Reality is that the cap will make it impossible to recruit anyone of good quality. Not just ex afl players. And with the cap reducing each yr until it’s around 45-50k. Makes it near impossible to keep any decent players.
Do you think neafl players who want to just have a kick go back to qafl and play for “fun”
I doubt it very highly.
Like I said before. The qafl want the league to be a delevement league for the neafl then onto afl for local kids.
Yeah see I disagree with this Tym. People move to Qld to play footy for reasons very different to $$. They do so for lifestyle as a rule of thumb so it would be far more important to have good connections in the employment sector than a big bank balance imo. Over the years there has been plenty of very very good footballers who have made their way to Qld footy and not for $$ either. Shaun Daley comes to my mind as a guy who was a top end country footballer in the O&M, he wasn't paid a much to come to Mayne in a 3rd tier comp.
Problem is there is a mind set among certain players that EVERYONE plays for $$. That is just plain BS as Morningside consistently show.
I agree with Fan - the NEAFL clubs don't do a great deal around player development - the local clubs do. All the NEAFL sides do is send out a recruiter to local leagues and pick up the best prospects.