Lachie Neale wasn't a Perth local and he moved in large part because of his close friendship since boyhood with Lincoln McCarthy, who had arrived at Brisbane after six or so seasons at the Cats

I doubt any academy product of ours would be lured away, unless the $ offered were stupidly above ours. I'd reckon that would never be the case, we'll offer sensible sized contracts. All of our academy players seem to flow red and white blood :-)

I think the days of Norf offering anybody and everybody massive amounts are over. They lured a couple of small fish but now seem to be well into a rebuild via the draft.