Debris
Team Captain
- Oct 14, 2012
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- AFL Club
- Sydney
The AFL draft is meant to even out the talent between the teams but it looks to be a complete failure. The NRL has been operating without a draft and the results since 2000 seem to back this up. The NRL has had 12 different teams win the competition as compare to 8 in the AFL. The AFL has had 3 dynasties since 2000 (Hawthorn, Geelong and Lions) whereas the NRL has had none (if you exclude Melbourne for cheating the salary cap). It also feels like the AFL has more clubs mired in mediocrity with no hope of winning the competition in the foreseeable future.
Why is the draft failing to even out the competition? Is it time to get rid of the draft and let players play for whichever team they want if the club can afford them under the cap?
Why is the draft failing to even out the competition? Is it time to get rid of the draft and let players play for whichever team they want if the club can afford them under the cap?