Not valid at all, priority picks are meant to help a team become competitive, not to win flags. If we lost 2018 by 5 points instead of winning by 5 would that change things? It's a stupid argument and 6 years is an eternity in football. North will have received 5 priority picks in the last 3 years after this season concludes, and it we finish last again that'll be 2 out of those 3 years we were worse than a priority pick calibre side without receiving a single one. We also lost 2 first round picks to concussion, and despite being historically poor we've had our 2nd and 3rd round picks pushed back further than any other wooden spoon side ever.
Theres absolutely no argument to be made against us receiving assistance if we have another poor year.
I don’t 100% disagree with Barrett (yuk), in that no team should get assistance.
But if the AFL decides to change the rules on the worst team in recent history it really is a joke.
That said, if they stop or significantly limit assistance to other clubs (I.e. align academy rules for all clubs, no 1st round access if you make finals, max of 1 match if you miss finals), get rid of the 25% match discount, raise the soft cap, mandate all teams must travel in the final 5-7 rounds at least twice, come down hard on draft tampering teenagers (life ban?) then maybe we agree to not apply for assistance.
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