true to an extent, but asides Richard Taylor *cough* we have not had much success *cough* recruiting Victorians.
I'm all for Rawlings ( I know he is Tasmanian), but it's not being biased / naive 95% of the time, it's just the way it is. And to recruit a non-WA, they would more than likely demand a premium wage.
Also, Rawlings had this big thing about moving forward because he did not enjoy playing as a defender, so he might not answer the FP defender question.
for me, just get me a big backman who can play.
thegur
Originally posted by West Coast Stre
We need to move away from this mindset that says if they come from Western Australia it means they want to return to Western Australia. The Victorians have been doing it for years and it isn't always the case. All year it was "Judd wants to go home" or "Wirra wants to go home" and now here we have "Hay wants to come home" or "Armstrong wants to come home" Next year it will probably be "Wells wants to come home". Get over it!!
It is no longer a case of state versus state. Its a national comp and if someone has the skill to be worth $350 000 and an interstate team is willing to pay that then they would more often than not take it.