Originally Posted by
Spell Check
Unfortunately this is true.
Some of those kids mentioned going to Magic from Academies had offers to stay but choose to move on. At some point it dawns on most kids and parents that chasing a pro dream in Australia is close to impossible. In Newy it’s many times harder than in the big cities too.
Look at Crowley at Maitland. Comes from the bush to join the jets, released, kills the local NPL, tries the Melbourne scene and is back again killing it here.
It’s a tough pathway. Just watch a video of club youth academies overseas to see the difference in standards. I just hope parents are being realistic with their kids because the fall can be hard.