Originally Posted by
Mug Punter
I know we all love an anti-AFL rant but I do think we are a bit OTT re the NGA pathways.
The main thing to remember is that there is no priority for NGA players who get selected at the National Draft, it just allows priority onto the rookie list, so the example of the indigenous kid in Tasmania is not relevant in the slightest if he goes top 10, Norf will have no priority access to him at all.
The benefits of the Academies as opposed to the NGA are like chalk and cheese and so they should be given our investment. I think the limited benefits will also mean that there will limited meaningful investment into the NGAs. But surely their intention is good in trying to diversify the AFL.
We've got enough to worry about with the VFL without getting our knickers in a know over things that aren't really an issue
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I've read/heard the Swans didn't really rate him, think it may have even been Barracuda if this parish that described him as a bully and cheapshot merchant in the Academy environment, not a good look...
He'll need a better work ethic than his big brother that's for sure
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