AFL Corruption

[GoEaglesGoSGIO]

People forget and dont mention the core part of the corruption here

Plugger was paid entirely by the AFL, outside of the salary cap.

 

[HairyO]

People forget and dont mention the core part of the corruption here

Plugger was paid entirely by the AFL, outside of the salary cap.

So was half the competition. And to this day we still have ambassador payments from the AFL.

 

[GoEaglesGoSGIO]

So was half the competition. And to this day we still have ambassador payments from the AFL.

The AFL would not have paid Locketts salary outside of the cap if he played for Richmond...

 

[HairyO]

The AFL would not have paid Locketts salary outside of the cap if he played for Richmond...

True. And they were going to help GWS with Buddy.

But Gil often says Pendlebury is on big ambassador payments. So there is plenty of dodginess to go around.

 

[STFU Donnie]

No matter what definition you use, corruption involves some sort of abuse of power for personal gain (generally financial).

You are accusing the AFL commission of making decisions for unethical or illicit personal gain. Really, they're making decisions that are inconsistent, hypocritical, or that you simply don't like the reasoning behind. But it simply isn't corrupt.

I think you are completely fair if you say you think the AFL commission are incompetent. They certainly make some head-scratching decisions at times - from fixturing, to the rules of the game, to their treatment of expansion teams vs established teams, etc. Corrupt is just such a loaded accusation - it implies conspiracy, immorality, etc.

There's an old saying: "Never ascribe to malice that which can be adequately explained by incompetence."

 

[Obeanie1]

Or Richmonds leg up???

Which year are you talking about?

Oh....dont worry it doesnt matter.

 

[Obeanie1]

There's an old saying: "Never ascribe to malice that which can be adequately explained by incompetence."

I prefer where there is smoke there is fire.

The corruption at AFL House is the amount they pay themselves and the bonuses they get.

Demetriou is a greedy man focused on $$$. Look what his form line is.

Jobs for the boys, jobs for family members etc, there are many examples of how the AFL is dodgy. They are also incompetent but thats what happens when the most qualified people get overlooked for related parties.

 

[Demonic Ascent]

I thought this was common knowledge?

 

[Genghis Tron]

Weird, I thought the AFL always rigged things in Richmond's favour. Who would've thunk it.

 

[Gavin Excell]

Barry Hall getting off at the tribunal was the Rubicon crossing moment for me

 

[JoondalupJ]

What do you mean "It's been a while?" Richmond has played West Coast alternating between home and away since 2014 with Richmond travelling to Perth in 2013 & 2014. The last time Richmond had consecutive home games against West Coast was R22 2006 and R5 2007. Both those seasons Richmond and West Coast played twice anyway. To add Fremantle into the equation Richmond haven't missed a trip to Perth for 20 years.

The original 2020 draw had Richmond playing West Coast and Fremantle in Perth.

That's not why I quoted you though. The second part about Franklin going to Sydney is why. The deal obviously did upset the AFL hence why they are forced to pay the whole deal even if he retires. I wouldn't call it corruption (I don't think it meets the definition) but it certainly stinks of abusing the rules.

The Lockett deal is probably the first high profile deal stitched up by the AFL but it certainly won't be the last. Franklin to GWS was going to be a similar deal to Lockett to Sydney but it just didn't go the way the AFL wanted.

Thank god Buddy never went to GWS.

 

[Aussie in exile]

Richmond supporters have known about this for a long time,Demetriou did not like us one bit either,when we were screaming for draft picks,he brought the 2 new teams in,which set us back even more.

If anybody shook hands with Fat Andy i bet they checked they still had the same amount of fingers afterwards.
If ever a man was in a sport to line his own pockets in my opinion it was Fat Andy.
Himself first. The game 2nd.

 

[footyfan1978]

Forigve my ignornance, but I didn't realise Lockett had all but signed at Richmond before he famously signed with Sydney. Northey said that Lockett wanted to play with Richmond and they were trying to arrange a deal with St. Kilda and St. Kilda would not answer his many calls. He then called AFL boss at the time Ian Collins and told him that he was trying to arrange a deal with the Saints to get Lockett to Richmond and Collins told him that Lockett would be playing at Sydney and nowhere else.

I might be reading more into this, Ian Collins by the sounds of it orchestrated Lockett's move to Sydney instead of where he actually wanted to go.

Did not see Front Bar but my guess is Ron Joseph orchestrated Lockett move to Sydney and Ian Collins had already seen the paperwork Joseph and Lockett management sent through via fax ?

 

[nick1408]

Thank god Buddy never went to GWS.

Well, he is going to end up at a side building so the AFL should be happy now