2019 non-freo nonchalance (aka discussion)

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something sure is rotten in the state of Denmark
I reckon Dunstall and Pavlich were brought in to do the hatchet job on those guys. A job the board and club didn't want their fingers on, but knew needed to be done.
 
Ollie Wines camp approached Carlton 2 weeks ago. Blues not interested, want leg speed. Port continue to say he's untouchable. Makes you question if Wines just had no interest playing for Essendon.
 

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Have you met a West Coast fan before?

Once. By that I mean I know one or two genuine West Coast fans who you can actually talk football with and know the game, their players etc.

The rest - by and large - could easily be tarred with the same brush as poor old Donna
 
Nuffies on AFL Pages on FB is a gold mine. Seems to expose a lot of idiots from a few of the big clubs.
 
Very good. Subiaco uses their money to add extra sweetener whenever the lower WAFL clubs offer enough. Happened for a while now. They don't need AFL players. at all. But that's not the main record I would look at them.. Would investigate how they are acquiring many other teams' players and using them to win premierships. Smart, yes, but quite obviously incentives-based.
 
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Why Subi Are Seething

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Subiaco have been banned from recruiting players from the AFL and other WAFL clubs — other than to replace those leaving their club — as part of wideranging equalisation measures to be employed in the WAFL next season. The five clubs who played finals this season will have their points cap reduced, the bottom teams will get bonus points space while any contract offers made to incoming players must be lodged with the WA Football Commission first to ensure greater transparency. The WAFC was unapologetic in using the changes to curtail Subiaco’s dominance after the Lions had lost just one match in the past two seasons and played in the past six grand finals for four flags. “Equalisation measures will now be implemented with the clear intent of closing the gap between the lower and higherplaced clubs to continue to drive a more competitive and exciting competition,” WAFC football operations manager Scott Baker said. “This includes some rules specific to Subiaco Football Club in response to their dominance over the last decade.” But Subiaco hit back by describing the changes as the “Zac Clarke rule” , given that their 2018 premiership ruckman would not be able to return to the Lions next year. “It is ridiculous,” chief executive Peter Capes said. “No other club has been held to account for the list-management failures that have prevented them rivalling Subiaco. It is clear they have targeted Zac Clarke by making it impossible for him to return to the club.” Clarke is valued at 12 points because he has played 100 AFL matches but the new rules will only allow Subiaco to recruit a player with the same value as a departing one. Their highest-ranked player is worth 10 points. This year’s top three teams — Subiaco, South Fremantle and Claremont — and fellow finalists West Perth will have their points reduced from 120 to 100 while West Coast will drop from 60 to 50. East Perth will reduce to 125, bottom two teams Swan Districts and East Fremantle will remain on 120 and Perth will be allowed 110 points. Only players with level two accreditation will be allowed to receive coaching payments. Baker recognised that Subiaco’s success was mainly a product of their unmatched culture, a factor that could not be restricted by rule changes, and was adamant that the WAFC did not want to damage the club. But it was critical for the longterm survival of the league to ensure greater competitiveness. “Factors such as Subiaco’s culture, professionalism and the unrelenting commitment from the whole playing group have helped to establish their club as the benchmark and cannot necessarily be controlled by equalisation measures,” Baker said. “We do not want to implement measures that mean Subiaco will have to cut players from their list and tear at the fabric of the club. “At the same time, we have considered options that would limit Subiaco from continuing to add out-of-zone recruits to their list, as a way of allowing other clubs to close the gap.”
 
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