@EddieV, @Lucas and @Bearfly are the next 3 picks and have all had autopicks for their last pick. What's the ruling here? @stripey @graeme has the pick following all these EDIT: The autopicks in order would be Jason Johanissen, Liam Ryan, (from the OP) and then Corey Wagner (going based on top average sorted from end of 2023, but someone please confirm). The new top of the autopicks list would then be Ryan Lester, Jayden Laverde, Zach Tuohy, Darcy MacPherson if you wanted to update the OP, and let's hope we don't have to use them.
@Bearfly had specified assisting someone moving house as his reason on Friday, not sure whether that effects things, I will text him now
I finally got to tidy up end of draft stuff. Picks for those needing more than 6 to get to 26 have been added to take place before topup starts. Topup picks for everyone have been added and sorted per @stripeys updated order. @tim0714 have already finished the draft and sits at 28 players, nice work.. If you think I've got yours wrong hit me up, you are probably right. This is whats left right to get to 26. .
So now we've changed the rules on the fly and decided that because someone had an auto pick the previous selection they automatically get auto pick next time - where in the league rules is that. On Friday I was flat out helping my sister in law move house - the first chance I had to check my phone I messaged both KI Guy and Tassie Hawk to opt for the auto pick on that occasion so as to keep things rolling. Now I find out that I have had an auto pick forced on me. STUFF THIS CIRCUS, I'M DONE WITH THIS DRAFT.
RL is primary, we ALL have one, but if we waited for everyone we would finish around round 3.. As with anyone else who had an autopick you are entitled to dump them and pick on your return. .
Sorry @Bearfly I was informed you got auto picked which would mean you immediately get auto picked for subsequent picks also. I apologise if this wasn’t the case, I also don’t have time to go back over everything myself. If you are unhappy with how things are being run then go for it mate, I am happy for you to take over as Commish, it would make my life one little bit easier.
I think we all sympathise especially when Bear tried to do the right thing and keep the draft moving along, but that being said that was basically 24 hours ago now. At a minimum coaches should try and check in at least every 6 hours just in case it comes around to your pick again, especially when it's been announced multiple times already this draft that it is going slowly and needs a hurry up (it was ~5 hours yesterday the draft halted, and would have been another ~5 hours today - while inside the rules, is not ideal). I'm not privvy to the PM's but if they were public posts it would have been easier to track as 'signs of life' so to speak. I don't know if we have this written in the rules but when an autopick happens we need the coach at their next availability to either take another player as a substitute for your autopick, or confirm you are fine with the autopick but are seen as being 'back into the draft'. But yeah, I don't envy trying to administrate all this.
It is in the draft rules that an auto picked coach is automatically autopicked for any subsequent picks till they return. this has been the case for probably the last two preaseason drafts, definitely last years.