AFLX 2019 , Buddy , Danger , Dusty , Fyfe captains 50k payday

[Whiskers]

Agreed, not quite as dumb as agreeing to legally change your name to Whiskas so you can earn $20k. Afterall what sane person wouldn't do absolutely anything for a bit of coin?

Hahaha not bad, not bad!

 

[FRUMPY]

The indigenous team is a good idea. Having 3 teams with no real identity whatsoever is what sucks.

Yeah missed a big opportunity.

Aboriginal team, racist redneck team, transgender team, gay team

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[Marc_Remillard]

Hahaha not bad, not bad!

I couldn't resist due to your username

 

[Isaac Cumming No 1]

The AFLPA want more money and less work. It's fair enough that they get their fair share of the game's profits, no problem with that.

But us punters who ultimately find these guys, by and large, have been paying more for less (as in a poorer spectacle, annoying crap at the ground on game day, etc) for a while now. AFLX? Pfffft

The AFLX was $10 in Sydney last year. FFS

 

[captain blood 17]

Patrick Dangerfield - "season is too long"
AFL - "here's a payday on something that's a s**t concept"
Patrick Dangerfield - "show me the money".

 

[topdon]

How is this even a "thing"?

 

[Teen Wolf]

Yeah missed a big opportunity.

Aboriginal team, racist redneck team, transgender team, gay team

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Ah no, your suggestions are bad and not in any way comparable to an indigenous team.

 

[Tandy]

Hope it fails miserably. I'd rather money go into the women's game or grass roots football. So many country clubs merging or folding, pleading for help.
Would have thought the players would rather put their energy into getting SoO back up and running before this bs.

 

[damochandler]

Hope it fails miserably. I'd rather money go into the women's game or grass roots football. So many country clubs merging or folding, pleading for help.
Would have thought the players would rather put their energy into getting SoO back up and running before this bs.

And a lot of that is the afls doing

 

[1970crow]

Thankfully my club tends to repel ‘representative’ crap like this and the International Rules.

So at best expect Willie Rioli to play for Eddie’s team (he played AFLX last year) and maybe Dom Sheed to roll up somewhere due to his current name value.

Can’t imagine guys like McGovern, Kennedy, Darling, Yeo suiting up.

I’d rather nobody bothered though! - considering we are a week behind every team bar 1 this year.

Ha, losers, you're a full month behind us. Winning GFs is counterproductive to the next season, bet you're rueing your late finish now.

 

[1970crow]

Aflx is right up there with the worst ideas the afl has put into place over the course of there existence

I think the principle is good but they always miss the mark when they insert the razzle dazzle. Generally completely cringeworthy.

 

[Cmarsh]

Lot of hate going around its really not that bad, i will watch it for 1

If Eddie is only picking natives then i would of liked a bit of Origin theme for the rest

Natives
WA/TAS/NT
SA/QLD
VIC/NSW

That idea would at least give the teams a bit of identity. As it stands the players picked will be really random.

 

[Milanista28]

If they played it at Aami park it would be better I reckon.

 

[Teen Wolf]

That idea would at least give the teams a bit of identity. As it stands the players picked will be really random.

This is a longshot, but maybe they have something in mind for the other teams too, beyond the weak themes they've already announced.

Riewoldt's bull logo does look a bit like a T, has to be said.

 

[telsor]

If they played it at Aami park it would be better I reckon.

Probably....

*Checks list of grounds the AFL owns*

Yeah, sorry, that's not an option.

 

[dzussy]

AFLW will be up and running at that point. Watch that instead.

I'd rather watch the seven part series of the African safari ant.

 

[kaiserchief13]

Why can't they pay players to do SOO then? I thought the clubs didn't allow it that's why it wasn't on but why do clubs allow this then?

 

[Dank Academy]

Riewoldt captaining ‘Rampage’ is 10/10 standing in for Martin; as evidenced in the cringey attempt on afl.com to link the players to the team name: ‘...and Riewoldt to steer the Rampage due to his capacity to break tackles and go hard in the air’. It’s certainly not the worst crime involved in AFLX, but nevertheless it’s another feather in the dunces’ cap.

 

[Adelaide Hawk]

AFLX =

 

[Altum Volantes]

Ha, losers, you're a full month behind us. Winning GFs is counterproductive to the next season, bet you're rueing your late finish now.

Haha yes, would have made much more sense to sit that last month out and focus on getting the boys ready for AFLX.

 

[adammania9]

I’m going to lose a lot of respect for anyone who accepts money to play in this garbage and not donate it to a cause. I’ve always supported AFL players’ ambitions to generate as much money as they can in a short career, but this is just too much. This is selling out if I’ve ever seen it, particularly for the captains who are already on big bucks.

The funniest part of it all is the All Indigenous team I reckon. Give me a break. Imagine if Eddie was looking forward to teaming up with his old buddies Mitch Robinson and Kade Simpson only for Gil to fix up his tie and say “so uhhh I’ll get you to captain this token team of only people of your culture, thanks champ” and Eddie just stands and smiles.

 

[Teen Wolf]

The funniest part of it all is the All Indigenous team I reckon. Give me a break. Imagine if Eddie was looking forward to teaming up with his old buddies Mitch Robinson and Kade Simpson only for Gil to fix up his tie and say “so uhhh I’ll get you to captain this token team of only people of your culture, thanks champ”.

Gill must be holding a gun in your hypothetical situation and forcing Eddie against his will, what a monster!

From the article about it on the AFL website:

"Captaining a team of the best indigenous men's talent in the country is such an honour for me, especially when it falls at the end of our AFL Indigenous All Stars Summit giving us the opportunity to play all together" - Eddie Betts

 

[adammania9]

Gill must be holding a gun in your hypothetical situation and forcing Eddie against his will, what a monster!

From the article about it on the AFL website:

It’s difficult to convey tone on the internet but my post was meant to be a joke. That said, I still think it’s silly to have an Aboriginal team.

 

[Xtreme]

This will be the best football of the pre season period. Certainly a better spectacle and source of entertainment than the bore-fest of AFLW .

 

[Toump Ass]

This sucks, was hoping to see the Dees go back to back :/