If you reckon some of the Crows and Pahhhhhr SANFL league players in 2014 won't be up to standard, imagine how the PAFC SANFL reserves (Pahhhhhr 3rd tier) side is going to fare beyond 2015 once there are no juniors to feed it. It'll be such an embarrassment, there are only 3 possibilities:The Sleeping Giant wrote:They will have to play footballers that aren't up to standard also.
a) They'll ditch the whole thing as soon as they can draft a press release outlining how their deep and abiding connection to the Port Adelaide area will actually be strengthened by removing the 'academy team' ('Unanimous' Trigg will be able to provide some good advice on doublespeak)
b) They'll enter into some arrangement with an ammos club, or some club that approaches SANFL reserves standard, to just grab their players at will (there's more dignity in that, than having a 'come and try your hand at playing for a real AFL club!' open training each week)
c) The SA Football Commission will change the rules to make it much cheaper, easier and more efficient for the Pahhhhhr to take SANFL clubs' registered players away to meet their own top-up needs; by force, if need be.