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2018 PSD Date Set

1st option: Sat 17th of March 2018 at 2000 WST = 2200 EST = 0700 NY time

2nd option: Sat 10th of March 2018 at 2100 WST = 2300 EST =  0700 NY time

Note DLS ends in NY on Sunday 11th March hence the different start times.

 

Coaches are required to keep both dates free and locked in on their calendars.

We will confirm which one we choose closer to the time.

End of season review of 2017 New Positions

Download full spreadsheet of Review of New positions here

 

EXTRACTOR

Extractor v Midfielder

Findings:

  • 10 of the Top 20 Extractors are not in the Top 20 Midfielders
  • 6 of the Elite Extractors are not Elite Midfielders

Conclusion: As expected, the Extractor position rewards a specialised midfielder for their Clearance work in a way that is not generally rewarded in pure Midfield stats

 

HALF-FORWARD

Half-Forward v Forward

Findings:

  • 16 of the top 20 HF’s are not in the top 20 Forwards

Conclusion: The HF position is a unique position that rewards half forward flankers and a small number of dominant centre half forwards

 

RUCKMEN UTES

Ruckmen Utes

Findings:

6 of the top 20 utilities were ruckmen of which 4 were elites. However despite scoring highly ruckmen utes are less valuable than similar scoring non-ruck utes because:

  • They are one dimensional without being multitalented in other positions so unlike non-ruck utes, do not improve team depth
  • They are injury prone
  • They rarely dominate year after year, evidenced by above

Conclusion:

  • This is roughly in line with expectation, though slightly more than expected likely due to increased hit outs in 2017. 
    • However given above issues they do not appear to be too dominant and have increased the pool of available quality utes as expected.

 

HALF-BACKS

Half backs v Forwards

Findings:

  • Only 4 of the top 20 HB’s were top 20 in any other position
  • Hurley and Hibberd were named as All Australians showing the true value of this HFFL position
  • As predicted when introduced, the Half-backs are identiical in scores and standard deviation to the forwards (comparing players ranked 2 to 20) – low scoring position with high standard deviation. Like forwards, this makes recruitment of a top player valuable since the scores drop off quickly but not too valuable because overall scores are still low

 

Conclusion

  • In line with the prediction, the Half-backs are a unique position, rewarding previously unrecognised players.
  • Half-backs are identical to forwards in scoring and standard deviation and recruiting decisions should be based on this

 

HFFL 2017 Grand Final Wrap

What a grand final. What a season!

We’ve had our first season with the new positions and it has been an absolute cracker. One of the most exciting ends of the regular season with such a tight battle for finals spots echoing a stunning AFL season.
The GF was the one we needed to see. The 2 best teams this season had their finals rematch, their 4th encounter of the season to finally settle the discussion

Continue reading “HFFL 2017 Grand Final Wrap”

Retentions allowed for PSD 2018 onwards

6 standard players with the following restrictions:

1. Only 1 can be elite

2. A maximum of 2 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. 1x 11-20 players
  3. 3. 4 x Sub-20 players
  4. 4. 1 x Rookie

 

These new retentions are the result of this rule change

 

Change to retentions: 11-20 converted to sub-20