Re: 2018 - What do you expect from the club?
Reply #65 –
Agree the talent pool has been stretched across 18 teams now and the talent doesn't quite cut it.
Hence why all our draftee's got games last season. No real depth.
Less talented players will get drafted and play games they would not have in the past.
I don't buy the argument about limited talent pool. The expansion of the AFL is well below Australian population growth, that population is more diverse and footballers are becoming more diverse, clubs routinely recruit from overseas, and participation rates are up; over 1.4M in 2016. If anything, the talent pool is not being used to capacity.
Pathways to AFL may be limited but, once again, innovative clubs are sourcing players from outside of the sausage machine; other sports, state competitions, etc.