76woodenspooners
Brownlow Medallist
Yeah the 20 is mentioned in an article on the 'pies site too. We have 28 on our list including Walker who's a replacement for the injured Heil. I think 8 cuts from a list of 28 too many mandatory changes and it seems to suggest the AFL wants to force changes to every club's 22. I sense a lot of clubs will be looking to re-recruit their own players, perhaps players will be cut on the ability to get them back?
I would have assumed (for no good reason) that the AFL would consult with the clubs before they made a decision like that. Whilst we do love all our players, it's not unreasonable that the clubs might want to make a considerable number of changes to their inaugural list to be more competitive. The positive to this is that it creates a lot of opportunities for up and coming players.