Completely agree. It's either a ballot or not. Why there seems to be a line of entitlement between above or below 22k points is suspicious. I rather think that whoever suggested this at a City Matters meeting was thinking more along the lines of They Matter. It's either loyalty or lottery, not a bit of the former for the select few.
Anyway I certainly won't be bothering applying as the nonsense surrounding it all will have removed any potential enjoyment long before a ball is kicked.
It is very strange that there was no explanation where that 22000 level came from or why it was justifiable.