Oh we're winning it and it beats the fu** out of finishing ninth due to how the comp is structured of course.
Designing my wooden spoon tattoo at the moment actually.
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Oh we're winning it and it beats the fu** out of finishing ninth due to how the comp is structured of course.
Honestly, surely we've all had days where we've slacked off at work and come up with stupid ideas to fix our favourite sports.AFL future push: Eddie McGuire says Collingwood needs to play against Tasmania and Darwin teams by 2028
Glenn McFarlane
3 min read
April 7, 2021 - 8:35PM
News Corp Australia Sports Newsroom
Eddie McGuire has drawn up a revolutionary blueprint on the future of the AFL that would see 20 teams competing by 2028.
The former Collingwood president and long-time football powerbroker believes the game has a once-in-a-generation opportunity to introduce a 19th and 20th franchise – with Tasmania and a combined Far North Queensland/Darwin side the most likely options.
But he sent a pointed warning to the Tasmanian Government and Premier Peter Gutwein, saying it needed to “step up or step out” or potentially “miss the boat again”.
McGuire said unless the Tasmanian Government agreed to commit $20 million annually to the code and the new club — which included investment in a roofed stadium, better junior pathways, universities and sports medicine facilities — it could forfeit its last hope of having a stand-alone team.
“The time has come for the all parties promulgating a team in Tasmania to put up or shut up,” McGuire said on Footy Classified.
McGuire’s bold plan to push football’s boundaries into the next generation includes:
# A 20-round AFL season in which all teams would play each other once (19 rounds), which “fixes the fixture”, plus an extra round comprising Blockbuster/Showdown/Derby matches;
# An expanded 12-team finals series, which would add at least $20 million to the TV rights;
# At least three matches to be played on the west coast of the United States to tap into American markets; and,
# A proposal for one Victorian team to be Tasmania’s “breakthrough” side until the stand-alone team is ready in 2028.
Eddie McGuire is pushing for a senior Tasmanian team in the AFL. Picture: Matt Thompson
That Victorian “breakthrough” team — which he suggested could be North Melbourne given it already has a contract to play matches in Hobart — would be allocated four “home” and four “away” matches in Tasmania between seasons 2022 and 2027, with a further 12 games played in Melbourne and only two matches in different states.
McGuire said the Tasmanian Government had to find the best venue for a new stadium with a retractable roof.
It is understood McGuire — who was on the AFL’s “coronavirus cabinet” last year — has already discussed his proposal with a range of AFL heavyweights including league chief executive Gillon McLachlan and other club presidents.
His message to the Tasmanian Premier — whose Government will face an election on May 1 — was pointed: “You can have a stand-alone team in the AFL competition in 2028.
“(But) from this year you need to contribute not $10m but $20m per season indexed forever.
“You also need to hit the Federal Government up for a further $20m.
“The AFL will be in for a similar amount and you will need to find $10m-15m in commercial profit to make this work.
“In the next six years you (Tasmania) need to declare you are all in (for) AFL men’s and women’s football.”
McGuire said Tasmania under Gutwein would need to build pathway programs, scholarships and talent identification programs to contribute six players per year into the AFL Draft.
“You are averaging two at the moment,” he said of Tasmania.
“Sandringham Dragons average six from their catchment area. (That’s) not too much to ask.
“Premier, you need to decide where your ground is and to get a gold star your state needs a stadium with a roof on it.”
Part of the funding would come from infrastructure/health/education and tourism budgets.
“The economic impact more than covers the cost,” he said.
McGuire said a Victorian team could safeguard their future forever by choosing to be a part-time Tassie team for the next six seasons.
He once considered Collingwood playing a number of games on the Gold Coast after North Melbourne knocked back the AFL’s massive deal to base themselves up there at the end of 2007.
“It’s a competition challenge with a competition solution,” McGuire said on Footy Classified.
“A team has to decide it wants to be the Tasmanian breakthrough side.
