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What's your point? I said that was a good thing.

Yes. Anyone is welcome to play. In reality she chose to self exclude. But this is an inherent problem with these rounds and the AFL attaching itself to social causes (not necessarily a bad thing btw did great work in mostly eradicating racism from the game). But if the AFL comes out and says...

Rewards and growth is still based on media revenue mainly. Have the Giants and Suns made much growth in terms of support, grass root clubs etc. Suns have made some but is overshaddowed by their poor results (also have part cannibalised Brisbanes support) GWS appear to be battling still. (e.g...

A point also occuered to me. What is the go with the Broadcasters contract. My guess is they won't have to pay the whole contract. In any transaction (flight, insurance, concert etc) in the fine print it is written will not be covered in event of war, terroism, pandemic etc. I'm sure whoever...

This has never made sense to me. Everyone says Melbourne is flooded but a) Population is still growing and b) Demand is still there. A club like North or St Kilda who everyone seems to want to kill off still has far more support than a Giants, Lions, Suns etc. Seems a moot point. Restrictions...

OK IF and a big IF we are 18 months gone competition changes. Footy or AFL in that sense will never die as there are too many fans who will return in droves. However if TV and the clubs are broke you will have a shoe string comp. No more $1 m deals and the ave wage would sink back to 60-100K for...

Look you won't be. Posted in the other forum AFL NEEDS 18 clubs. Whole financial strucutre depends on it. They will cut all staff, all runners and coaches before a team. Once two clubs go then it won't be contained. With no welfare it will be a s**t fight and could cripple the league worse than...

Great post. Explains the situation beautifully. I'll add a couple of things. The struggling clubs voted in favour of 2 new teams as a condition in them receiving increased AFL assistance. Clubs aren't stupid either they knew the AFL couldn't let them sink while completely funding 2 expansion...

A bald forward may just suddenly kick 7 in the Granny. Ben Reid this is your moment.......

17 < 18. I make 40 less players.

As the VFL? No Without 18 teams and GWS and GC? Yes and no difference. With 17 teams and replace 2 Qld + 1 NSW teams with 1 in NT and 1 in Tas? An unbelievable competition.

Yep. Should be at the Home Teams Ground................................................When all states/KP build a ground that fits 100K +. Until then pipe down.

Pfffft. Let the lads enjoy it. Go get the street food. It is fresher and more well cooked than the processed crap here. For all the junket talk who wouldn't love 5 nights overseas. Enjoy it FFS. Just come to play. (Just lay off the cheap booze and night clubs/functions the 2 nights before the...

OK fine. But the past exhibitions have been total flops. With nothing imo to justify an increased presence (H + A) game. I strongly agree with the trade/friendship angle but that could've otherwise been achieved. None the less, if this flops badly than time to put expansion at all costs on...

True but why a Home and Away. Why not a practice match exhibition, if it is for just the reasons above and a bit of a trade junket? I think because a H and A game offers bigger bucks. Need the players to rock up and take it seriously otherwise like UAE, London, China previous the whole thing...

No.

Have we learnt nothing from Thatcher economics or the modern world. Never ending expansion is unsustainable and eventually cannibalises itself. Especially into unproven hit or hope areas.

Great idea. Move an established club, with supporters a proven tradition and established base and create another team and stick it in an outpost like Venezuela. 10 teams in Melbourne is far too many in one of the few truly football states in the world. But those Fijians/New Zealanders etc would...

From a Collingwood pov. 4/10 GFs. 7/11 PFs. Finals 10/12 years. Bound to have a few lean years at some point. Will bounce back. What is concerning thou is fixing the house up before the rot of mediocrity sets in.

Problem I see is after 17 rounds you are essentially giving teams in the bottom 4 a leg up to take a spot off a team in the top 4. Similarly a team in the bottom 8 gets a leg up to go into the top 8. There will always be inequities with 22 rounds/18 teams. The best way is what they do now in...