- May 5, 2006
- 63,036
- 70,453
- AFL Club
- West Coast
I can see what you’re arguing but I just want to reiterate that the AFL don’t actually care whether the system is fair or not. They just want to incentivise the continued development of AFL quality players in non traditional markets.
100%.
Which is why fans of 14 clubs don't like it. Sydney bear the brunt of the criticism because their academy has been the most successful and the academy period has coincided with Sydney already being strong on field.
GC and GWS are expansion clubs, Brisbane were out of finals for almost a decade and bottom 4 fodder for about half that time.