Is this the end for the VaFL as we know it? In times of crisis, the rich get richer.
Herald Sun with Michael Warner leading with an article
It's on a pay wall but here is a taster and the flavour:-
Five of footy’s richest clubs have held talks amid fears they could be forced to shoulder the burden of the industry’s mega cost cuts.
Collingwood, West Coast, Richmond, Hawthorn and Essendon have formed a loose coalition ahead of a proposed post-COVID reshaping of the AFL’s equalisation system.
The gang of five want the AFL to guarantee annual distributions for all clubs equivalent to the full salary cap next year and beyond - and not just to the competition’s cash-strapped teams, as has been the position over the last decade.
Gillon McLachlan informed club chiefs that there were competing arguments around cash distributions during the tense meeting. Picture: Michael Willson/AFL Photos
The league believes its capacity to pay dividends equal to total player payments will depend on the outcome of pay negotiations with the AFL Players’ Association set to reach a climax next week.
The AFL wants player wages to fall from $14.5 million per club next season to no more than $12 million.
Are we likely to see this addressed for a change in the AFL?
Will we finally see the strugglers in Victoria forced to merge or go for good.
Can St Kilda, Doggies, Norf and Melbourne justify their franchise status?
Will we see GWS and Suns continue with massive bleeding?
The Vic centric nature of the competition is holding us back.
My favourite is to have 12 teams - 6 in VicTas, 2 in each of WA and SA, and 1 each in Qld and NSW with it being a fair competition where we play each other twice in H&A?
Vic
Collingwood
Carlton and Norf merger (might as well follow up on John Elliot's idea in the 90's)
Essendon and Doggies merger
Hawthorn and Saints merger (might as well since Hawks taking over Dingley)
Richmond and Melbourne
Geelong
Herald Sun with Michael Warner leading with an article
It's on a pay wall but here is a taster and the flavour:-
Five of footy’s richest clubs have held talks amid fears they could be forced to shoulder the burden of the industry’s mega cost cuts.
Collingwood, West Coast, Richmond, Hawthorn and Essendon have formed a loose coalition ahead of a proposed post-COVID reshaping of the AFL’s equalisation system.
The gang of five want the AFL to guarantee annual distributions for all clubs equivalent to the full salary cap next year and beyond - and not just to the competition’s cash-strapped teams, as has been the position over the last decade.
Gillon McLachlan informed club chiefs that there were competing arguments around cash distributions during the tense meeting. Picture: Michael Willson/AFL Photos
The league believes its capacity to pay dividends equal to total player payments will depend on the outcome of pay negotiations with the AFL Players’ Association set to reach a climax next week.
The AFL wants player wages to fall from $14.5 million per club next season to no more than $12 million.
Are we likely to see this addressed for a change in the AFL?
Will we finally see the strugglers in Victoria forced to merge or go for good.
Can St Kilda, Doggies, Norf and Melbourne justify their franchise status?
Will we see GWS and Suns continue with massive bleeding?
The Vic centric nature of the competition is holding us back.
My favourite is to have 12 teams - 6 in VicTas, 2 in each of WA and SA, and 1 each in Qld and NSW with it being a fair competition where we play each other twice in H&A?
Vic
Collingwood
Carlton and Norf merger (might as well follow up on John Elliot's idea in the 90's)
Essendon and Doggies merger
Hawthorn and Saints merger (might as well since Hawks taking over Dingley)
Richmond and Melbourne
Geelong