August 04, 2007
From the Herald-Sun
Reported by Michael Horan
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THE creation of two AFL academies to develop elite players - one in country Victoria and the other in Melbourne - is one of five recommendations approved by the AFL Commission.
Reported by Michael Horan
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THE creation of two AFL academies to develop elite players - one in country Victoria and the other in Melbourne - is one of five recommendations approved by the AFL Commission.
The other four measures, which are aimed at bolstering the VFL and the feeder system by which players progress to AFL clubs, are:
THE alignment between AFL and VFL clubs continues to be a key component of elite football in Victoria;
VFL and TAC Cup clubs be fully integrated to form one, regionally based, entity;
INVESTMENT to improve the quality and effectiveness of each entity; and
THE VFL evolves to play a more substantial role in Victorian football.
AFL Victoria chief executive Peter Schwab said while his organisation preferred there be no changes, club-wise, to the VFL next season, the recommendations did not rule out the possibility of AFL clubs fielding stand-alone teams in the future.
