What is the point of this thread? Has anyone other than Cecil bothered to read how the zones work?

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dane's trolling again

Get with the program daneo

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So tap's point is both irrelevant *and* incorrect, cool

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29 different attributes,
And only 7 that you like;
20 ways to see the world,
Or 20 ways to start a fight.

http://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-aca ... 037fcae93c

I read it...yeah just for "multicultural"/ Indigenous aspect...but that is going to be the first step.

Wait five years and see if the AFL meddles with this concept. That is what I am talking about - looking ahead.

If the AFL wants Carlton to be linked to this zone in a more meaningful way (ie clubs have to bid for all players outside their zone) then that isn't going to go well.

In terms of numbers recruited...this article refers to 76 from the Calder Cannons up to 2013. Northern Knights were below them on 68. That doesn't sound like a big difference - 8 players - but over the course Calder Cannon are considered a "football factory" due in part to the calibre of players recruited from that club.




The premiership player number will need to investigate further. I just did a quick scan. Eccles 98- you were correct on that. So the point of that is if you are going to use statistics do your research.


If posters think the Calder Cannons is the same as the Northern Knights in terms of recruitment I would take a contrary viewpoint.


At the very least, Carlton should have insisted they have a role in two or more zones.

http://www.wafootball.com.au/news/2847/ ... ing-stakes


http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/m ... 2eb7f84ff8

Scheming AFL! This is just like the Hawthorn thing!

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dane's trolling again

It's all bloody Andrew Eccles' fault!!

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#DonTheStash

I don't expect the AFL to extend the zoning concept to include all players, like you're suggesting, that's where we differ Tap. In fact, I think it's more likely they scale back the zoning concessions available to GWS, rather than increasing zoning for Victorian clubs.

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@cecil_anderson

The afl can't mess with the formula. They have put plenty into developing the popularity of the draft over the years. Why would they try to dilute that process? This scheme is for developing a new frontier of recruiting, nothing more.

It's all a front for the AFL's @#$%&! Carlton scheme IMO.

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dane's trolling again

You could be right. If it stays how it is though, the northern corridor offers us plenty in terms of developing the target demographic.

Glass half full gents.