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Message: [QUOTE="1910, post: 2614838, member: 8272"] White said the protected picks concept would be crucial to making an NRL draft work. “Anything that puts a sharp focus on rewarding clubs in that area, we will be interested in,” White said. “We are interested in the draft if it provided reward for investment in junior development and pathways. [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Guardian Sans]“Junior development has been the cornerstone of this club since inception, in terms of identifying talent and investing in that talent through to the NRL level.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Guardian Sans]“If the clubs are incentivised in a real way to invest, that will have an overall benefit to the game.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Guardian Sans]“It (the draft) should help equalise investment which would be good for the game.”[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Guardian Sans]In the AFL, only expansion clubs have first choice of players from their region and the AFL centrally funds the vast majority of the code’s junior development.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Guardian Sans]The AFL spends almost 20 million dollars on junior development each year and if the NRL introduces a draft system, they would have to significantly increase their development funding.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Guardian Sans]NRL clubs put juniors in their academy programs from as young as 15 where they receive expert coaching and train alongside the best players in their age group. [URL="http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/brisbane-broncos-back-push-for-nrl-draft-on-condition-junior-development-is-not-ignored/story-fni3gv5x-1227019682359"]Error Page[/URL][/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]

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