Blackas87
Brownlow Medallist
100% agree with clubs living within their means. Every club could of paid The salary cap of $12.75 million in 2019I think most people know if we had a 12 team league at the top we would have a much stronger league with much more of the elite talent in those 12 clubs.
But this league didn’t get formed overnight and it was a Victorian league which expanded into a national comp and hence that carried forward all the Vic clubs.
In a different universe all those Vic clubs would not of made it to the national stage but that’s not what the reality is.
I don’t want any clubs to go at any level, I do however want clubs to pay their own way and live within their landscape, the AFL trying to have all clubs in an equal foot is where multi millions of dollars are wasted every year.
If Melbourne can afford 30 people in their football department and Collingwood can afford 70 the I don’t see what the issue is with that. Spend within your means and not try to be a club you are not.
would less teams with more elite talent make a stronger league? Would it raise more money to put back into grass roots footy? I’m not so sure. Looking to the U.S they are always looking at expanding their leagues, not shrinking them. Less teams would create less tv dollars.