AFL Airplane

[Rod Stroker]

If the New England Patriots can afford a couple of Boeing 737s why can't the AFL buy one for all the teams to move around the country? I'll bet there are few going cheap and there are plenty of pilots available!

Not sure if you noticed but the AFL bank balance took a huge hit last year, and they had to take out a 600M loan to keep the competition going.
Buying and running planes, would take money out of their pocket.
The Virgin sponsorship and using their planes, puts money into their pocket.

 

[Rod Stroker]

Also, in the Patriots case, it was the club itself who bought the planes, it wasn't the NFL.
I suppose AFL clubs could buy their own planes, but they aren't making that sort of money, and the AFL contract with Virgin might preclude it. i.e it might stipulate that all clubs need to use Virgin planes.

 

[Kwality]

Not sure if you noticed but the AFL bank balance took a huge hit last year, and they had to take out a 600M loan to keep the competition going.
Buying and running planes, would take money out of their pocket.
The Virgin sponsorship and using their planes, puts money into their pocket.

It did that.

 

[Racheles Pocket]

Virgin is still listed on the AFL website for all it's worth.

Corporate Partners - AFL.com.au

The AFL is proud to be associated with a prestigious group of corporate partners, mixing iconic brands from both Australia and the rest of the world

www.afl.com.au

 

[Obeanie1]

Not sure if you noticed but the AFL bank balance took a huge hit last year, and they had to take out a 600M loan to keep the competition going.
Buying and running planes, would take money out of their pocket.
The Virgin sponsorship and using their planes, puts money into their pocket.

How much is the Virgin sponsorship..............oh wait!

 

[Chuckie357]

Gilco AFL Airplane with Shocking. ..and some blowup umpire

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The old dump an ump!

 

[telsor]

Next thing you'll want it for the longer flights, 2+hours might be a start if the AFLPA were dinkum.

Yeah, do it by flight length, instead of the current system where only 2 clubs get extra business class seats fover what all other clubs get or every flight they take.

Someone should tell the AFLPA that it's the AFL, not the WAFL.

It's WA-bias I tell you!

 

[DEVO]

What is needed is high speed rail. But that is a different arguement.

 

[SunshineBoy]

IIRC, flights are part of the sponsorship.

doubt the new "virgin" can afford the free flights these days

 

[Rob]

A new 737 would cost about $100 million or so.....plus maintenance and running costs which wouldn't be cheap.

Not worth it. May as well just charter one when you need it.

 

[Kwality]

What is needed is high speed rail. But that is a different arguement.

What is longest high speed rail link you can offer.

 

[Kwality]

Yeah, do it by flight length, instead of the current system where only 2 clubs get extra business class seats fover what all other clubs get or every flight they take.

Someone should tell the AFLPA that it's the AFL, not the WAFL.

It's WA-bias I tell you!

Remember to remind Marsh no one gets paid for travel. It wouldnt be fair ....

 

[yyou]

Shirley, you can't be serious!

Gilco AFL Airplane with Shocking. ..and some blowup umpire

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[Ron The Bear]

Co-pilot De Goey reporting for duty.

 

[Kwality]

Virgin is still listed on the AFL website for all it's worth.

Corporate Partners - AFL.com.au

The AFL is proud to be associated with a prestigious group of corporate partners, mixing iconic brands from both Australia and the rest of the world

www.afl.com.au

Which Virgin are they referring to, the one that went into administration ?

Sale of Virgin Australia to Bain Capital during COVID pandemic was like no other in Australian corporate history, says administrator - ABC News

 

[Sterge]

Also, in the Patriots case, it was the club itself who bought the planes, it wasn't the NFL.
I suppose AFL clubs could buy their own planes, but they aren't making that sort of money, and the AFL contract with Virgin might preclude it. i.e it might stipulate that all clubs need to use Virgin planes.

Also helps that the pats owner is worth almost 7 billion dollars
Which is prob about 7 times the value of the entire AFL

 

[Kwality]

Also helps that the pats owner is worth almost 7 billion dollars
Which is prob about 7 times the value of the entire AFL

The Alliance deal with the Queensland Reds is making more sense.
The AFL would include it any individual clubs soft cap & is not international.

 

[CaptchaProofBot]

Co-pilot De Goey reporting for duty.

now Jeremy...i mean Ron...this is totally unsafe practice.......as Bruce and BT alluded to during the 2020 GF...the Virgin Spycams are everywhere !!!

 

[telsor]

Remember to remind Marsh no one gets paid for travel. It wouldnt be fair ....

They get paid for everything they do.

 

[telsor]

Also, in the Patriots case, it was the club itself who bought the planes, it wasn't the NFL.
I suppose AFL clubs could buy their own planes, but they aren't making that sort of money, and the AFL contract with Virgin might preclude it. i.e it might stipulate that all clubs need to use Virgin planes.

Pretty sure it's contractual. Even if the current deal has lapsed, it'd be the AFL stopping clubs in order to put them in a better position for future contract negotiations.

 

[FlowersByIrene]

A new 737 would cost about $100 million or so.....plus maintenance and running costs which wouldn't be cheap.

Not worth it. May as well just charter one when you need it.

Do they seriously cost that much?

 

[Dirty Bird]

Do they seriously cost that much?

New, without any discounts for buying multiple, yes.
I just saw online you could buy a 25year old 737-500 for about $2m Australian

 

[westie]

New, without any discounts for buying multiple, yes.
I just saw online you could buy a 25year old 737-500 for about $2m Australian

Well that was what I had in mind.

 

[Dirty Bird]

ps - No.
You'd need 3 planes at the bare minimum to make it work in a normal week.

 

[westie]

Not sure if you noticed but the AFL bank balance took a huge hit last year, and they had to take out a 600M loan to keep the competition going.
Buying and running planes, would take money out of their pocket.
The Virgin sponsorship and using their planes, puts money into their pocket.

It did that.

But I heard this morning that the Patriots couldn't afford Tom Brady