Surely the AFL can simply rule that clubs involved in a free-agent move where compensation has been accepted cannot enter into secondary deals with each other. That would remove the ambiguity entirely
If the @AFL can make changes to the father-son and academy selection rules mid-year, following clubs making trading decisions the previous year to position themselves under the existing rules, then why can’t they clarify the rules around trading between clubs cont.
where a free-agent bid has not been matched and the club has accepted the compensation pick?
The issue is the potential for secondary deals between the clubs, which is what creates the ambiguity. cont