Afl 2026...

[port_rule]

Where do you think the game will be in 20 years time?

Will it continue to grow and prosper or hit a wall?
Can it finally capture the Qld and NSW markets?
Which club will emerge as the most sucessful?

Post your thoughts.



In 20 years I see an 18 team comp, with extra teams in Sydney and North Queensland. Also the Kangaroos have relocated to the Gold Coast.

I think Sydney will possibly emerge as the most powerful club, backed by the support of Australia's largest city. Carlton and Essendon should re-emerge as Victoria's premier clubs - history says that you can't beat a winning culture (look at the Saints - 1 premiership in their history, and even with one of the AFL best lists, they can't make a GF).

Chris Judd will be widely regarded as one of the greatest of all time, with 3 brownlows.... and captaining Collingwood to their first premiership since 1990 late in his career.

Port will have 2 or 3 more premierships.

Fremantle will still be yet to win a flag, despite playing in 4 losing Grand Finals.

 

[Kaitsey]

judd will have 7 brownlows and captain west coast to 9 premierships.

 

[Biggie]

Where do you think the game will be in 20 years time?

Will it continue to grow and prosper or hit a wall?
Can it finally capture the Qld and NSW markets?
Which club will emerge as the most sucessful?

Post your thoughts.



In 20 years I see an 18 team comp, with extra teams in Sydney and North Queensland. Also the Kangaroos have relocated to the Gold Coast.

I think Sydney will possibly emerge as the most powerful club, backed by the support of Australia's largest city. Carlton and Essendon should re-emerge as Victoria's premier clubs - history says that you can't beat a winning culture (look at the Saints - 1 premiership in their history, and even with one of the AFL best lists, they can't make a GF).

Chris Judd will be widely regarded as one of the greatest of all time, with 3 brownlows.... and captaining Collingwood to their first premiership since 1990 late in his career.

Port will have 2 or 3 more premierships.

Fremantle will still be yet to win a flag, despite playing in 4 losing Grand Finals.

Good thread.

Freo will have 1 or 2 flags by this stage.

Judd may have left us but he will play for Melbourne not Collingwood, after winning everything twice with the WCE.

Port may have 1 more.

Adelaide to falter again and again.

Roos obsolete and Carlton not far behind. ( apologies to Blues fans.)

Bulldogs continue mounting injuries but maintain push for that elusive flag.
QLD & NSW markets will still be hard to break into no mayeer how many flags are won there.

Pies still a big pain in the butt.

Every plays each other twice and preseason has gone replaced with State of Origin.

And umpires replaced with ROBOTS!!!

 

[Metallica_Man]

Kangaroos will have relocated to Gold Coast, and Hawthorn to Tassie
New teams in West Sydney and North Australia, which home games are played in Darwin and North Queensland

The interstate dominance will continue, but there will be several Victorian flags among it.

Judd will go down as one of the best ever

State of Origin will be back on a yearly basis

 

[BABYBOMBERS2007]

Courtney Johns will have several Colemans and Pearce will have won several Brownlows. Collingwood will still fail to win one and everyone will still compare sides with brisbane 01-03, though no team will probably win even 2 straight prems

 

[Altum Volantes]

Judd gets expelled in 2023 when suspicions arise due to his continual improvement at age 40. It's revealed he's actually a T-1000 style super android. He is decommissioned and replaced as Eagles captain by the Kerr-Cousins spawn, the greatest football hybrid beast of all time.

 

[almqvist]

holy crap.dont wanna even think about that. ill be 40yrs old....! jesus

 

[frankc]

Gee the last 20 years has seen a lot of change. The AFL has gone from a competition of 12 Victorian clubs, to a 16-club truely national competition.

I think 16 clubs is optimal. Any increase in the clubs outside Victoria will probably come from teams inside Victoria relocating.

At present their are nine metropolitan victorian clubs. I have excluded Geelong as they are a regionally based club and will probably continue to exist in 20 years.

