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Kobe Gryant
Lawson Humphries enthusiast
It's definitely growing.Whereas when I went back to South West Sydney in 2015 (after leaving in 2012) I was shocked by how many AFL posts there were compared to when I left.
Kinda like the Giants were increasing participation in the western suburbs.
But surely that CAN’T be true? We’re a waste of money and offer no value to the comp?
In my experience living here, some of the best footballers at junior level are coming from the inner west (Western suburbs Magpies have some great kids) then outwards of the 'actual west' (E.g Parramatta onwards)
It hasn't translated yet into a Gulden or a Heeney coming through...but it'll happen eventually.