There are more than 23 good players in this draft. Better we try and get one of them than give away that opportunity out of spite. A bird in the hand and all that.
Im not pissed at the club, Im pissed at the AFl that comes up with a system that allows a player to effectively hold us to ransom. It's a particular issue for interstate clubs because of the "go home" factor. Clubs in Victoria are rarely in this position and when they are they are still in a stronger position because there's always Victorians playing interstate willing to come home. This is just another inequity in the system and unfortunately we have copped a fair whack in all of this.
Im with Carl on this in that we should look more to local talent, but Id go one step further and suggest that there needs to be some mechanism put into the draft system that gives us priority access to local talent. Perhaps a bidding system of some sort similar to the F/S rule. Whatever, the whole player movement framework needs to be overhauled, or else we will continue to be screwed.
Im not pissed at the club, Im pissed at the AFl that comes up with a system that allows a player to effectively hold us to ransom. It's a particular issue for interstate clubs because of the "go home" factor. Clubs in Victoria are rarely in this position and when they are they are still in a stronger position because there's always Victorians playing interstate willing to come home. This is just another inequity in the system and unfortunately we have copped a fair whack in all of this.
Im with Carl on this in that we should look more to local talent, but Id go one step further and suggest that there needs to be some mechanism put into the draft system that gives us priority access to local talent. Perhaps a bidding system of some sort similar to the F/S rule. Whatever, the whole player movement framework needs to be overhauled, or else we will continue to be screwed.
