What do you guys think about a Rookie draft system that's been floating around?
Wayne Bennett loves it, im 50/50 on it
on one hand it gives bad teams great players to build on with a set amount of earnings for a while. but the flip side is teams like Parra who have one of the biggest nursery's in the NRL get disadvantaged as we ship our good juniors to other team.
would we get compensation say if Jnr1 was in our nursery from say Harold matts/jersey flegg then made it to 20's then NRL? how would it be calculated?
thoughts?
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With the 3 tier club system it would be too unfair, unless a compromise was made where the draft held earlier in a players development like Holden cup (not the NRL). By the time a player is ready to play NRL the club has already poured too much resources into him to simply watch him get drafted to another club.
We've had plenty of discussion on here about home-grown players and tribalism and I think there is a consensus that the local geography angle of Rugby League continues to be part of what makes it special (even if that is slowly being degraded somewhat). The NRL rookie draft would be the death-knell of that aspect of the game. If you go that route you may as well, just stick all the teams in the same Stadiums and drop the geographies from the names. Would the NRL really invest in junior development, when they have no incentive to really produce elite footballers, compared to clubs who are incentivised to produce talented footballers.
I just can't see the NRL even considering taken over the junior development, which would have to be a pre-requisite for a rookie draft.
Read what article? there is no link.
http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/nrl/nrl-needs-rookie-draft-syst...
The other issues with drafts, is it actively encourages you to fail. As soon as you think your not making finals, why wouldn't you just play for a lower position so you can get a better draft pick. That's a constant discussion point in US sports where they have drafts.
Imagine failing your HSC meant you get first choice at what college you wanted to go to? Top_Dawg would be going to Harvard!
Maybe one super lousy team MAY ROLL OVER in the final weeks to ensure a high pick - but that would be the exception rather than the rule
And remember i said maybe - Parity and helping the uselessz that cannot help themselves just like Parramatta would benefit from a draft - insteead of mismanaging generations of talent
Dispite Parra's wealth of talent in the juniors Parra could have USED a draft or two in tye past 5 years
So they are NOT a waste of time if administered FAIRLY
Cmon Phil ypu are smarter than that - do some homework on drafts that work like NFL NBA MLB AND aussie rules - all games that succeeed with the draft and WITHOUT TANKING - or encouraging to fail
Now off to your room and NO TV UNTIL AFTER DINNERAND YOUR HOMEWORK HAS BEEN DONE !,,
No don't like it keep things the way they are
Sooner we're based more of US sports the better I think - drafts, trades, disclosed salaries + caps etc would all be an improvement. I'd go further an use a conference / divisional system also to resolve most of the issues with the draw.
This is one code that is very good at talking about change, growth, development, consistency etc... unfortunately it rarely amounts to much more than just the talk.
that would mean that the NRL opens itself to around Australia and put teams in every state. NRL is the greatest sport in Australia, it needs to be treated like it.
sustainability is what nrl needs, get the sponsors in, get more money in, spread the teams across Australia (tv ratings), use that money to fund junior development and then it will be the juggernaut that its suppose to be.
im a football (Soccer) fan as well and I would hate that anything but NRL becomes the nations number 1 sport and it all starts from grass roots.
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