Collingwood president Eddie McGuire believes the AFL competition would benefit greatly from having Greater Western Sydney sit out of the next two national drafts.

In five years, the Giants have become one of the league's strongest teams due largely to generous draft concessions and an academy that has given them access to some of the country's best young talent.

GWS falling just a goal short of a grand final berth this year served as a warning of the success they seem destined for in the short term.

McGuire is happy for the Giants to keep recruiting players from their academy but, given they've spent the past few years stockpiling an army of young guns, he believes the time has come to get access to the players right across the board so the 17 other clubs have a decent crack at recruiting the cream of the crop.