Clubs sent home after technology failure at the AFL’s national draft dress rehearsal

An embarrassing technology failure at the AFL’s national draft dress rehearsal had officials scratching their heads but the reason for the malfunction would have left them with red faces.

The AFL’s draft dress rehearsal didn’t go to plan.

The AFL suffered an embarrassing technology failure at Wednesday night’s national draft dress rehearsal.

The league summoned clubs to Marvel Stadium for a mock run of how the technology will work at Thursday night’s revamped talent count.

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But at about pick 31 the computer system crashed and clubs were sent home.

A club was matching a father-son bid when the technology started to fail.

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Clubs were throwing in unrealistic bids and selections during the trial run.

AFL officials were left scratching their heads with less than 24 hours to get it right for the televised draft meeting.

It is believed an AFL official pulled a cord out by accident, triggering the fault.

The AFL will be hoping there are no hiccups at Thursday night’s national draft. Picture: AFL Media