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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Damien Cook

Oh this would be incredible. Damien Cook is the game's top number nine in the game right now and would be an immediate favourite for the Bondi faithful. In a genuine draft he could very well go higher but at 29 I can see him slipping to the Chooks. Just imagine Cook running out onto the SCG every second weekend? Phwoar! The Roosters love a steal from Souths and at 13 this is highway robbery.

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 12: Damien Cook of the Rabbitohs looks on during the round nine NRL match between the South Sydney Rabbitohs and the North Queensland Cowboys at Suncorp Stadium on May 12, 2019 in Brisbane, Australia. (Photo by Albert Perez/Getty Images)
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