players with the following restrictions:

1. Only 1 can be elite

2. A maximum of 3 top 20 players (including the Elite)

 

A 5th player can be retained as a Rookie

  • This player must have played 22 career games or less
  • This player may be Elite or Non-Elite

 

 

So the best combination of players you can usually retain is:

  1. 1. Elite
  2. 2. 2x 11-20 players
  3. 3. 1 x Sub-20 player
  4. 4. 1 x Rookie

 

Administrator Warning Re 3 New Positions

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

The Dark Side win the 2016 HFFL Premiership

Congratulations to the Dark Side who defeated Rapid Sossage 228-172 in the HFFL 2016 Grand Final to claim their 4th flag, now equal with the mighty Twaddstars.

Commiserations but also congratulations to the Rapid Sossage for making their 2nd grand final in 3 years! Fine effort, especially from 4th. Well done also for the Pots and Stars continuing the perennial finals form and for the Mayblooms who after their historic Premiership to relegation story of 2012-2103, have made every finals series since.

The premiership team was a good mixture of 1 elite retention, 2 high draft picks and a rag tag bunch of aspiring stars cobbled together through the season, also demonstrating that there is still some quality to be found in the MSD. The Dark Side grand final team and their draft pick/retention status were as follows:

 

Dark Side 2016 Grand Final Team

F: T.Membrey (MSD-9th), J.Daniher (Retained- Sub 20)

Ma: N.Riewoldt (Retained-Elite)

Mi: D.Haneberry (PSD-6th), R.Laird (PSD-66th), J.Lloyd (PSD-106th)

T: J.Viney (PSD-15th)

U: T.Greene (MSD-25th)

R: J.Watts (MSD-14th), T.Boak (Retained-Sub 20)

 

Unlucky but notable omission who was dropped for the GF only: J.Johanissen (PSD-135th)

 

Lottery Ball Finals Series

Congratulations to the Squadron for winning the LB GF and securing 5 lottery balls. The order of lottery ball allocations are as follows:

  • Squadron 5
  • Krushers 4
  • Real Saints 3
  • Rhubarbs 2
  • Brewsers 1

Lottery to be drawn sometime soonish.

 

It’s been a great season and I’ll wrap up the highlights later, but there will be a little more to do before we enter the post season break with the imminent release of 3 new proposed positions shortly for discussion and voting on this week.

In addition the preliminary elite/top 20 stats and HFFL mastersheet will be released after the final AFL regular season round.

 

Kind Regards,

 

Logistix