This is what frustrates me about the AFL. Lazy blokes like Chol are given contracts like they are going out of fashion while there are some extremely dedicated individuals in the State Leagues around Australia who could be another Lambert. The scouting and recruiting of the AFL is so narrow its a joke. Teams should have scouts flying around the country all year round trying to find all these hidden gems. Instead they go to a draft camp and watch a few videos and say there are no quality players this draft. Negligent really
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State League Watch
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Tall players keep their value even if they are crap. (Golden rule of Football and most other sports)
Vfl listed players always are not preferenced at afl clubs when selection occurs. That’s why players like Mannagh and others end up at stand alone clubs like Werribee.
Turner much more so than English. Patrick Naish and Turner were playing wings in the vfl and to me Turner always looked slightly the better prospect.
Agree with the general sentiment but I don’t think the issue is recruiters but instead coaches and list managers who are too conservative.
There are a lot of players in the league getting three, four and five plus years (more if they are tall) in the AFL when it’s obvious after just two that they can’t cut it. Clubs (especially ours) should be way more aggressive with player churn. This would create more chances in the AFL for players, particularly from state leagues.
Making the grade
Twenty VFL-listed players found their way onto AFL lists throughout the 2023 season, highlighting the Smithy’s VFL’s importance to the talent pathway system
Pre-Season Supplemental Selection Period
2023Kaelan Bradtke (Sydney Swans to Richmond)
Alex Cincotta (Carlton to Carlton)
Brodie McLaughlin (Frankston to Gold Coast Suns)
Kye Turner (Frankston to Melbourne)
2024
Marty Hore (Williamstown-Melbourne)
Mid-Season Rookie Draft
Ryan Maric (Box Hill Hawks to West Coast Eagles)Clay Tucker (Box Hill Hawks to Hawthorn)
Harry Arnold (Brisbane Lions to Sydney Swans)
Ethan Stanley (Box Hill Hawks to Fremantle)
Caleb Poulter (Footscray Bulldogs to Western Bulldogs)
Quinton Narkle (Essendon to Port Adelaide)
Brandon Ryan (Northern Bullants to Hawthorn)
James Trezise (Richmond to Richmond)
National Draft
Harley Reid (Carton/Essendon to West Coast Eagles)Zane Duursma (Casey Demons to North Melbourne)
Ethan Read (Gold Coast Suns to Gold Coast Suns)
Nate Caddy (Carlton to Essendon)
Jake Rogers (Gold Coast Suns to Gold Coast Suns)
Caiden Cleary (Sydney Swans to Sydney Swans)
Will Graham (Gold Coast Suns to Gold Coast Suns)
Logan Morris (Werribee to Brisbane Lions)
Cooper Simpson (Casey Demons to Fremantle)
Shaun Mannagh (Werribee to Geelong Cats)
Luke Lloyd (Frankston to Brisbane Lions)
Harvey Johnston (Sandringham to West Coast Eagles)
George Stevens (Geelong Cats to Geelong Cats)
Harvey Thomas (GWS Giants to GWS Giants)
Rookie Draft
Finnbar Maley (Northern Bullants to North Melbourne)Sam Clohesy (Werribee to Gold Coast Suns)
Kynan Brown (Casey Demons to Melbourne)
Pre-Selected Category B Rookies
Indhi Kirk (Sydney Swans to Sydney Swans)Bruce Reville (Brisbane Lions to Brisbane Lions)
Nathan Wardius (GWS Giants to GWS Giants)
Delisted Free Agency Period
Oscar McDonald (Williamstown to Fremantle)Sam Naismith (Port Melbourne to Richmond)
They could probably show how fruitful the VFL can be without trying to pretend those 15 or so u18s who played 1 or 2 games are products of the VFL.
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