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.
Tigers
Harry Grant
The Tigers FINALLY land Harry Grant full-time. The 23 year-old is playing Origin despite less than a full year of NRL First Grade footy and could very easily be the lynchpin for an entire club to be built around. I'd argue there's a better current number nine they'd overlook to draft Grant, but in the long-run Harry is an absolute no-brainer. He's going to be very special.
Hell no to Latrell Mitchell.
The King every day over Latrell.
What a stupid article