I've asked a few times on here what our minimum requirements re drafting are and not really got an adequate answer so I've done some research of my own via the official AFL Rules Document
http://s.afl.com.au/staticfile/AFL%2...20-%202015.pdf
Sections that stand out for me are as follows
6.2 Procedure for National Draft Selection Meeting
(d) Number of Draft Selections
(i) At a National Draft Selection Meeting:
(A) each Club shall exercise a minimum of 3 Draft selections (including selections forfeited under Rules 0, 10.11(b), 12.4(b), 13.4(b) and 14.4(d)); and
(B) no Club may exercise more than 3 Draft selections if the consequence would be that it would exceed the number of Players which it is entitled to include on its Primary List pursuant to these Rules.
10.11 Inclusion of Rookie List Player onto Primary List
(b) Primary List
A Club may apply to the AFL to transfer a Player or Players from its Rookie List onto its Primary List:
(i) on the day when its Primary List is lodged with the AFL prior to the National Draft Selection Meeting under Rule 6.1 by lodging with the AFL the form prescribed in Schedule 1 as Form 33. In which case, the Club shall forfeit its last selection or, if more than one player, its last and each previous draft selection at the National AFL Draft Selection meeting.
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(ii) under Rule 26.1(b); or
(iii) at any time between the National Draft Selection Meeting and the day when its Primary List is lodged with the AFL prior to the Pre-Season Draft Selection Meeting under Rule 7.1, if a Player�s name has been deleted from that Club�s List under Rule 7.6 by lodging with the AFL the form prescribed in Schedule 1 as Form 33.
So,
10.11(b) relates to elevated rookies
12.4(b) relates to scholarship lists
13.4(b) relates to international list
14.4(d) relates to academy players
So, my reading of the AFL rules is that we need to have three minimum picks and that clearly includes any rookie upgrades.
So, what is there here that would preclude us from only taking one open draft pick or maybe none at all and merely upgrading four rookies?
FWIW I think that would be an unlikely scenario as I think we'd keep Colin on the rookie list another year with as there'd be bound to be an upgrade opportunity. But we could well trade our first rounder for a KPD, take our second round, upgrade three and delist five...
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