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Title: AFL clubs protest cut to rookie list ....... (Herald-Sun)
Post by: one-eyed on October 20, 2012, 03:49:48 AM

AFL clubs protest cut to rookie list

    Jon Ralph
    From: Herald Sun
    October 20, 2012

CLUBS have called on the AFL to revisit a drastic cut to the rookie list, which will see almost 40 players miss out on being drafted this year.

The league will reduce each club's rookie list from six to four players, after allowing clubs extra rookies in the expansion era.

It means the hopes and dreams of two additional players at each club will not be realised in December - some teams will retain all four existing rookies and not bring in any new 18-year-olds.

Essendon chief executive Ian Robson said clubs would lobby the AFL to allow the additional players, given the success of the rookie list.

Many of the stars of the game, including Shane Mumford, Aaron Sandilands and Dean Cox started from rookie lists.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/afl/more-news/afl-clubs-protest-cut-to-rookie-list/story-e6frf9jf-1226499653820

Title: Re: AFL clubs protest cut to rookie list ....... (Herald-Sun)
Post by: tiger101 on October 20, 2012, 02:31:48 PM

I dont see any need to cut the rookie list down.

Title: Re: AFL clubs protest cut to rookie list ....... (Herald-Sun)
Post by: Judge Roughneck on October 20, 2012, 10:19:55 PM

These people have too much free time