What do you class as AFL standard though.
You could say that the elite players meet the criteria, but the rest don't.
AFL standard today is what we get served up by the poorest of our clubs, as is the 2nd tier, be it Vic, Tas, wherever.
Add two more squads from the 2nd tier & that adds up to a lower standard than we have today IMHO.
The VFL play the WAFL this weekend - check out the squads, lots of guys had a chance on AFL lists & were delisted, why were they delisted, not good enough?
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-05-25/former-afl-stars-set-to-shine-in-vfl-v-wafl-state-game