i think doing something to combat just how important the draft has become is really good for the comp, and I think the 'have' teams would be better off under the old system of the draft being basically the only way to construct a team, given they can send out a whole load more scouts than the 'have-nots' can't. so i disagree with roosey. but maybe i'm wrong. but i dunno know, it gives the 'have nots' another way of getting players. they'll gain some, they'll lose some. 'haves' will gain some and lose some. under a system in which every team (bar 4....) can't spend more than a certain figure on wages, i struggle to believe that it'll change dynamics dramatically. it does mean though, imo, a 'have not' team is more likely to build a team capable of winning a premiership, and hence attract FA's than the old system. the western bulldogs, or some other 'have not' team could have matched or gone past our offer to goddard, but they can't match the number of scouts we send out. (now that we actually send scouts out, instead of just having one guy in the recruiting department who hey btw has a role in the coaches box on gameday........)