Of the metro sides, probably Collingwood and Essendon are guaranteed to be their in 20 years not solely because of success, but because they have been innovative and creative in their thinking.

Hawthorn will probably still be their. They have also followed the Collingwood and Essendon lead with their innovative thinking. In any case, they have made a strategic decision to capture the Tasmania market so in some sense are representing two states.

This leaves Carlton, Richmond, Bulldogs, Kanagroos, Melbourne and St Kilda.

Carlton is currently in bad financial shape, but I just couldn't see them shifting or merging. I think if that was proposed, their members would return due to fear of losing their club. Richmond and St. Kilda should also be ok as they have strong supporter bases. Richmond particularly have finally snapped out of their old habits of continually focussing one -day ahead.

This leaves the Bulldogs and Kangaroos. I can't help but feel that the latters shifting of home games to Queensland is a strategic move - I think the Kangaroos feel that if they are to relocate, south-east queensland is their preferred choice. I also think the Bulldogs may eventally move to Sydney.

 

[William G. Gruff]

the entire league will be filled with guys about as intelligent as quentin lynch.

its become an athletes game. all the thinkers will go to other more tactically intuitive sports.

 

[gdmclean]

The best player throughout an entire finals series will win The Chris Judd medal.
2 Victorian teams will have folded, creating a 14 team competition played over 26 rounds, with no preseason comp.
Non-Victorian teams will still be stronger.
MCC allocation of GF tickets will be scraped, giving the members of competing teams more tickets.
With all grounds across the country having an average capacity of 80,000 people, the AFL will propose the change of hosting the Grand Final at a venue other than the MCG.
West Coast will be up to 8 Premierships. Fremantle still wont have won a Premiership.
Dockers fans jealousy will esculate to new heights, declaring war on their big brothers up the street.
In a huge uproar, Dockers fans will burn down The West Australian newspaper headquarters, because they are sick of Brad Hardie/Karl Langdon and the biased media scum!!

 

[Hawkk]

3 situations;

a)16 teams: 8 Victorian teams, 8 non Victorian: with sides based in SEQ, WS and the 6 existing teams

OR

b)14 sides: 8 Victorian, 6 non Victorian, 26 rounds, each side plays each other twice.

OR

c)16 clubs: 10 Victorian, 6 non Victorian, 22 rounds, with a preseason cup.

 

[chiangmaipie]

The best player throughout an entire finals series will win The Chris Judd medal.
2 Victorian teams will have folded, creating a 14 team competition played over 26 rounds, with no preseason comp.
Non-Victorian teams will still be stronger.
MCC allocation of GF tickets will be scraped, giving the members of competing teams more tickets.
With all grounds across the country having an average capacity of 80,000 people, the AFL will propose the change of hosting the Grand Final at a venue other than the MCG.
West Coast will be up to 8 Premierships. Fremantle still wont have won a Premiership.
Dockers fans jealousy will esculate to new heights, declaring war on their big brothers up the street.
In a huge uproar, Dockers fans will burn down The West Australian newspaper headquarters, because they are sick of Brad Hardie/Karl Langdon and the biased media scum!!

Both WA clubs folded in 2012 because the state ran out of fresh water!

 

[FFC_VIC]

In a huge uproar, Dockers fans will burn down The West Australian newspaper headquarters, because they are sick of Brad Hardie/Karl Langdon and the biased media scum!!

That's about the only part of your post I hope comes true!

 

[Biggie]

Both WA clubs folded in 2012 because the state ran out of fresh water!

Closer to the truth than you think!!!

