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some call for a conference system..............that's what state leagues are.
It's the perfect solution
It's the perfect solution
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Being a brand new club would mean it isn't abandoning its roots like West Perth has.Surely the AFL could squash any blocking moves by the Eagles or Freo. It's not like they would have listened to Sydney or Brisbane if they'd protested against their market being encroached on.
WA 3 sounds like a better idea than any other non-Tasmanian expansion. I just wonder how they'd differentiate themselves. Base themselves in the north like Freo has done in the south? Not like it's worked out for West Perth though.
some call for a conference system..............that's what state leagues are.
It's the perfect solution
Being a brand new club would mean it isn't abandoning its roots like West Perth has.
it is, but no-one listens to good ideas
How have West Perth abandon its roots?
National Competition was always inevitable due to the appalling financial state of the state leagues during the mid 80's. There needed to more branching out to one another but unfortunately the rivalry and bitterness to one another state came in the way. By the end of 86 pretty much all state leagues were broke and most of there clubs on the brink of bankruptcy, smarter heads should of seen the signs and created the following league in 87.
Carlton, Collingwood, East Perth Royals, Essendon, Fremantle, Geelong, Hawthorn, Melbourne, Norwood, Port Adelaide, Richmond, Sturt, Sydney, West Perth Falcons (14)
Fitzroy, North, Saints, Dogs (VFA)
not the cardies, not based in leederville, zone doesn't include west perth or surrounds
Haven’t been the cardies since early 80’s. Agree not in Leederville but when they left they did this under the assumption that Leederville would become the home of soccer and not continue as an AFL ground.
Their supporters are still their traditional supporters.
Haven’t been the cardies since early 80’s. Agree not in Leederville but when they left they did this under the assumption that Leederville would become the home of soccer and not continue as an AFL ground.
Their supporters are still their traditional supporters.
But how many of those supporters come from the post-AFL era?
National Competition was always inevitable due to the appalling financial state of the state leagues during the mid 80's. There needed to more branching out to one another but unfortunately the rivalry and bitterness to one another state came in the way. By the end of 86 pretty much all state leagues were broke and most of there clubs on the brink of bankruptcy, smarter heads should of seen the signs and created the following league in 87.
Carlton, Collingwood, East Perth Royals, Essendon, Fremantle, Geelong, Hawthorn, Melbourne, Norwood, Port Adelaide, Richmond, Sturt, Sydney, West Perth Falcons (14)
Fitzroy, North, Saints, Dogs (VFA)
It is not perfect, and I'm sure you could think of a better approach with the benefit of hindsight, but it is not clear to me that a collapsing together of the old state leagues would have resulted in a superior outcome today than what we have.
PffftIf the competition got rid of GWS and Gold Coast tomorow, it would be a much more intersting competion.There would be 40 less duds running around and players like Cameron, Coniglio, Josh Kelly ect would be playing in Melbourne more.Won't happen of course but the talent is getting spread pretty thin at the moment.
Pffft
I see an odd combination of Henny Penny and chronophobia in your post. It's amusing but not very threatening. No one is that stupid.
I said it won't happen, but let's face it no one barracks for GWS or Gold Coast because their supporters barracked for another team before they switched.Expansion is about one thing ,corporate advertising and money. Gold Coast are an embarrassing joke whilst GWS are handed millions and exist so there is more money.What team did you barrack for before you swapped ro GWS?Pffft
I see an odd combination of Henny Penny and chronophobia in your post. It's amusing but not very threatening. No one is that stupid.
Freo, Port ect have a large supporter base,the 2 new teams were made out of thin air and mean nothing.It's far too easy to get involved with the us v them arguments anyway - there are a lot grey areas to be considered imo. Years ago many would have had the same ill feelings towards Freo.
Now it's clubs like Gold Coast, Carlton who tend to cop it as the scapegoats - being the real strugglers of the league. Whereas years ago it was St. Kilda, Melbourne etc. and further back still it was Fitzroy. Ups and downs are a part of it all at the end of the day - it was just woefully unfortunate that Fitzroy got cut
A lot of the old school VFL fans who think this way are just ingorant as to the notion that non-Vic sides went a long way to help keep the league up
Mind your own business. You're very wrong if you think I'm at all interested in justifying myself to the likes of you.I said it won't happen, but let's face it no one barracks for GWS or Gold Coast because their supporters barracked for another team before they switched.Expansion is about one thing ,corporate advertising and money. Gold Coast are an embarrassing joke whilst GWS are handed millions and exist so there is more money.What team did you barrack for before you swapped ro GWS?
What was your original team or are you a new supporter who discovered AFL 5 years ago?Mind your own business. You're very wrong if you think I'm at all interested in justifying myself to the likes of you.
The future will happen with or without your permission, give that some thought.
I would guess you swapped from Carlton or Stkilda,probably Carlton. You are what they call a 'fair weather' supporter.What will be your next team when GWS bomb? Come over to the tigers Isaac!Mind your own business. You're very wrong if you think I'm at all interested in justifying myself to the likes of you.
The future will happen with or without your permission, give that some thought.
I said it won't happen, but let's face it no one barracks for GWS or Gold Coast because their supporters barracked for another team before they switched.Expansion is about one thing ,corporate advertising and money. Gold Coast are an embarrassing joke whilst GWS are handed millions and exist so there is more money.What team did you barrack for before you swapped ro GWS?
Just tell us yr afl history, what's the big dealWow so you really are clueless.
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No big deal at all. In fact theres a thread in the Giants board that answers that particular question.Just tell us yr afl history, what's the big deal