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Following on from my first and only article that was published a couple of years ago, I think it is time to revisit the…
2020 will be 30 years since the beginning of the AFL era and it’s still not a fully national competition. Tasmania, the Northern Territory…
https://amp.theage.com.au/sport/afl/saving-football-new-documents-reveal-how-close-the-vfl-came-to-shutting-down-20160408-go1x0m.html . This is a link to an Age article you need to read and read it well.
The AFL should take the grand final on the road every year
Errrr no the VFL begged them to join because they had no money. They were losing money hand over fist. Will you please research your history .
The AFL should take the grand final on the road every year
The VFL was on its knees of course it would have folded. Geez please go your research .
The AFL should take the grand final on the road every year
Unbelievable arrogance here. You would not even have a competition if it wasn’t for the interstate teams and their injection of finance. Geez. Right as I said all non vic teams pull out and take all their respective non vic players back and we return all your Cic players. If that’s what you want for joining “your” game let’s bring it on.
The AFL should take the grand final on the road every year
Just a suggestion to throw the spanner in the works. All interstate or Non Vic teams pull out the AFL and go back to a much revamped state competition. Let the Vics revert to their VFL which to be honest it has remained if not just for the name in part. All players hop back to their respective home states and play for their local teams. If that is what the majority of Vics want let them have it. See how long they can survive. As they say be careful what you wish for.
The AFL should take the grand final on the road every year
One thing that comes to light in all of this. Never underestimate the power of fans. If the majority of fans agree that the GF should be relocated they will vote with their feet. Look at the so called Super League failure in European football. This game like most other sports would amount to not much without its fans and members. I think these suits in charge need reminding of this from time to time.
The AFL should take the grand final on the road every year
Rubbish contracts are broken all the time. That is a pitiful excuse.
The AFL should take the grand final on the road every year
For any sport Chris you want to see the best playing the best. Australia does not have the population to really compete with the big teams in the football world . I mean 25 million is only just double London’s population. Hence why they struggle to field not even 20 teams at the top level of AFL in terms of top talented players. They even bemoan expanding it to 20 will dilute the skills base too much. It’s just a sad fact. I do like AFL and have been an avid Eagles fan forever . The article points to lessons being learnt from the AFL to the EPL. However those lessons fell by the wayside a long time ago and unfortunately will not have any audience or effect in the football world of the EPL. I would disagree on it being soulless though. Many ardent supporters of EPL would say there is plenty of soul left in their teams. I am a Leeds fan .
What the Premier League and its 'soulless embrace of capitalism' can learn from Aussie rules
The article has very valid points. The best example was the recent bid to form a super league of the richest teams in Europe. Thankfully the power of the fans sorted that out. However it is very difficult to draw comparisons with AFL. The markets and whole mechanisms of the two competitions are so vastly different. Football ( that is the real football) not any sport where you primarily use your hands is a world game and has been the largest most powerful team sport for a very long time. I love AFL it’s a fast exciting brand of sport but it’s hard to try draw lessons from it when you are talking about the EPL. How I wish that big corporations would have been kept out of it. The power of money though is irrefutable. The World game was eaten up by big corporations many moons ago. I can’t see anyway back to the days when players would play for the love of the club and the game and not the size of their paycheck. The AFL will not and does not need to go down that route as it’s reach will never really go beyond Australia’s borders. Be thankful that it is on this position.
What the Premier League and its 'soulless embrace of capitalism' can learn from Aussie rules
Absolute tosh. There are some vslid points in this but in all their history the Eagles have had one wooden spoon . No way are they languishing in the bottom half for years. They have the biggest club membership on the comp and probably the wealthiest. With all the Western Australian talent you are just kicking a side who just finished out of the 8 for many years. Yes they underperformed yes they need a new game plans and some young strong fast mids in the vain of Yeo but to say they will be heading down the ladder for years is laughable at best. The same thing Robert Walls said in 2018. I would give them a C grade maybe D.
West Coast Eagles season review: West is not best
There is no going back after such action. If you don’t go hard on it now it will just continue. He needs to give it up and the AFL needs to enforce his lifelong ban. Nothing more to say. Racism is a disease in this sport it needs to be eradicated once and for all.
