by knowledge » Sat Apr 28, 2018 8:18 pm
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by johntheclaret » Mon Apr 30, 2018 10:37 am
by RB » Mon Apr 30, 2018 10:48 am
by human_torpedo » Mon Apr 30, 2018 1:32 pm
by beef » Mon Apr 30, 2018 2:25 pm
human_torpedo wrote:From what I understand eventually this will happen to some degree. All AFL clubs will have a pathway program with zones, possibly playing in a competition before the National Champs, lifting the draft age by at least a year, and possibly reducing the squad sizes in the AFL by up to 6 players..
It will obviously hurt the SANFL under 18 competition as it will be a second tier competition with its best players being in the academy system, however a larger emphasis will be on the under 16 program as that is where the academies will be selected from as such
The kids that don't get drafted out of the academies, lets face it only a handful at most would, will filter back through the SANFL system to their original clubs
A lot of water to go under the bridge but essentially that's where its headed
by am Bays » Mon Apr 30, 2018 3:06 pm
by UK Fan » Tue May 01, 2018 3:48 pm
johntheclaret wrote:I might be missing something, but I don’t know what all the fuss is about. The cream always gets drafted to the AFL anyway and only after all the development has been done by the SANFL club who gets to see the fruit of their labour for no more than a season.
And I’m sure replacing draftees every year must be a recruiting nightmare for SANFL clubs. Just ask West Adelaide. There is no stability and therefore no possibility of forward planning as none of the SANFL clubs know how many of their current crop will get drafted and how many won’t.
There are always going more players than places so why not let the AFL clubs pay for the development of players. What the SANFL needs to do is focus on making the state league an attractive alternative to catch those players dropping out of the AFL system. It might even make the SANFL a strong league as more mature players are recruited.
The downside would be a much narrower structure at the SANFL clubs with a much more streamlined juniors, development and Reserves grades but a lower cost base for the club too.
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