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Message: [QUOTE="Je$ter, post: 2491324, member: 1810"] Order of things most players coming through the ranks would care about: a) opportunity to play b) money c) how good the club is winning wise d) facilities/staff Playing for the club they grow up loving doesn't come into the equation, unless the kid is a simpleton. If Lockyer had signed to another club at a young age, he might have stayed at that club for life. He would've grown to love the club as he became a bigger component of the club. How exactly does the draft system entrench a mindset of not caring? Beggars can't be choosers, I'm sure in most cases young players would go to whichever club offered them the greatest opportunities etc., and as they played more for the club they would grow to love it as it becomes a bigger part of their life. Obviously this isn't always the case as players move clubs every couple years and stuff, but your notion that a player should love the club is ridiculous. Fact of the matter is, this is their profession and it's an employers market - if you don't wanna play for club x because you don't love it and you had posters of another team on your wall then catch you later, we'll get someone else. Players don't always have a shot at playing for the club they love - in fact I promise you most players do not give a **** if their favourite club doesn't give them an offer. Rugby league is a business and the sooner you realize that the sooner you will realize you have no idea what your are talking about when it comes to player contracts. [/QUOTE]

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