Originally Posted by
Jupiter
Not even close, and I disagree with the comp having improved, its weaker albeit it has more young local talent in it every year which is great. With the limited talent pool in Sydney how can the comp be stronger when you have two teams out of the comp playing NEAFL from week to week (the nucleus of their sides are ex Prem players not all new imports of some sort) - I realise its not a precise exercise re: effect of NEAFL but a few players have moved clubs to try to play NEAFL and you'd have to think that a solid proportion of the current East Coast and SU senior sides would be playing Prems if their club wasn't in the NEAFL. My worry is with the NEAFL and all of the elite squads and the tops up to 2 AFL sides etc the prem comp will basically be the former SFA very soon. I have no personal problem with that and I like seeing the Bats and Manly and whoever else progress but I think its not the vision for Sydney footy which in my view ought to be make Prem Div get stronger and stronger, not dillute it.
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