With the NFL draft on today, you can bet any amount of money someone will link it back to the NRL and suggest a draft system here.

To answer the question up front; no, I can't see a draft system working in Australia. Everything would have to be restructured and quite honestly we don't have the universities or tafes to produce a college-like system in the US.

BUT ... if there was a draft on, say, Monday evening. Who would go well?

Just to set some rules, let's say every contract is voided. A new season starts in a month and all contracts are four-year deals worth the same amount of money. Reverse finishing order from last year's regular season. I know it's not ideal but it's purely a fantasy.

Of course we could argue for hours (see you in the comments) on the merits of a draft and where players would be drafted at which position and why.

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Kalyn Ponga

If Ponga is available at 10, there is no chance in the world that the Knights don't pounce. They LOVE the youngster and have invested so heavily in him. Everything in the current set up runs through their superstar number one. At 23, his best years are still ahead of him, which is scary considering what he has already done. Obviously fits into the Knights culture well. A perfect selection, why change?

NRL Elimination Final - Rabbitohs v Knights
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 04: Kalyn Ponga of the Knight looks on during the NRL Elimination Final match between the South Sydney Rabbitohs and the Newcastle Knights at ANZ Stadium on October 04, 2020 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)
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