Scodog10
Brownlow Medallist
If I recall correctly the FS processes had been evolving prior to the Cats cleaning up. Had previously moved from 50 games to 100 games qualification. There was talk of abolishing it altogether so at a minimum was always going to be tightened but it all just took time. GAJr - 2001 draft, Hawkins - 2006, Moore (1st year of bidding) - 2014.
That’s my memory of the progression of the stipulations around it, but the bidding was introduced earlier. It goes back at least to 2008 when Ayce Cordy was bid on in the 1st round by St Kilda.