No Oppo Supporters 2021 General AFL Discussion

[scaryness]

Can the AFL fold the Suns already please

Probably should have happened after their 6th game

The most unbelievable thing I have seen in AFL footy.

 

[bedford]

No point even saying wind them up , IT WILL NOT HAPPEN !

 

[bedford]

Also i hope they are better than GWS

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

* Keep the Go Co and get Tas going.
* Cut the Melbourne teams by a minimum of one - least successful Melbourne club this century.

 

[Millky95]

Probably should have happened after their 6th game

The most unbelievable thing I have seen in AFL footy.

I have seen video game scorelines look less pathetic than that

 

[SwansProudly]

Roy Masters in SMH
Schools of thought: How pathways are leading footy codes in different directions

In 2019, according to a report in The Age, the Victorian government schools system accounted for 55 per cent of Year 12 enrolments but produced only 30 per cent of AFL players. Catholic schools had 24 per cent of final school year enrolments and 31 per cent of AFL players, while the wealthy independent schools comprised 21 per cent of enrolments but 39 per cent of AFL players.

Schools of thought: How pathways are leading footy codes in different directions

AFL sources say the growing number of players drawn from private schools looms as a major problem in the future. It’s a headache the NRL, whose players come from more diverse pathways, would surely like to have.

www.smh.com.au

 

[Millky95]

Roy Masters in SMH
Schools of thought: How pathways are leading footy codes in different directions

Schools of thought: How pathways are leading footy codes in different directions

AFL sources say the growing number of players drawn from private schools looms as a major problem in the future. It’s a headache the NRL, whose players come from more diverse pathways, would surely like to have.

www.smh.com.au

Is that really at all surprising? Rich schools can afford to give scholarships to talented kids as soon as they are identified

 

[Tedeski]

Am I missing something over this Greenwood thing?
Greenwood will be 30 in March coming off a knee injury. He has one year left & North gave him 2 with a trigger.
Crows didn't value him as a younger player.

I don't see anything wrong with what the GC have done. In fact to get him there they probably had him on 400-450K.
That's off their books now while they need to sign some genuine stars going forward.
Smart move IMO.

 

[bedford]

Is that really at all surprising? Rich schools can afford to give scholarships to talented kids as soon as they are identified

Having coached Jack Higgins and knew him well , not at times the sharpest , but was taken to Caulfield Grammar on a scholarship . It's a joke and the AFL don't care . Coaches i know like Clarko and Dimma hate it and the whole TAC Cup pathway .

 

[kickthething]

Having coached Jack Higgins and knew him well , not at times the sharpest , but was taken to Caulfield Grammar on a scholarship . It's a joke and the AFL don't care . Coaches i know like Clarko and Dimma hate it and the whole TAC Cup pathway .

So many examples of this...agree with the sentiments here and been involved in the system over the last 4 seasons seeing it first hand.

 

[Kiama Chris]

Having coached Jack Higgins and knew him well , not at times the sharpest , but was taken to Caulfield Grammar on a scholarship . It's a joke and the AFL don't care . Coaches i know like Clarko and Dimma hate it and the whole TAC Cup pathway .

Not really the AFL's issue. What are they supposed to do? Ban scholarships?
Recruiters not casting the net wider into suburban and country juniors. Interesting to see the numbers by club.
Why I support academies.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

North have a upcoming solid midfield now

The best one hasn’t even been drafted yet either.

 

[bedford]

Not really the AFL's issue. What are they supposed to do? Ban scholarships?
Recruiters not casting the net wider into suburban and country juniors. Interesting to see the numbers by club.
Why I support academies.

Just hate what the AFL have done to the VFL and the bias against boys from local clubs at under 18 level . They are treated like s**t

 

[kickthething]

Not really the AFL's issue. What are they supposed to do? Ban scholarships?
Recruiters not casting the net wider into suburban and country juniors. Interesting to see the numbers by club.
Why I support academies.

AFL run the NAB League and pathways in Vic, they are very much in control of a lot of what happens and how they disperse funding etc. This is very much an AFL issue. Make no mistake the AFL is big with the push in this direction.

 

[sataris]

I believe Union also recruited heavily out of private schools.

How's that going?

 

[momentbymoment]

I believe Union also recruited heavily out of private schools.

How's that going?

The difference is there is no control group (international competition) in the AFL.

 

[Ticky009]

And so it begins....I feel like I should start a book on how long it will take Eddie to be appointed to the AFL Commission


Collingwood’s potential next president has called for predecessor Eddie McGuire to be considered for a spot on the AFL Commission.

The Pies are charging towards an election next month with four board positions up for grabs - the results of which will be made public at the club’s annual general meeting on December 16.

Browne, widely expected to be voted in as president, told the Herald Sun he would aim to give greater voice to the Pies, which would include lobbying for “experienced football people” to fill two current vacancies on the AFL Commission.

 

[bedford]

And so it begins....I feel like I should start a book on how long it will take Eddie to be appointed to the AFL Commission


Collingwood’s potential next president has called for predecessor Eddie McGuire to be considered for a spot on the AFL Commission.

The Pies are charging towards an election next month with four board positions up for grabs - the results of which will be made public at the club’s annual general meeting on December 16.

Browne, widely expected to be voted in as president, told the Herald Sun he would aim to give greater voice to the Pies, which would include lobbying for “experienced football people” to fill two current vacancies on the AFL Commission.

Imagine the ego , will be bigger than his chins !

 

[bedford]

Will Papley has signed on with home club Bunyip .

 

[BloodySwan]

And so it begins....I feel like I should start a book on how long it will take Eddie to be appointed to the AFL Commission


Collingwood’s potential next president has called for predecessor Eddie McGuire to be considered for a spot on the AFL Commission.

The Pies are charging towards an election next month with four board positions up for grabs - the results of which will be made public at the club’s annual general meeting on December 16.

Browne, widely expected to be voted in as president, told the Herald Sun he would aim to give greater voice to the Pies, which would include lobbying for “experienced football people” to fill two current vacancies on the AFL Commission.

Eddie on the commission will be the death of the AFL and will make the comp more Vic centric than ever.

Sadly that means he will have a lot of supporters and is every chance of getting in

 

[bedford]

Jack Maibaum has nominated for draft , would love to get him back

 

[bedford]

Mummy retired and in draft as a back up if they get injuries

 

[tombomb]

Mummy retired and in draft as a back up if they get injuries

Kind of over that bloke retiring and then not retiring. GWS need to move on.

 

[tombomb]

Am I missing something over this Greenwood thing?
Greenwood will be 30 in March coming off a knee injury. He has one year left & North gave him 2 with a trigger.
Crows didn't value him as a younger player.

I don't see anything wrong with what the GC have done. In fact to get him there they probably had him on 400-450K.
That's off their books now while they need to sign some genuine stars going forward.
Smart move IMO.

Carlton are thinking ...

*so you can just delist your overpaid players and some stupid club will take them off your hands?!*

 

[tombomb]

No point even saying wind them up , IT WILL NOT HAPPEN !

Also i hope they are better than GWS

I think GWS is going to be a much bigger long term problem in terms of player retention.

It is being covered up at the moment by GWS' extra concessions and their much smarter initial list build. But that is eventually going to cycle through.