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- Nov 27, 2014
- 10,361
- 16,929
- AFL Club
- West Coast
- Other Teams
- Chelsea
Fantasy and gambling is definitely carrying the record engagement over the past few years. I definitely only tune in to most neutral games (outside of the big games) for fantasy purposesThe disappointing thing for me is the AFL's inability to think through their decisions and how they may have negative unintended consequences. Fantasy football is an excellent way to grow engagement in the sport and also a way get eyeballs on matches involving clubs with smaller supporter bases or whose seasons are likely to peter out to nothing. The fact that this was one of the incoming CEO's first 'captain's calls' since taking the job doesn't bode well for the state of the game under his leadership. It's a slap in the face to a loyal subsection of the game.
/rant