Originally Posted by
S.S. Bleeder
I dont mind this. This could work in our favour.
The NGA academies are nothing less than legitimised racism. It gives AFL boys with a different heritage a massive leg up over their competitors. All of the NGA zones are already in AFL territories and do nothing to advance the game. All they do is appease the clubs in AFL states, theVictorian clubs in particular. I'll guarantee that these clubs spend only a fraction on their academies compared to us.
As for the northern academies, I can't see them being removed because they are too important to the development of the game in those states and it costs the AFL nothing.
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