So every kid that has league ambitions is headed for a "$30k a year apprenticeship" if they don't nominate for the draft?
Every? No,
many? Probably.
We aren’t union lol
how many 18 year olds have you met in $140k a year jobs?
I think he means the assumption about apprenticeships. But yes, I don’t really think a 18 year old is turning down hundreds of thousands of dollars although as a counterpoint if they are homesick they will be traded back to where they are from.
Nevertheless, these points are fairly extraneous.
The real discussion about a draft is centred on three things: do you trust a body seperate to the clubs to do a better job at developing players (based on most clubs performances in this area I would be a probable), does it reward mediocrity and promote tanking (probably a chance although some clubs will get battered either way) and lastly will it make union and other options more attractive if there are no such restrictions (that’s a possibility but it depends on what rookies would be paid under a draft)
Anyway, I’m not pro or anti draft and I can see both sides of the argument but nevertheless I don’t see it happening. I would be happy with just more investment in country rugby league and in traditional non league areas and better structures in place.
