Key identified issues
- Coaches were provided too much access and required to do too much for themselves on the official drafting spreadsheet.
- Instead of saving time for Logistix, this cost enormous time and created chaos.
- This resulted in substantial inconsistencies in the delistings on the Drafting sheet versus the Bench
- This also resulted in various accidental modifications made to the Drafting spreadsheets (including importantly the “AFL Squads” sheet) which broke the formulas and lead to mayhem at the draft.
Solutions for 2023
- The Drafting Sheet will remain locked by Logistix between the end of the PSD until the very beginning of the MSD. Only at the MSD itself will coaches be granted editing rights again
- Coaches will be reminded to make a copy of the Drafting Sheet and manipulate their copy as they need to (under File – Make a Copy), rather than manipulating the original sheet we share.
- Delistings and Trades will be posted here on the HFFL Online site in specific posts only – a Trades post and a Delistings post. They will be the official set of Delistings and trades. After the Delistings Deadline, Logistix will use this to modify the Drafting Sheet (Delisted Players, Outward Trades, Inward Trades).
- Coaches can at their leisure also delist their players on The Bench but what happens on The Bench will not be relevant to the MSD
- When the official Draft Order is published, all coaches will be required to check their own picks to ensure they have the correct draft picks allocated to them. If they fail to do so, they will be liable for any adverse outcomes they suffer as a result.
- Logistix will require 2 laptops at the MSD (as well as the PSD) in order to troubleshoot issues on the fly