We can agree to disagree, but IMO that just won’t work. The Broncos can guarantee a 15 yo kid, that if that are good enough they can have a career in Brisbane. If that kid is 50/50 on what sport to choose and you can’t guarantee a similar pathway into the AFL (a career staying in Brisbane), then...
There is no northern academies if no direct pathway to Lions, Swans etc. No academies = smaller talent pool.
The competition is the other sporting codes (predominantly Rugby League in NSW/QLD). If you can’t offer something similar then you aren’t going to attract the elite talent.
I guess if...
Yes and that’s the point. The AFL is trying to expand the talent pool by trying to attract elite talent to our game. A young kid can choose a pathway to their local NRL club in NSW/QLD, or otherwise (if there were no AFL club academies) try their luck at AFL and end up anywhere in Australia...
Brisbane Broncos have an academy/development program giving local talent a direct pathway to their club. Presumably now the dolphins have something similar. This is who the AFL are competing with for elite talent in Brisbane. How is this the AFL going to do this without something similar (ie...
When does Tassie team come in? Does he sign until then and keep that option open. If Fagan was to go as say a footy mgr to finish his career, that might get Hugh across.
Pick 20 will end up being something like pick 25 or so. Lions 2nd rounder (tied to cats) will probably be around a mid 30’s pick. Thinking something like Dev and Lions second rounder for WCE’s 2nd, and random future 3rd and 4th rounders from either side thrown in to confuse everyone
Why do they have special comments back in Melbourne studios, if all they do is read stats? We need them at the ground to tell us what is going on, outside what their crappy camera work isn’t showing us.
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