Report: AFL planning major change to draft rules – SEN

The AFL is set to make changes to the Next Generation Academy system, which will have major draft ramifications.
AFL Medias Callum Twomey is reporting that the AFL will make the first round of the draft, and potentially the second round, protected from matching bids.
For example, Carlton bid on Fremantle NGA prospect Liam Henry at pick nine in the 2019 National Draft, a bid the Dockers were able to match using the draft points system.
Under the reported new proposal, Fremantle would not be ab…

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