EXPANDING the SANFL - PROMOTION and RELEGATION ... its time!
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Promotion/Relegation system would never work in the SANFL for the following reason: Money.
SANFL clubs struggle big time financially, adding extra clubs or getting clubs who are promoted enough money to compete at the higher level would be impossible considering the SANFL is a state competition and lacks any interest outside of SA.
After all the SANFL clubs voted against NT thunder joining the competition 6or so years ago because the 4hr flight would be too much... Imagine them having to drive to Coober Pedy for a game if they made it up the promotion ladder to be in the top tier.
SANFL clubs struggle big time financially, adding extra clubs or getting clubs who are promoted enough money to compete at the higher level would be impossible considering the SANFL is a state competition and lacks any interest outside of SA.
After all the SANFL clubs voted against NT thunder joining the competition 6or so years ago because the 4hr flight would be too much... Imagine them having to drive to Coober Pedy for a game if they made it up the promotion ladder to be in the top tier.
Heardy_101
LET'S GO BRANDON
Coober Pedy would never be promoted.
If you read all the posts properly, the idea everyone is thinking of is having the SANFL and SAAFL as one comp with the promotion and regulation with other teams like Mount Barker or Spencer Gulf involved.
Bit of trivia with Coober Pedy- the footballers travel the night before due to the distance - their home ground is in Roxby.
This is going to happen eventually.
Mark my words.
Mark my words.
Its not a bad idea. The problem is the league teams are allocated recruiting zones and I doubt they would give that up so every team is given an even shot at getting into the SANFL. The other issue is that even the worst team in the SANFL would be far superior in talent to the best SAAFL club purely due to the recruiting zones. If the Goodwood Saints rocked up to play the Crows reserves today that would have been a 100 point plus flogging any day of the week.
I don't expect this to happen until there is a national reserves competition.
Heardy_101
LET'S GO BRANDON
Nah, Goodwood could probably beat Glenelg.
Heck RSMU or Blyth/Snowtown could beat Glenelg.
Heck RSMU or Blyth/Snowtown could beat Glenelg.
Nope. An amateur team relying on local talent and mercenaries would not score a point against an SANFL side. Would be a hiding beyond belief.
TheGiantRuckman
Draftee
- May 10, 2016
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- GWS
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- Glenelg Tigers, Plympton Bulldogs
AN SANFL team will pump every team in the amateur league + amateur league grounds are nowhere near as good. especially the old scholars teams that play at schools
Shocking crowd. Was that due to Port being there? Some SANFL fans won't turn up to see the AFL sides in the SANFL.
Heardy_101
LET'S GO BRANDON
No.
Ports crowds (home and away) are probably below average but not because of the whole AFL reserves thing. A lot of people are well and truly past an over it now (still a fair few that aren't).
SANFL crowds as a whole are down and the League needs to act.
There is no way of acting the league were warned by many people, by having AFL in the comp that the fans didnt want it.
This iis exactly what has happened.
Any suggestions on how to stop this, or is it too late?
"Merge with the SAAFL, bringing two teams into the SANFL, and adopt promotion and relegation.........as long as my club doesn't have to abide by the relegation rules"
Yeh right PAFC rules 101. Do as I say, not as I do.
Yeh right PAFC rules 101. Do as I say, not as I do.
That still doesn't fix the problem that people aren't going because of the AFL teams, what if Norwood and a Glenelg get relegated crowds would be a lot lower! That idea could have the opposite affect and lower crowds even more and probably will!
I think that's what most posting on here are angling for. When they don't include their club in the relegation proposal you know it's just a piss take and a distraction away from the $15m the SANFL pumped into a failing franchise.
And yet Glenelg beat Power reserves. Just gets better.
- Apr 19, 2015
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- 14,165
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- Essendon
- Other Teams
- Manchester United, Juventus,
SANFL commission has to bear a fair bit of blame for the falling crowds. The byes are killing the comp, perfect weather and some teams are playing 1 game in 3 weeks. Scheduling is a shambles, South Adelaide are traditionally low drawing but why would send Port reserves down to Noarlunga when the AFL side were playing not long after and people couldn't attend one game and get home to watch the other. Then you have Port advertising and telling their members to attend the Port club rooms at Alberton where both games would be shown on TV.
The game was obviously live on C7 which didn't help. Wait until the rain and cold of winter sets in there will be plenty of games with poor crowds. I personally know dozens of Norwood supporters who don't attend anymore due to the reserves coming in and personally my spend has gone from several thousand a year to a couple of hundred and the day a AFL reserves team wins the comp will be the day I finish up at SANFL level
There's been byes for years. The drop off is purely due to the AFL reserves teams.
- Apr 19, 2015
- 16,618
- 14,165
- AFL Club
- Essendon
- Other Teams
- Manchester United, Juventus,
Not the byes like there has been this year, fans just can't get any fluency.
I do agree the reserves debacle has turned away fans in droves but can't say we didn't warn them.
I stood up at Norwood several times at meetings and warned the club but they went against the members wishes and look where we are now and it's only going to get worse
