Re: The 2014 season no AFL in the SANFL whinge thread
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I've never really understood zoning or how it's decided. Apart from say a 5 mile radius or whatever from the club's home ground the rest would be open season with the 8 SANFL clubs using scouts.
What kind of system gives PAFC Salisbury as it's Zone?? It's ridiculous.
And if a kid wants to play for North he can't because he is in a Norwood zone. Why shouldn't he play for North if he wants to.
I guess the problem is the draft. Spending coin to scout kids, develop them and then lose them to the AFL is the problem, unless they raised the draft age to say 23. At least that way the development club would get up to 5 years worth of player.
Alternatively they could be drafted from 18 with the AFL club paying their wages until they are 23 but the player stays at his SANFL club. It would also open up the salary cap as any draftee being paid by his AFL club would be excluded from the salary cap.
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What kind of system gives PAFC Salisbury as it's Zone?? It's ridiculous.
And if a kid wants to play for North he can't because he is in a Norwood zone. Why shouldn't he play for North if he wants to.
I guess the problem is the draft. Spending coin to scout kids, develop them and then lose them to the AFL is the problem, unless they raised the draft age to say 23. At least that way the development club would get up to 5 years worth of player.
Alternatively they could be drafted from 18 with the AFL club paying their wages until they are 23 but the player stays at his SANFL club. It would also open up the salary cap as any draftee being paid by his AFL club would be excluded from the salary cap.
Simples
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