A Draft?

[ibeme]

Comparing our system with the AFL's is ridiculous. It's not as if AFL players are going to be poached by other codes or countries. Unless you could get union and ESL to recognise the draft system, we'd be shooting ourselves in the foot.

It's already been successfully challenged in court as a restraint of trade anyway.

 

[Evil Borad]

I wonder if she's being deliberately stupid :-k

No one can act THAT stupid.

 

[COACH STERLING]

Rebecca can come and clean the dishes at my house, and when she's finished, I'll let her do the laundry. Seriously, who the f**k let her report on league issues....fairdinkum, it's like having a conversation about V8's with your grandmother.

 

[El Diablo]

And AFL.

if there was any doubt to which code she follows this puts an end to it http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,21797943-5005371,00.html

 

[ocko]

she's got no idea about anything- afl, league, cricket, any sport at all

 

[BuffaloRules]

Its typical of AFL types...

I mean their way of doing things is the right way, and if you do something differently you are obviously wrong/stupid/don't respect the jersey etc..

 

[_Johnsy]

Any time I see/hear of an article on RL written by that scrag, I admit I do have a little giggle. She has the audacity to actually call herself a journo, now that is funny.

 

[Kilkenny]

Sorry guys (and girls) have to disagree with the conscensus. Notwithstanding the previous ruling in the court a draft in conjunction with the salary cap is the only true means to ensure fair and equitable distribution of playing talent with the NRL.

 

[BrisVegas]

Sorry guys (and girls) have to disagree with the conscensus. Notwithstanding the previous ruling in the court a draft in conjunction with the salary cap is the only true means to ensure fair and equitable distribution of playing talent with the NRL.

What is so unfair about the current system?

Since the formation of the NRL 9 seasons ago there have been 7 different premiers, the Broncos being the only team to win more than once. Every club has played finals football with the exception of South Sydney, and that was due to inept administration, not some sort of inequality between clubs. 11 of the 15 clubs have contested a Grand Final, of the 4 that haven't you have South Sydney (admin issues that a draft may help gloss over, but wouldn't solve), Canberra (Finals in 6 of the 9 NRL seasons), Manly (in the 4 years since the Northern Eagles dissolved they have play finals the past 2) and Cronulla (Minor Premier in '99, finals in 5 of the 9 NRL seasons)

A draft only works when you have total control over playing opportunities available to players. With Euro Super League and Union anyone who was unhappy about being drafted could be lost to the competition, eg. A young Darren Lockyer or Jarrod Mullins is drafted to South Sydney, doesn't react favourably and signs with Super League or the ARU.

What is the problem with the Salary Cap that a draft would fix?

 

[El Diablo]

What is so unfair about the current system?

the current system doesn't reward clubs for developing juniors

Melbourne have 0 juniors and go around nicking the best from everywhere for example

what kind of encouragement is that for those that do and never end up near the top consistently???

 

[wittyfan]

It's just another anti-League piece from her. Nothing more, nothing less.

 

[Lockyer4President!]

if there was any doubt to which code she follows this puts an end to it http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,21797943-5005371,00.html

Hahaha oh wow...

 

[Raider_69]

What a suprise, she mentioned her fricken kids again.

those kids must be the f**king golden children of the world
god help her if any of her young ones get pinged for so much as a speeding ticket

 

[BrisVegas]

the current system doesn't reward clubs for developing juniors

Melbourne have 0 juniors and go around nicking the best from everywhere for example

what kind of encouragement is that for those that do and never end up near the top consistently???

It's not like they go around signing established stars though. Can you say with all certainty that Melbourne are signing the most talented juniors available? Or are they simply better than other clubs at fostering potential and transitioning youth/fringe players into solid first graders?

Are Melbourne so good because they sign the best available young talent, or is the young talent at the Storm better simply because they play for Melbourne within that supportive framework?

There are many reasons why a club doesn't perform consistently, I'd wager that a lot of it has to do with the talent assembled at the front office (as South Sydney supporters are painfully aware of). Besides, how boring would it be if you looked back over the past 16 years and every club played in the finals for 8 of those years, and won both the Premiership and spoon once.

 

[El Diablo]

It's not like they go around signing established stars though. Can you say with all certainty that Melbourne are signing the most talented juniors available? Or are they simply better than other clubs at fostering potential and transitioning youth/fringe players into solid first graders?

Are Melbourne so good because they sign the best available young talent, or is the young talent at the Storm better simply because they play for Melbourne within that supportive framework?

There are many reasons why a club doesn't perform consistently, I'd wager that a lot of it has to do with the talent assembled at the front office (as South Sydney supporters are painfully aware of). Besides, how boring would it be if you looked back over the past 16 years and every club played in the finals for 8 of those years, and won both the Premiership and spoon once.

i heard last year they had signed up a fair few of the junior kangaroos

imo it would be easy to go around signing up the best juniors if you don't bother actually developing any yourself

 

[stuke]

the current system doesn't reward clubs for developing juniors

Melbourne have 0 juniors and go around nicking the best from everywhere for example

what kind of encouragement is that for those that do and never end up near the top consistently???

how would a draft help this?

all the juniors would be placed in the draft.

 

[joel caine number 1 fan]

i know afl fans in melb that hate the draft and i wouldnt blame them its stupid and most the rookies end up leaving the club anyway

 

[Tom Shines]

And she is a bandwagoner hypocrite as well — she left Carlton to go for Sydney. Where is her loyalty towards her club?

 

[TITAN1]

Just shows the differing mentality of afl vs nrl players,the afl players can embrace the draft as they can see its for the good of their game.

 

[Bomber]

Just shows the differing mentality of afl vs nrl players,the afl players can embrace the draft as they can see its for the good of their game.

Yet there is nowhere else for an AFL player to go - the SANFL? Playing Gaelic football for County Kerry?

As already demonstrated, the draft is a restraint of trade in rugby league and for that reason will not be reintroduced.