- Moderator
- #676
In 1986 the VFL was nearly closed down by Corporate affairs commissioner Gordon Lewis. That according to Age writer Jason Dowling (2016).
All State leagues were finanically screwed at this time.
The 'fair & even fixture' of which you speak was clearly killing the league & the clubs leading up to & at that time.
I tire of this circular argument. This isnt true either. What was killing the league was the amateur way the clubs AND league were run. It had nothing to do with the fixture.
the 'unfair' fixture & sucking money out of the whole nation via huge media deals has saved those suburban clubs. They are bloody lucky to be their at all. That is a clear fact.
The AFL takes in more than half its income from none broadcast sources, its time you got your head out of the sand and figure out where that income comes from. Until you can acknowledge this, I have no more time for you and this discussion.
You constantly want to talk about why clubs need propping up and want to ignore the reasons why this is done - despite the fact that each and every one is an indisputable fact.
The double act of the Port Philip 'clique' having the capacity to self sustain 10 clubs & the 'poor bugger me' act from supporters & others here on BF is pathetic, given the real facts of the VFL & where the real money comes from. GWS & GC is more of the same media circus than thinking they'll be commercial operations in their own right. Certainly anytime in the next 50 years or so.
Yawn. Let me know when you get actual facts will you. Dont leave yourself and Tasmania out of the "poor me" category either. Your states failure to adapt to new realities, like everyone else, is directly responsible for the mess the AFL had to take over. You are lucky theres a TSL at all.