“Let’s say it is North Melbourne. I (would) propose that North Melbourne play four home and four away games in Tasmania until 2028.
“They then get 12 games in Melbourne and play two interstate. Members would receive free KAYO (deals) and deals to travel to Tasmania.
“The four away games (would) come from AFL assisted clubs.
“One game per year (would be) a blockbuster versus a BIG club with a full festival of football scheduled in Tasmania with (AFL) Commission/President’s meetings, media relocation and symposiums to generally show we love them and are building something fantastic.
“At the end North (would be) seen as a great contributor to the competition. They get as many games in their home city as every non-Victorian team and their future is assured.”
Don't see a problem with this plan at all. As much as Eddie annoys me he spoke alot of senseHonestly, surely we've all had days where we've slacked off at work and come up with stupid ideas to fix our favourite sports.
Eddie is one of us, but instead of boring Steve from accounts, he can bore the whole country.
12 in Melb
8 in Tassie
2 interstate.
Twelve in Melb is equivalent to SA/WA/NSW/QLD teams who get 11 home games plus an away Derby at home ground.
Oh we're winning it and it beats the fu** out of finishing ninth due to how the comp is structured of course.
Ok easyHey Royal
Do you think you could copy/paste Replies at the top of your Reply?
Just a thought to make your posts have a more of a ...
AFL future push: Eddie McGuire says Collingwood needs to play against Tasmania and Darwin teams by 2028
Glenn McFarlane
3 min read
April 7, 2021 - 8:35PM
News Corp Australia Sports Newsroom
Eddie McGuire has drawn up a revolutionary blueprint on the future of the AFL that would see 20 teams competing by 2028.
The former Collingwood president and long-time football powerbroker believes the game has a once-in-a-generation opportunity to introduce a 19th and 20th franchise – with Tasmania and a combined Far North Queensland/Darwin side the most likely options.
But he sent a pointed warning to the Tasmanian Government and Premier Peter Gutwein, saying it needed to “step up or step out” or potentially “miss the boat again”.
McGuire said unless the Tasmanian Government agreed to commit $20 million annually to the code and the new club — which included investment in a roofed stadium, better junior pathways, universities and sports medicine facilities — it could forfeit its last hope of having a stand-alone team.
“The time has come for the all parties promulgating a team in Tasmania to put up or shut up,” McGuire said on Footy Classified.
McGuire’s bold plan to push football’s boundaries into the next generation includes:
# A 20-round AFL season in which all teams would play each other once (19 rounds), which “fixes the fixture”, plus an extra round comprising Blockbuster/Showdown/Derby matches;
# An expanded 12-team finals series, which would add at least $20 million to the TV rights;
# At least three matches to be played on the west coast of the United States to tap into American markets; and,
# A proposal for one Victorian team to be Tasmania’s “breakthrough” side until the stand-alone team is ready in 2028.
Eddie McGuire is pushing for a senior Tasmanian team in the AFL. Picture: Matt Thompson
That Victorian “breakthrough” team — which he suggested could be North Melbourne given it already has a contract to play matches in Hobart — would be allocated four “home” and four “away” matches in Tasmania between seasons 2022 and 2027, with a further 12 games played in Melbourne and only two matches in different states.
McGuire said the Tasmanian Government had to find the best venue for a new stadium with a retractable roof.
It is understood McGuire — who was on the AFL’s “coronavirus cabinet” last year — has already discussed his proposal with a range of AFL heavyweights including league chief executive Gillon McLachlan and other club presidents.
His message to the Tasmanian Premier — whose Government will face an election on May 1 — was pointed: “You can have a stand-alone team in the AFL competition in 2028.
“(But) from this year you need to contribute not $10m but $20m per season indexed forever.
“You also need to hit the Federal Government up for a further $20m.
“The AFL will be in for a similar amount and you will need to find $10m-15m in commercial profit to make this work.
“In the next six years you (Tasmania) need to declare you are all in (for) AFL men’s and women’s football.”
