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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Warriors

Cody Walker

At 31, this is a huge risk, but my thinking is that the Warriors and their fans are starved of success and would draft for a win now half rather than project. Cody Walker is one of the game's elite players and is still my pick to win the Dally M award in 2021. His signature would instantly make them an attractive option for off-contract players. For the next four years the title-window would be open.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 05: Cody Walker of the Rabbitohs talks to Damien Cook of the Rabbitohs during the round 25 NRL match between the South Sydney Rabbitohs and the Sydney Roosters at ANZ Stadium on September 05, 2019 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)
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