Groucho wrote:Yep agree with you again Grenville. If they must be drafted don't want them drafted by an SA team. I think Nietschke may be a chance as well.
AS i've said before why do we develop these players if they are good then the AFL draft them and take them away. Why do we bother.

How much do you honestly think you develop them, realistically these kids are probably identified as natural talents at 14-15 play a handful of 16's, a couple years of a mix of 18's, ressies and league then get drafted. The ones that don't get drafted which is a hell of a lot more than do will either stick around and have good SANFL careers or, now this is where your anger should lie, go play in the Country or Ammo's where they train half as much for more pay
I would like to see a ratio of players per club being drafted against those leaving to play in the lower leagues, I reckon only 10 maybe 12 were taken from SA last year, unfortunately for Sturt half were from there but that's expected with success