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I think we can now all honestly say that Hunt is well and truly past the marquee status.
Good read that one Dave, especially the part where "the business cant be strong if the opposition is not strong, and nothing empties out a stadium like a continuous losing team". I'm sure with the great minds working at NRL HQ they can come up with a modified draft system that would work in the NRL. I mean how sad is it that you can pick the top 4 just about every year.I don't know about the Draft but we do need something to ensure that the better clubs do not always get the cream. Ironically an article on the players draft was written in the Sydney Morning Herald in 2014 by, guess who? The guy who has taken the "cream" players - Gus "get that guy" Gould and here it is if you want to read it.
NRL player draft deserves another look
There has been much talk in recent times regarding the possibility of a player draft being introduced to the NRL competition.www.smh.com.au
This part is interesting by Gould -
"Quayle introduced a salary cap and player draft primarily to reward those clubs who developed players.
He wanted to punish clubs with large cheque books who simply raided weaker clubs of higher elite talent. These measures were also designed to control the spiralling cost of player wages."
Anyway, I am sure you guys will add what you think could be the answer.
