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swan42 wrote:

KCEF wrote: Hang on...the Freo guys aren't going to be local talent so that's 0 out of 13. How many of the 9 are from Peel? Without wanting to go into bat for them- doesn't the article just say they've had a few local debuts- 6 this year and 13 last year?

The thrust of the article is to perpetuate the myth that it is really Peel and not PEELMANTLE. In a season where we battled to kick 5-6 goals we kicked 18 (from memory) last year against the real Peel team last year down in Mandurah.

If there really is such a strong local player development down at Peel let them play 3 Fremantle players and have 19 non-AFL players representing Peel for the rest of 2017 and let's see how good it is.

I think we know how'd they'd go- their Reserves have been a basket case since day dot, though they would be allowed to recruit if they were on their own. But if there has been improvement in player development down there- then it can only be good for the competition and their local zone. There are a few ex-Peel players at other clubs.

The problem I have is that it seems the average number of Fremantle players for the year is around 11. That should be how many should be allowed to play in the finals. From a Peel local perspective, 4 of their locals are going to miss out

Beasley Hutton wrote: Anyone read these laughable comments from Ditchburn in yesterdays Game liftout?
It is not that hard to do some adding up of local zone talent % figures John and you are certainly not 3rd behind EF & Perth as a matter of fact Peel & Perth were in the bottom 3 for lzt earlier in the season!
Quality work from the West journalist to let this hogwash go to print making both of them look like tools!

thewest.com.au/sport/wafl/why-peel-thund...nymore-ng-b88543754z

'Beas - it's only proof that Mandurah and the AFL has it's own version of language & what is factual.
AFL-speak
That is just Cockburn spinning out their good for nothing bullshit to try distract scrutiny of their rorts with Bennell & that other dickhead from last year mate

Tiger Tales wrote: You sound a lot like Grassy and his conspiracy theories asking for a declaration of interest.

Member CFC for what it's worth to you...Aka Colin Barnett if Grassy asks.

Why would kids go to Peel in the early years to get flogged week in and week out when they could get better money in the surrounding PFL or in the SWFL? Ask Rory O'Brien why he went to EF? And then why he went back? I'll guarantee that kids in the Peel area would be attracted to the idea that they might get to play with some AFL players in a competitive side and maybe even increase their chances to get drafted if they show enough talent.

The corollary to what you said about the Peel kids is that the kids in 7 WAFL clubs have a disincentive to play for those clubs because they don't have any AFL players and their chances of getting drafted are diminished. Doesn't seem to me to be a fair and equitable deal for 7/9 of the WAFL.