The other side of the Oh-Dear-Poor-WA-teams-who-miss-out-on-local-talent diatribe is whether or not the actual player (e.g., Marcus Adams, etc) actually want to play for local teams. We all assume that they do, and who knows, they probably do. But it's something we don't know about and unless they come out and say it, we'll never know.
In last night's Rich v. Syd match, Rance was interviewed after the game, and he must have said that he loves the Richmond footy club at least 4 times. Considering that he was someone Freo had a crack at luring home, it's clear that we didn't have a chance of bringing him home. Cloke said something similar a few days ago.
For these mature-aged recruits who may or may not be drafted, they may have said they don't want to stay in WA to play their footy. Who knows?
