WC to lose draft picks???

[saintsRrising]

I read on Bigfooty that if Cousins goes for drugs that WC can lose draft picks as that was part of the AFL deal..

Does anyone know if there is any substance to this????

[fonz_#15]

chin the f*** up if its true

[claystreet]

I read on Bigfooty that if Cousins goes for drugs that WC can lose draft picks as that was part of the AFL deal..

Does anyone know if there is any substance to this????

Definately somee sort of substance maybe begins in I and ends in E

[B W and R all over]

Does anyone know if there is any substance to this????

Yep, quite a few by the sounds of it.

[smilk]

News.com.au story link:
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22595620-2,00.html

[Saints Premiers 2008]

i disagree with them taking draft picks off

why should they be denied access to something they traded for involving a player that wanted to leave etc

premiership points might be something to look into

but not draft picks - that should be for instances like carlton's

[Animal Enclosure]

If they did lose their picks what a shocking year for it to happen. They'd end up with nothing for Judd and lose Cousins.

[Winmarvellous]

Geez I hope so. 8 is better than 9.

[Life Long Saint]

Surely they would only lose their allocated draft picks wouldn't they?

pick 3 was Carltons pick traded to West Coast.

[sainter27]

AFL considering their options tonight, very high likelihood that West Coast will be punished harshly for this- no matter what the outcome. They will lose draft picks.

[TimeToShineFellas]

Surely they would only lose their allocated draft picks wouldn't they?

pick 3 was Carltons pick traded to West Coast.

Fair chance they'd lose that methinks if the AFL sanction them with the loss of draft picks.

[Riewoldting]

Surely they would only lose their allocated draft picks wouldn't they?

pick 3 was Carltons pick traded to West Coast.

Why?

If that were the case, West Coast could simply trade away all its draft picks and the players received would be "untouchable".

[Life Long Saint]

Surely a club could only lose the draft picks it was allocated.

The penalty would make them trade players away to obtain earlier picks.

The punishment is still there.

WCE have traded Judd for picks 3 & 20. They would lose their allocated first round pick (whatever that is). A club should be able to trade for picks. The punishment is that they have lost players.

[Riewoldting]

But if the punishment is the loss of allocated draft picks, you would simply trade away any allocated draft picks in order to mitigate the punishment.

[TimeToShineFellas]

Surely a club could only lose the draft picks it was allocated.

The penalty would make them trade players away to obtain earlier picks.

The punishment is still there.

WCE have traded Judd for picks 3 & 20. They would lose their allocated first round pick (whatever that is). A club should be able to trade for picks. The punishment is that they have lost players.

If Cousins ends up on a serious charge (and bearing in mind the AFL have outlined to West Coast what would happen in the event one of their players screws up again), losing players would be the least of their worries.

Let's see if the AFL will actually walk the walk this time. Doesn't matter what they have traded away for imo - that's just bad luck.

Taking the things away that matters most to West Coast (draft picks and premiership points) is THE only way that team will be brought into line. Until then they will just let their players run amok.

[plugger66]

But if the punishment is the loss of allocated draft picks, you would simply trade away any allocated draft picks in order to mitigate the punishment.

You cannot trade away picks you will not receive though. I also think it will be allocated picks that they will lose not others they gain by trading players.

[Life Long Saint]

No...you would never receive those draft picks to trade them away.

You would have to trade players away to get draft picks...or take your picks at the end of the draft.

The problem here is that trading has finished.

[Otiman]

2008 draft, one would expect.

IMO taking away more than a first round pick would be overkill.

[Riewoldting]

No...you would never receive those draft picks to trade them away.

Why wouldn't you receive the picks?

[super dooper]

I say premiership points would hurt them the most, put them on more of a backfoot to play home finals - say in the range of 16 pts

Draft picks have too many long term complications and hence would be too harsh based on the actions of certain players.

[Oh When the Saints]

Cousins has been charged with one count of possession of a prohibited substance, and one count of failing to give a blood test.

[bobmurray]

Cousins has been charged with one count of possession of a prohibited substance, and one count of failing to give a blood test.

Yes and the radio just said it was

VIAGRA

[stairwaytoheaven]

I posted a reply on the above post about the AFL saying that they could strip West Coast of their picks if they got in trouble again.

[Eastern]

SGIO will be reviewing their sponsorship of WCE early next week when their execs return from a Road Safety Conference in Melbourne !!

[TimeToShineFellas]

SGIO will be reviewing their sponsorship of WCE early next week when their execs return from a Road Safety Conference in Melbourne !!

In other breaking news Carpet Call are expected to become the West Coast Eagles' new sponsors.

A Carpet call spokesman said West Coast and the company were an ideal match as both are pretty good at sweeping things under the rug hoping that no-one notices.......