Crows make decision on Walker's future
Totally agree with this mate
'One minute to end 57 years of pain': Talking points from Melbourne's extraordinary premiership win
Minor premiers are irrelevant sorry it’s who wins the flag. It is supposed to be a national comp and all I can see is Vic sides being favoured in drafting scheduling travelling and umpiring. The drafts have been heavily favoured to Gold Coast and GWS but when they don’t win anything their best players all fly the roost. So clearly not working. The AFL served its own agenda and that had been known for a long time. No cherry picking just look at the results.
'One minute to end 57 years of pain': Talking points from Melbourne's extraordinary premiership win
My point is valid. The AFL draft is supposed to even up the comp and what guys shows is that it still is way too much skewed towards Vic teams. So they are at fault. That’s the facts .
'One minute to end 57 years of pain': Talking points from Melbourne's extraordinary premiership win
Yes but who were the victors again Victorian teams. As I said only Sydney and West Coast have made the exception in two out of the last 12 years.
'One minute to end 57 years of pain': Talking points from Melbourne's extraordinary premiership win
Actually it’s even worse Vic teams have won all the GFs since 2010 only Sydney 2012 and Eagles 2018 stopped the rampage. Hawthorns three peat and Richmonds three did most of the damage. Are we ever going to see Freo, GWS or GC get one?
'One minute to end 57 years of pain': Talking points from Melbourne's extraordinary premiership win
Wow that was a stunning burst of goals to seal that GF. Congrats to Melbourne. I’ve noticed that Victorian clubs have won 5 of the last 6 prems. Is it time to go back to the VFL??
'One minute to end 57 years of pain': Talking points from Melbourne's extraordinary premiership win
Absolute joke additional teams from SA and WA are streets ahead of this suggestion. Give it a rest. NT definitely more viable option. Once Brisbane starts to wain and they certainly will this will all seem like a joke.
It's time for a second Brisbane AFL team
Yep big back of excuses typical off a few too many Richmond supporters I’m afraid. It’s the plan of AFL to not have one team dominate for too long and I totally back that
'Short rebuild or try to spring back immediately': Their reign over, Richmond stand at a fork in the road
Nah totally disagree way too good for WAFL game he’s been training hard with the lads for a while. Why play date we are not making finals nothing to lose. We have already lost to the bottom team and the Dockers under strength side. What else can be worse?
Free Willie! Rioli could make AFL return this Saturday
For goodness sake put him in what have we got to lose. How many underdone retuning stars have we played. This guy is simply magical. Simpson will be a fool not to play him . Get it done.
Free Willie! Rioli could make AFL return this Saturday
Look Richmond have been amazing the last 4 years but I predicted at the beginning of the season when a few Richmond supporters were gloating they would wipe all before them and claim another premiership that they would not this year. Injuries have played their part yes but too many inept performances have left them in this position. The Eagles are in a similar position and hand on heart I don’t think they deserve to get to finals this year. Teams like Essendon probably deserve it more. Any team can say they can be a threat next year so Hardwick’s statement is predictable and boring. Even North Melbourne can state that. Geelong have a last chance to take it before their window closes. Personally I would like to see them get it. Congratulations to Richmond the benchmark for the last 4 years it’s time to move aside for now but if course expect them to be back very soon.
The beginning of the end of Richmond - or is it?
Great article. Let’s take it one step at a time. Get a Tassie team playing in the VFL again. Let’s see it perform at best. When it is streaking the VFL makes it a solid case to move to the AFL level. I’d start donating to a get Tassie it’s own team charity if one existed. It’s purely politics that is preventing its entry. Kudos to your premier for standing up to the AFL suits. Go Tassie.
BRETT GEEVES: Forget AFL's latest tease, only the map of Tassie will excite us now
Listen guys nobody is disputing Victoria was the first official home of Australian rules or that it was the most powerful league. The fact is if a national competition was to be formed. It should have come out of equal representation from all the state comps. It did not happen that way as we know. All states love the game. All states have super talented players. It’s a shame that Victoria seems to want to laud it over the others sometimes. Not all the time. It’s great to have competition between states but in the right environment and with the right attitudes. I think the need for some equality is still strong. Eventually there will not be so many Melbourne teams. It may it be for a while but that will be the natural progression of things. Tasmania will have a team and probably even the NT eventually. Perhaps the ACT too. The competition will be better for it.
The AFL should take the grand final on the road every year