The Western Bulldogs will receive the Second Band of compensation, a First Round selection for Callan Ward.
“While the Western Bulldogs are disappointed that the Club has only been awarded the second band of AFL compensation for Callan Ward, we note the AFL’s advice that there was a significant differential in the contract offer to Scully, to that of Ward,” Bulldogs Chief Executive Simon Garlick said.
“Given the Club faces no further threat from these extra-ordinary expansion rules, the Bulldogs look forward to tackling our pre-season with vigor and getting on with season 2012 and beyond.”
The AFL advised the Bulldogs that there was a significant differential in the contract offer to Tom Scully, to those of Ward and Phil Davis, and it was therefore determined that the compensation package for Melbourne should be in the highest band.
Ward and Davis were each confirmed as a higher compensation package to that offered to Fremantle for the loss of player Palmer, again on the basis that there was a significant differential in the contract offers to Ward/ Davis and that of Palmer.
Melbourne will receive First Band Compensation - a First Round selection and a Mid-First Round selection for Tom Scully.
Adelaide Crows will receive Second Band Compensation - a First Round selection for Phil Davis.
Fremantle will receive Third Band Compensation - an end of First Round selection for Rhys Palmer.
Under the List Establishment Rules for the GWS Giants, the AFL's 18th team has the right to select one uncontracted player from each of the established 16 AFL clubs - excluding the Gold Coast Suns - with a compensation package to be determined in one of five bands, based primarily on the new contract offer to the player (which reflects his position within all contracted players within the competition) and his age.
Please find below full details of the compensation national draft selection offered to the Western Bulldogs.
Western Bulldogs - Round One selection (Callan Ward)
The selection for Callan Ward may be activated by the Western Bulldogs after its round one selection in any one of the 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 NAB AFL Draft Selection Meetings. The selection will be immediately placed behind the Round One selection of the Western Bulldogs in that particular season. (I.e, should the Bulldogs earn the right for selection 12, the compensation selection would be number 13, if the Bulldogs earn the right for selection four, the compensation selection would be number five etc.).
Should the Western Bulldogs wish to activate the selection in the 2011 NAB AFL Draft, during the expansion-period Drafts, the selection would be placed at the end of Round One.
For the selection to be activated for the 2011 NAB AFL Draft, the Western Bulldogs will be required to notify the AFL of its intention to use the selection by Friday November 11, 2011.
For the selection to be activated for any of the years 2012-2015 in the NAB AFL Draft of that particular year, the Western Bulldogs will be required to notify the AFL of its intention to use the selection by the last Tuesday of that particular year, prior to the start of the Toyota AFL Premiership Season.
The club has the right to on-trade its compensation selection to another club. If the club on-trades its compensation selection to another club, the selection may be used in that year's NAB AFL Draft Selection meeting, or in any other year up to the 2015 NAB AFL Draft.
The lodgement of the contract offer to Ward by the GWS Giants FC means the club cannot automatically select another uncontracted player from the Western Bulldogs.