 

[Howard Littlejohn]

What I'd like to see is a 20 team competition, with the current 16 clubs plus:
- 2nd team in Sydney
- 3rd team in Perth (these two are must haves in my opinion)
- 2nd team in SE Qld
- one other, either North Qld or 3rd SA side depending (these are much more precarious propositions)
- no draft, but a properly policed salary cap
- Origin back, each state with its own side
- Tas, ACT, NT teams would be great; but are impossible. Maybe 2050 for NT, if it keeps growing at phenomenal rates
- strong state and local leagues everywhere; including getting the TFL up and running again
- solid growth in the game internationally, and not through International Rules BS

What I fear, but expect:
- 14 team comp
- 4 teams either dead, merged or relocated to make the 2nd Syd and 2nd Qld teams
- everything not at AFL level to be left to die; which is nothing more than a continuation of current policy

 

[Johnson#26]

Just hope it all remains much the same as it is today, except for the style of game - bring back the late 80s-early 90s

 

[duncan]

Closer to the truth than you think!!!

Pftt - Judd will personaly lead the crusade to have water piped in from the ord. Gotta keep Subi green

 

[Biggie]

Pftt - Judd will personaly lead the crusade to have water piped in from the ord. Gotta keep Subi green

The newly named "Judd" river then?

 

[Hawkk]

The Telstra Dome will be pulled down and turned into a huge housing development by MIRVAC, the AFL will purchase land in the West and develop the Casey fields and turn them both into 45,000+ seat stadiums.

 

[duncan]

The newly named "Judd" river then?

Judd pipeline - Bringing Barramundi to the south.

 

[port_rule]

The Telstra Dome will be pulled down and turned into a huge housing development by MIRVAC, the AFL will purchase land in the West and develop the Casey fields and turn them both into 45,000+ seat stadiums.

hahaha funny

 

[port_rule]

What I'd like to see is a 20 team competition, with the current 16 clubs plus:
- 2nd team in Sydney
- 3rd team in Perth (these two are must haves in my opinion)
- 2nd team in SE Qld
- one other, either North Qld or 3rd SA side depending (these are much more precarious propositions)
- no draft, but a properly policed salary cap
- Origin back, each state with its own side
- Tas, ACT, NT teams would be great; but are impossible. Maybe 2050 for NT, if it keeps growing at phenomenal rates
- strong state and local leagues everywhere; including getting the TFL up and running again
- solid growth in the game internationally, and not through International Rules BS

What I fear, but expect:
- 14 team comp
- 4 teams either dead, merged or relocated to make the 2nd Syd and 2nd Qld teams
- everything not at AFL level to be left to die; which is nothing more than a continuation of current policy

Adelaide does not have the market for a 3rd AFL side. Population is not really growing (apart from immigrants who don't follow AFL) and there is no logical market for it given that the Crows seem to have captured most of the supporters of the other 2 strong SANFL sides; Norwood and Glenelg

 

[afl genius]

Tom Hawkins will hold the record for the most goals with 2560, and will kick a record amount 27 goals against Carlton, who will win there 17 straight wooden spoon. There will be statues of Hawkins, and will go down at the equal best player of all time along with Gary Ablett Snr. Sheedy will still be coaching and richmond wont go any higher than 9th. Once Hawkins playing days are over he will stop world hunger and world poverty and the state of SA will be named after him, he will also open up football school were young kids will dream of playing like Tommy. Of course Hawkins will win 14 colemon medals later be named Hawkin medals. He will win 12 Brownlow Medals they will of course be named the JUDDlow, and Hawkin will hold the cup up 15 times as captain/coach of Geelong. At 37 Sheedy will draft him and play him at FF.

 

[Doctor Jolly]

I think the AFL will bite the bullet and do the last phase of nationalisation over the next 10 years.

Down to 14 teams. 2 Vic teams moved to Sydney and Brisbane, and two folding or merging.

Then we will have a viable base from which to build growth without gimmicks. (like night GF's, stupid wiz cup rules, etc)

 

[Ricardo]

I think the AFL will bite the bullet and do the last phase of nationalisation over the next 10 years.

Down to 14 teams. 2 Vic teams moved to Sydney and Brisbane, and two folding or merging.

Then we will have a viable base from which to build growth without gimmicks. (like night GF's, stupid wiz cup rules, etc)

And there will be 26 rounds to make it a fair draw....everyone playing each other twice.