Jim05 wrote:JamesH wrote:FACT: Zones dont really mean that much as you can recruit anyone from ouside your zone.... its just SANFL rules that have transfer fees.
In the past Port Adelaide were very good at taking players from other peoples zones - Tregenza etc....
There is always a way around it. If a talented kid wants to end up at his club of choice he will.
Plenty of kids play for clubs not in their zone.
Id hope that with all the work clubs like Sturt have done in their zones that the kids stay loyal to them
Given the Murray League has been quite satisfied with it's Sturt FC association over many years, and the fact they are not happy with the new arrangement, I think there might be a good chance of that.
This could also lead to many young players in the region, who are not quite up to AFL level, preferring to stay put in the Murray and not going to the SANFL at all..