Revamp for national cup
Caroline Wilson
The Age
June 26, 2012
THE AFL will radically redesign next year's Foxtel Cup with the national second-tier competition under fire from Victorian clubs and struggling for relevance among Fox Footy Channel's crowded Saturday line-up.
While the AFL has resisted pushes to abandon the competition - it has a contract with Foxtel for second-tier content for the remainder of the broadcast deal - the cup could be moved to a Tuesday night prime-time spot next season on Fox Footy.
AFL executive Simon Lethlean said the Foxtel Cup could also be halved with the 16-team competition cut to eight teams.
Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/revamp-for-national-cup-20120625-20yje.html#ixzz1yp7gD1P6
Caroline Wilson
The Age
June 26, 2012
THE AFL will radically redesign next year's Foxtel Cup with the national second-tier competition under fire from Victorian clubs and struggling for relevance among Fox Footy Channel's crowded Saturday line-up.
While the AFL has resisted pushes to abandon the competition - it has a contract with Foxtel for second-tier content for the remainder of the broadcast deal - the cup could be moved to a Tuesday night prime-time spot next season on Fox Footy.
AFL executive Simon Lethlean said the Foxtel Cup could also be halved with the 16-team competition cut to eight teams.
Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/revamp-for-national-cup-20120625-20yje.html#ixzz1yp7gD1P6