Asgardian
Bigfooty Jedi
The Port Magpies are now many things to footy throughout Australia and especially South Australia.
Overall I'll take what we have with open arms. We have the very best set-up for our desires & needs as an AFL club, our players are always Port players, regardless of the competition in which they find themselves.
As for the "feeder club" aspect, whilst it is open for all & sundry to examine & recruit from, ala Ben Newton in AFL circles or Ben Haren in SANFL confines, we are again advantaged because we see first, last, and all things between the Magpie players & their idiosyncrasies, that are not always on show for others on the outside.
Yes, we will lose Johansen, Bruggemann, Raikiwasa, Haren (and I'm sure more to come) to various SANFL clubs, we did have them with us to FIRST see if they could be AFL players for us.
I'll take the over the overwhelming good aspects and accept what else must follow.
- -- Most importantly to us it is an opportunity for our AFL players to grow up within the Port Adelaide family
- -- Secondly for us it is an opportunity for our AFL players to grow up as Port Adelaide style players
- -- Again for us it is an opportunity for our AFL players to continue to receive the same messages throughout their AFL careers
- -- Also for us it is an opportunity for our AFL players to recover from injuries within the best environment
- -- Lastly for us it is an opportunity for our AFL players to regain form again within the best environment
- -- This is a cursory situation, the Port Magpies is a feeder club for the AFL & SANFL clubs
Overall I'll take what we have with open arms. We have the very best set-up for our desires & needs as an AFL club, our players are always Port players, regardless of the competition in which they find themselves.
As for the "feeder club" aspect, whilst it is open for all & sundry to examine & recruit from, ala Ben Newton in AFL circles or Ben Haren in SANFL confines, we are again advantaged because we see first, last, and all things between the Magpie players & their idiosyncrasies, that are not always on show for others on the outside.
Yes, we will lose Johansen, Bruggemann, Raikiwasa, Haren (and I'm sure more to come) to various SANFL clubs, we did have them with us to FIRST see if they could be AFL players for us.
I'll take the over the overwhelming good aspects and accept what else must follow.