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Herbert Moran (7)
Agree - focus on the key competitive advantage we have as a game... a connection to work post-footy. Looking cloer at Rugby League (credit to this post from Daneel in 2010 - https://www.1eyedeel.com/forum/topics/the-average-career-of-a-first):All comes back to $$ in the bank.
Jersey Flegg and Harold Mats programs can’t currently be matched with the RA close to insolvent.
The idea has merit but funding - eveb with dwindling corporate support - is the elephant in the room
*36 per cent of players have played fewer than 10first-grade games.
*56.8 per cent played less than 30 top-grade games.
*A staggering 82.2 per cent played less than 100.
*The average career spans only 49 first-grade games and 4.2 years.
Out of every single player who has spent most of their youth pursuing a dream, those that actually go on to making a proper living out of the game is minimal.
Please also consider these stats :-
* Players out of the game after a year (depending on injuries, suspensions etc): 65 per cent.
* Out of the game after two years: 75 per cent.
* Out of the game after five years: 88 per cent.
Remind talented player X's Mum of these numbers and see if a different decision gets made re: playing career?