McGuire said Tasmania under Gutwein would need to build pathway programs, scholarships and talent identification programs to contribute six players per year into the AFL Draft.
“You are averaging two at the moment,” he said of Tasmania.
“Sandringham Dragons average six from their catchment area. (That’s) not too much to ask.
“Premier, you need to decide where your ground is and to get a gold star your state needs a stadium with a roof on it.”
Part of the funding would come from infrastructure/health/education and tourism budgets.
“The economic impact more than covers the cost,” he said.
McGuire said a Victorian team could safeguard their future forever by choosing to be a part-time Tassie team for the next six seasons.
He once considered Collingwood playing a number of games on the Gold Coast after North Melbourne knocked back the AFL’s massive deal to base themselves up there at the end of 2007.
“It’s a competition challenge with a competition solution,” McGuire said on Footy Classified.
“A team has to decide it wants to be the Tasmanian breakthrough side.
“Let’s say it is North Melbourne. I (would) propose that North Melbourne play four home and four away games in Tasmania until 2028.
“They then get 12 games in Melbourne and play two interstate. Members would receive free KAYO (deals) and deals to travel to Tasmania.
“The four away games (would) come from AFL assisted clubs.
“One game per year (would be) a blockbuster versus a BIG club with a full festival of football scheduled in Tasmania with (AFL) Commission/President’s meetings, media relocation and symposiums to generally show we love them and are building something fantastic.
“At the end North (would be) seen as a great contributor to the competition. They get as many games in their home city as every non-Victorian team and their future is assured.”
regardless of the politics watering down the talent pool again is a fail.As if the other clubs would agree to that
Not if we bottom out now and get the best players in advance and avoid a rebuild at the time the expansion clubs come in.regardless of the politics watering down the talent pool again is a fail.
Honestly, surely we've all had days where we've slacked off at work and come up with stupid ideas to fix our favourite sports.
Eddie is one of us, but instead of boring Steve from accounts, he can bore the whole country.
Don't see a problem with this plan at all. As much as Eddie annoys me he spoke alot of sense
This is a worthy point, the drafts were raped when we needed it most.Not if we bottom out now and get the best players in advance and avoid a rebuild at the time the expansion clubs come in.
Killed us last time. Sure, our recruitment wasn’t great - but we did bottom out in compromised drafts.
best highlight for me bar none this millennium was the finals win over *.
regardless even if we topped up with talent we would be playing other teams that were full of journeymen, my point is more teams in the league means more spuds to make up the numbers, our list at the moment is an obvious example of the dearth of top end talent. and we haven't even been able to fulfill our salary cap for years because regardless of money there simply isn't the talent to fill the cap space. .Not if we bottom out now and get the best players in advance and avoid a rebuild at the time the expansion clubs come in.
Killed us last time. Sure, our recruitment wasn’t great - but we did bottom out in compromised drafts.
Eddie ****ed up his last sentenceHonestly, surely we've all had days where we've slacked off at work and come up with stupid ideas to fix our favourite sports.
Eddie is one of us, but instead of boring Steve from accounts, he can bore the whole country.
If the deal is to send us to Tassie 'cos we're sh*t....why not have the bottom placed side of each season play their home matches in Tassie the following year? That should be an incentive for teams not to tank.
Why are you so against making it a national sport? Remember, a lot of people didn't want North Melbourne in the early years.Piss off GC and GWS and make every other club play 1 relocated "exhibition" home game across those towns each year.
We've done it with Darwin, Cairns, Canberra, Gold Coast previously, just go back to that model but mandate all clubs to do the heavy lifting.
You could actually setup neutral venue games in this way, West Coast playing Adelaide in GC etc.
Nobody wanted GC or GWS, nobody really cares about them now. Pull them out, support Sydney and Brisbane and a Tassie team if you must and leave it there.
Why are you so against making it a national sport? Remember, a lot of people didn't want North Melbourne in the early years.