Originally Posted by
Tom Wills
UTS have been 7th, last and last the previous 3 seasons. If high points allow them to recruit players it is doing exactly what is it meant to do. And who cares if an ex Syd AFL employee has taken an interest in them, its good for the game. I am sure if he was at your club you would be celebrating his connections and energy.
Though in saying the above I don't believe interstate recruits will help UTS until they have a core group of long term local players - players who turn up to each preseason session to create a club culture. The problems with interstate recruits is that they are here for work, and footy isn't their priority and in general they go "home".
Good luck to UTS for positive recruiting and hopefully higher points will help. As Westy said if these players didn't go to UTS they would have gone to Syd Uni, Easts or North Shore - making the strongest teams stronger. Current experience is that interstate players who live in or near the City don't travel to St George, Manly, Penno or East Coast.
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