Time to reflect as South African touring AFL class of 2007 graduate

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Time to reflect as South African touring AFL class of 2007 graduate

Authored by: Troy Thompson
on Thursday, March 27 2008 @ 07:37 am ACDT

One thing that the Irish have as a big advantage is full seasons of home and away matches and finals that scouts can go and have a look at. The players have a chance to build up their reputations and develop in a high intensity footy environment.

It seems that most international footy is played on a more ad hoc basis without fully developed schedules which also makes it harder to see how these kids handle week in week out footy.

Getting these kids into that environment in Australia allows (as with the PNG guys in Qld) them to be evaluated in a full on footy environment, but can put them at a disadvantage due to the culture differences. It is not as simple as going to training and playing footy, they have to be able to be content in all aspects of their new life in Australia.

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