Welcome and thank you for joining my fantasy AFL draft league! For most of us (myself included), this will be the first time we have played this form of fantasy AFL. I hope to share some of what I know so far about how to play.
WHAT IS "DRAFT"?
Basically everyone takes turns to pick a player for their team. Each player can only be owned by one team. There is no salary cap so players are not assigned dollar values.
You need to pick 3 defenders, 4 midfielders, 1 ruck, 3 forwards and 4 emergencies for your team.
WHAT SHOULD I DO BEFORE THE DRAFT
Although it is not necessary, it is highly advisable that you do a pre-draft list before draft day. You will only have two minutes to make your pick so a pre-draft list will help you keep a cool head during your decision making. If you fail to make your pick during the allotted two minutes, you will be assigned your highest ranked available player on your pre-draft list. Remember, any number of unforeseen things can happen during the draft (eg. internet problems) so it is best to have a pre-draft list.
To make your list, click on the draft tab on your home page, then click on our draft league name. That should take you to a page with a list of players called the Player Pool. Click the plus button next to the player you want the most and his name should then be added to the box headed "My Pre-Draft List". Then click the plus sign next to the second player your want most and his name will go underneath your first pick. Keep going until you have a large number of players in your pre-draft list. This is because a lot of players you pick will have been claimed by other teams before you get to pick them. In my list I have ordered a mixture of 20 defenders, 35 midfielders, 7 rucks and 20 forwards.
DURING THE DRAFT
Our draft will be held on Sunday 19 March at 3pm EAST. The order in which we pick was computer generated and I had absolutely no control over who got each draft pick. So our draft order is:
ROUND ONE
1. Leroy
2. Tom
3. Dugal
4. Mozz
5. Sardene
6. Jazz
ROUND TWO
7. Jazz
8. Sardene
9. Mozz
10. Dugal
11. Tom
12. Leroy
Our draft then follows that order until all off our teams are full.
You will have only two minutes to make your selection. If you are able to attend the draft you will be able to pick any player you want that is still available. If you do not make a choice within two minutes, you will be given the highest ranked available player on your pre-draft list. If you haven't got a pre-draft list and you haven't chosen a player within two minutes, the computer will randomly choose for you.
So I think that is it for now. If you have any questions that I haven't covered here then please feel free to contact me on Twitter.
