GWS GIANTS list concessions explained

ALREADY AT THE CLUB

National Rookie access
GWS selected a dozen 17-year-olds born between January and April 1993. Most of these players relocated to Sydney and have been training full time with the club in 2011. These players can remain at the club in 2012 or can be traded for experienced AFL players in TRADE WEEK.

2010 NAB Rookie Draft
GWS were given selections 1-8 in last year’s rookie draft. Rookies are selected as young, developing players who are under 23 and do not sit on the senior team at an AFL club. Most clubs have around six rookies who can be elevated to the senior team during the season if a player is injured or retires.

ON THEIR WAY
 
Players in the GWS’ Zone
GWS have zoned access to up to 16 NSW players from Southern NSW and the ACT. Some of these players have already arrived at the club and the zoned access continues from 2010 until 2013. The GIANTS also have zoned access to players from the Northern Territory from 2011 until 2013.

2011 NAB AFL Draft
GWS will have the first selection in each of the three rounds in this year’s draft, which will be held in western Sydney. In the first round of player selection, GWS have nine of the first fifteen picks including: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13 and 15.

2011 NAB Rookie Draft
GWS will alternate with the Sydney Swans for NSW rookies and will have the first selection in this draft.

AFL Listed Player Access
An AFL ‘List’ is a club’s team. There are two parts to this concession.
1. GWS can select 10 players who have been nominated for the AFL Draft in previous years or players who have been listed with an AFL club in the past (including retired players who have been delisted). The GIANTS have the opportunity to list these 10 players at the end of the 2011 and 2012 season.
2. GWS can sign up to 16 current uncontracted AFL players. They can sign one player from each AFL club unless a club agrees to trade more than one player to the club. These uncontracted players can be signed at the end of the 2011 and 2012 seasons. Clubs with uncontracted players who choose to play for the club will be given compensations draft picks from the AFL.

Existing AFL players through ‘GWS mini-draft’
GWS have been given access to four 17-year-olds born between January and April 1994. These players WILL NOT be at the club. They need to be traded to other clubs during TRADE WEEK. The GIANTS can use these players to trade for established AFL players at other clubs. GWS can trade these four 17-year-olds in either the 2011 or 2012 TRADE WEEK.

TRADE WEEK IS THIS WEEK, YOU CAN LISTEN TO TRADE WEEK RADIO HERE