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You're equating an open draft with a level playing field which is not the case. Equality vs equity and all that. The small Victorian team with 75% of players from their home state is screwed more than the clubs with 25% of players of their home state?

When Brisbane were struggling at the bottom and struggling with retention, they still had to draft predominantly interstate players. When the Bulldogs were struggling a bit from 2011-14, they took 4 interstate players (none within the top 30 or so) and 24 Victorian players. If you can't see how that's an advantage to the small Victorian club, I don't know what to tell you.