Most pundits had the Tigers as lucky winners in 2017 and we weren't favourites in most (any?) betting heading into the 2018. It was only later in the season we firmed up, but of course fell short in the end. 2019 a different story, but of course we won that one so not relevant.
As the OP asked 9 years ago, this was a 'could he' thread. Potentially he could have been, but thats not how it turned out.
Danger is undoubtedly one of the best players of his generation, but a GAOT? No. Close to, but not even top of his era.
The argument that the Lions pay for the local academy falls a bit flat when you look at the AFL funding they receive every year. Consistently 3rd after Gold Coast and GWS, even in premiership years when the club should be raking it in. So the AFL is effectively funding it anyway, just a a step...
Well thats shit. Sorry to see such a stalwart pass on the batten. As others have said though, glad he got the see the threepeat. My bulldogs mad godfather passed in 2015, it made their flag win very bittersweet.
The AFL should 100% be footing the bill for academies, as well as a host of other grass-roots initiatives. They've completely disregarded their defacto custodians-of-the-game status and focussed on cash, much to the detriment of the health of the game.
Rant aside, in the expansion states you...
Pretty simple. League is played in a moving line which means it’s actually better to watch on tv where all the action is covered in detail. AFL is played all over the ground with a lot of play going on off camera, which means there is real value in watching it live.