Originally Posted by
Swansongster
I'm sure there are good reasons why draftees are only made to commit for the first two years (like what happens if they are just no good and the club is stuck with them for longer?).
But clearly there is an issue for Queensland clubs and to a lesser extent GWS and Sydney. All the more reason why state-based academies are worthy of support not derision.
I think time will show that getting Heeney and Mills in consecutive years was a statistical anomaly. The subsequent Eddie-driven hatchet job on academies was short-sighted, damaging for Brisbane and GC and counter-productive to attracting investment from clubs in expanding the talent pool.
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