Harris at Odds over Contract Talks

[Professer E]

Well they have to get players from somewhere,  like the last round of expansion,  they pinched most of them for existing clubs.

This is a bone I'd like to pick with the likes of Daisy.... Where are the players going to come from Daisy?  The pool seems to have plateaued, certainly in my area, recruitment and numbers are a real issue.    What I believe is being covered up is how the AFLW is cannibalising other summer sports - I know that one U18 girl who will be drafted in the first couple is an absolutly elite cricketer, others are elite netballers and tennis players. Bet those sports are real happy about the AFLW summer season being expanded.  I just don't believe that the overall pool of girls playing sport is bigger now due to AFLW,  it's just shuffled the numbers around across different sports.