Jaffas might have some old heads in Swancott and Griff and Ryan Griff and Jobe but they also got a pile of young blokes in Remington Hay Waller Kantarovski Brown who all have what pushing 100 games at this level
Watching them at the weekend you could make case Griff and Ryan Griff are just about done at this level anyway
Both are struggling out there
Maitland on the other hand are probably far too dependant on Thommo for creativity which is a bit of a load gor a bloke who dont have the legs he once did
They are also a little light up front in my eyes and could do with more goals from their strikers
Just for you
1. Goodchild
unhappy with coach and not being properly paid at Charlestown
Has good relationship with swans and Bolch
Joel Wood the other
Who cares what Maitland, Jaffas or Charlestown pay their players , is there a salary cap in the Npl ? Clubs can spend whatever they want on their budget as long as they pay it at the end of the season.
Proves then you dont need to spend big on player wages then doesnt it??
Look at the money Azzurri and Maitland have wasted and they have pissed it down the drain for little result this season
I will spare Magic and Jaffas here as they are still in with a realistic shot of taking home the prize
pretty much every league is a money league. People want this utopian league where 80+% of players are under the age of 25. They never change clubs. They play for pennies on the dollar and compete with the other powerhouse NPL's.
It's madness. Even in basketball and NFL they have a draft system and still the patriots do well and the cleveland browns suck even when they get top draft picks.
We have a capitalist league the teams who want to put in effort behind the scenes and get sponsors and build their club, get decent coaches and negotiate with players will do well.
Is there a better way to run a league?
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