comings and goings for Season 2022

[mrns]

SydneyAFL would have to be the most under represented premier AFL league in Australia when it comes to the draft. Don't think a single player was drafted from NSW last two days. There is large a gap that needs to be bridged in this state.

Lets see if any players get lucky in the rookie draft at 3pm today, Luke Parks was a pleasant surprise last year via Glenelg.

[justabaraker]

"There’s a lot of work to do to get back to the level of exposure we had even 10 years ago. 2 radio programs would be a dream - plus regular articles, TV etc Takes us back pre NSW/ACT AFL.

The AFL pats itself on the back about the promotion of the game, but it only really translates to the promotion of the AFL itself.
The promotion of the game in NSW/ACT is a joke.

Bombers hove lost 6 quality kids interstate in 2 years, on top of another 8 or so players under 26 gone to state league interstate. Not the only club in that position.

Recruiters now actively targeting our comp because the quality of players has improved and the kids translate really well to state league. The kids also don’t have a decent local option".


It's a fair point that you make, Bomber - your club has seen the comings and goings over the past couple of years more than most.
But I'm going to defend that AFL here...which must be a FIRST on RWO ! We breed the kids here, fatten them up to be capable and marketable, but then there's nowhere much for them to go - a couple a year might go in the AFL draft, a few more might make it to NEAFL>VFL, but most either have to go interstate or lose interest altogether.
The AFL is trying to set up viable 'pathways' but the sad truth is that there are very few ways to the top if ya wanna rock'n'roll.
I'm thinking that as more and more kids take up AFL, that there will be a better infrastructure, better pathways to an AFL career. But the whole process has been upset by the lack of continuity due to COVID.
I wished I could have seen more of your Bombers over the past two seasons because there were some seriously exciting players and coaches.

[bomber.]

How unlikely is it that we would have two radio programmes now ?

There’s a lot of work to do to get back to the level of exposure we had even 10 years ago. 2 radio programs would be a dream - plus regular articles, TV etc Takes us back pre NSW/ACT AFL.

The AFL pats itself on the back about the promotion of the game, but it only really translates to the promotion of the AFL itself.
The promotion of the game in NSW/ACT is a joke.

Bombers hove lost 6 quality kids interstate in 2 years, on top of another 8 or so players under 26 gone to state league interstate. Not the only club in that position.

Recruiters now actively targeting our comp because the quality of players has improved and the kids translate really well to state league. The kids also don’t have a decent local option.

Re coaches, the question isn’t which prem clubs are changing men’s coaches, it’s which clubs aren’t.

My understanding is that only one or two clubs are retaining 2021 coaches. A couple have been ‘drafted’, but the reality is the effort/reward trade off doesn’t work in Sydney AFL, so clubs keep turning coaches over.

Can’t keep quality young players in Sydney and can’t keep coaches. Don’t need a points system. All we need is ongoing inept management from the AFL.

The standard at the top of the comp will fall again from where it got to 2020, so great news, competition equalization is working. Good work, going well.

[justabaraker]

And for those with long memories, Michael Byrne has been appointed as the new coach of Fiji Rugby.
He played for Hawthorn, then Swans, then North Shore and coached them for a while in the early 90s...did he win them a premiership ?.....while presenting on one of the two very entertaining Saturday morning AFL Sydney footy chat shows on community radio.

How unlikely is it that we would have two radio programmes now ?

[Blinkers28]

Southern Power announced their Senior men’s and women’s coaches today, Dean Rawlinson and Rhys Vance.