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Isn't that literally exactly what happened? The priority picks were traded for Dylan Stephens and Zac Fisher

I'm picking Anderson over Rowell

All that would've meant is that Essendon would have to trade for him and given he was out of contract, we would've got a lot less than pick 4

Hmmm impacted because of something that happened at another club? Much like losing your coach for half a season because of another club?

The assistance package was used to trade for two fringe players, hardly premiership certainties God I wish we were half as good as opposition teams think we are

They could've at least done some intellectual skill like a puzzle or something that isn't reliant on strength, rather than complete chance

It's a bit of both I guess. It's a reality show in that it's not scripted, but it does involve some acting in terms of the dying dramatically.

Yeh except Lewis Young plays on the oppo's 3rd best forward...

Noble was a disaster of a coach

I reckon George would beat her- he has pulled off move after move. Against Gerry and Matt, she wins easy

He could have just said he is waiting until the end of the year to make a decision and not say he loved the club and was the happiest he's ever been there

I think it was the Van Gogh exhibition (which is now finished). It was at the Exhibition Centre

JHF probably would've just used not being at pick 1 as a reason to piss and moan

I think that's also because- given they aren't in the open draft- other clubs do less background on them, and so don't know where to rate them

Yeh a team that just made a GF definitely looks like the team that needs the most help

Sydney always gets first option though?

Just because Sydney played one bad game, it doesn't mean the Academy isn't a complete rort.

The AFL love screwing the draft order so sons can get to their daddy's clubs or some NSW/QLD academy kid can stay home. Where was this concern about draft order integrity when Carlton, Collingwood, Hawthorn were raping them for priority picks? But yes, North getting help when we have won 9 games...

If it's solely to develop talent in NSW for the good of the code and the entire competition, why do 2 clubs have exclusive access (no other clubs can match bids) to the best talents in an entire state?

Yes before the academies not one player was drafted from NSW...except for duds like....James Hird.....Jarrad McVeigh.....Shane Crawford...Lenny Hayes... Definitely need an academy lol

So then what exactly is your reason for the academies existing at all? What exactly is the benefit to the rest of the competition if Sydney get the best players from the academy every year?

I was so excited to see Bon Jovi live at the MCG, but they were pretty s**t

Wasn't your whole argument about avoiding the 'go-home' factor?

No other player (except for a small amount of players who go F/S) have the choice to stay home. Is that better? Geez The thread is about academies- I didn't mention F/S because I didn't want to distract from the main point. Why is it so important that NSW/QLD kids have an academy so they can...

Yes except every club has access to F/S (I don't agree with F/S either but it's a different argument) so it's not really relevant

Well the AFL need to revisit it. It's the only fair way to do it. So why does an academy player get the choice to stay home when no other player does? If they want to do that, let them play NRL. Who cares

So if the academies are so necessary to generate the homegrown talent, why don't we let the AFL run it and then players can get drafted anywhere? Or are the Northern teams not confident they could lure these players home from Vic/SA/WA?

Nah he means Flea from RHCP. Been working on their flair

Sydney get F/S also so it's not as if it's something only Vic clubs get

Don't you get the money back if you're not successful in the ballot?