AFL corruption yet again

[Kummerspeck]

I don't think the public really want to know the extent of the AFL's ambassador program, throwing money at stars to stay in clubs, outside the cap

Lay it out.

 

[docko911]

All good to spend all the money in the world on two areas of Australia that have little to no interest in AFL. However, the good old AFL will find every excuse not to send a team to Tasmania where the $$$ they have spent on GC would not have gone to waste. Yes, there may only be about 250,000 people in Tasmania that have an interest in AFL but that is a hell of a lot more than the 7 people that follow Gold Coast.

How many failed franchises do they need to know that Gold Coasts population can't support any sports team outside NRL because the population is too dynamic.

 

[Gavin Excell]

All good to spend all the money in the world on two areas of Australia that have little to no interest in AFL. However, the good old AFL will find every excuse not to send a team to Tasmania where the $$$ they have spent on GC would not have gone to waste. Yes, there may only be about 250,000 people in Tasmania that have an interest in AFL but that is a hell of a lot more than the 7 people that follow Gold Coast.

How many failed franchises do they need to know that Gold Coasts population can't support any sports team outside NRL because the population is too dynamic.

Because demographic geeks advise the AFL relentlessly that Gold Coast is the key growth population corridor in the nation

 

[King Brown]

He's an AFL multicultural ambassador. Hard to think of many better in the game to do it either.

Lin Jong. At least he has heritage of the largest non-European ethnicity in Australia.

 

[ManOfClay]

Lin Jong. At least he has heritage of the largest non-European ethnicity in Australia.

Further to that, Jason johannissen didn't move to Australia until he was eight.

Jong and Naitanui were both born in Australia.

 

[Colonial]

The AFL want to allow Gold Coast to pay Tom Lynch as an ambassador to keep him from leaving.

Why can't other teams get that perk?

I think it is a disgrace.


https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/af...8/news-story/0ee762b5031aeaaa682fb5b6da5fac8f

Always amusing reading victorian club fans complaining of favoritism and advantages.

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[Sir Hugh Percy]

Because demographic geeks advise the AFL relentlessly that Gold Coast is the key growth population corridor in the nation

With a strategic pivot to Asia to leverage.

 

[legend166]

Next up you'll be telling me diverging crazy like Collingwood offering fat Footy Show contacts to players who can barely string two words together that strangely line up with their playing contracts!

Of course I wouldn't believe you.

 

[PieLebo87]

What the hell kind of competition are you running when the operating body is working in favour of one club over another. Absolutely no integrity or equalisation when the AFL is intervening in aiding one club over another in a potential legitimate trade.

 

[HairyO]

The AFL want to allow Gold Coast to pay Tom Lynch as an ambassador to keep him from leaving.

Why can't other teams get that perk?

I think it is a disgrace.


https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/af...8/news-story/0ee762b5031aeaaa682fb5b6da5fac8f

I thought all clubs get ambassador payments but the amounts are unknown because they are outside the salary cap.

Nic Nat got a couple of hundred thousand didnt he?

You would hope Buddy gets none because he does nothing for the game outside of playing.

 

[Kwality]

I thought all clubs get ambassador payments but the amounts are unknown because they are outside the salary cap.

Nic Nat got a couple of hundred thousand didnt he?

You would hope Buddy gets none because he does nothing for the game outside of playing.

Buddy IS footy in Sydney - you taking the P155 or just yourself?

 

[radiojake]

Ah whatever

Collingwood used The Footy Show to pay Cloke more - Carlton/Visy Judd is well known

Seems apparent that the Costa empire is making up the short fall (and some) between Adelaide and Geelong's offer for Dangerfield

The Footy Show even paid $50k to announce Martin re-signed - pretty comfortable in saying if he didn't playbfor Richmond that doesnt happen

 

[dazbroncos]

I cant wait for GSC to front end the Lynch deal, then he wants to leave as well and they cry pay us and any players salary you end us in a trade as we ****ed up and overpaid too early again.

GO Catter

 

[HairyO]

Buddy IS footy in Sydney - you taking the P155 or just yourself?

Ambassador payments are meant to be for work in the community. Buddy doesnt do that.

May as well say WC Kennedy gets some money or Ben Brown gets money or Danniher gets money... because they sell memberships.

How about Dusty. I bet he sells even more memberships than Buddy. Give him some cash. Dare say he is about as active outside football as Buddy.

 

[00Stinger]

Almost as corrupt as making Geelong play a home final against Richmond at the Tigers home ground

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[Kwality]

Further to that, Jason johannissen didn't move to Australia until he was eight.

Jong and Naitanui were both born in Australia.

& Don Pyke was born in the US & .....

 

[Kwality]

Ambassador payments are meant to be for work in the community. Buddy doesnt do that.

May as well say WC Kennedy gets some money or Ben Brown gets money or Danniher gets money... because they sell memberships.

How about Dusty. I bet he sells even more memberships than Buddy. Give him some cash. Dare say he is about as active outside football as Buddy.

More drivel again 0 ... promoting the game is what Buddy & Jesinta do in spades just by being there.

 

[HairyO]

More drivel again 0 ... promoting the game is what Buddy & Jesinta do in spades just by being there.

Jessinta as well now? Because she poses in a bikini with a Swans beannie?

At least 3rd parties pay under the table for Dangerfield...

 

[Pure_Ownage]

It is actually to the leagues benefit for prominent players to have roles other than just playing. Leveraging the popularity of your most important asset is simply good business, and the AFLPA isn't going to allow activities beyond the normal scope of a contract to be done for free.

I don't think anyone has a problem with this per se but all those payments should go in the main salary cap and clubs trying to use these deals to get around the cap needs to be policed much harder. Otherwise there is not much point having a salary cap.

 

[Gavin Excell]

Are 3rd party/ambassador deals made public?

 

[Colonial]

What the hell kind of competition are you running when the operating body is working in favour of one club over another. Absolutely no integrity or equalisation when the AFL is intervening in aiding one club over another in a potential legitimate trade.

Your club got Treloars girlfriend a job as well as Treloar in the media and youre complaining about ambassador payments? Haha

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[bombersfan4000]

Send him to North Korea to negotiate with Kim Jong Un.

Honestly what on earth does a football club need an 'ambassador' for?

Wasent Dennis Rodman doing that instead?

 

[windyhill]

Sorry we can't swing Tommy a Jeep instead, or get him some nice slice of pie of those Footy Show payments every week.

Or be an "Visy ambassador"

 

[Coops93]

This isn't any different to what almost every other club does. The only difference is the AFL were talking about it. Ambassador payments and other things of that ilk aren't a secret they're public knowledge as others have said.

All the AFL really said was that Tom Lynch would be a good ambassador for football on the Gold Coast, but they won't pay him for that unless he stays. What exactly is controversial about that? Why pay for an ambassador who'll leave 12 months later?

 

[manureid]

Does anyone on the Gold Coast know who Tom Lynch is?