Have been thinking for a while that the money the GWS and GCS get is a bit like monopoly money. They get a sh*t load of money to play with and there is no way established clubs no matter how financially strong they are can complete with them due to the salary cap. It won't be like this forever but the timing isn't good for clubs like ours. Can't blame Buddy fielding such offers when a Scully can make $1M per year. Even if the story isn't accurate my concern since Bud postponed talks has been that we just can't afford him given where our list is at.
No Victorian club can compete no matter where there "list is at" when GWS are given $ 1mill plus $900k extra salary cap to the Victorian clubs.....THERE IS A CATCH TO ALL THIS THOUGH. The rules constantly get changed by the AFL. Veterans salaries used to be up to 2 per each club, and when they are 30 and over 10 years at the one club only half the salary is counted in the cap. Had the AFL not changed this rule we could have easily said 1 mill first 3 years 2 mill last 2 years (only half gets counted as a veteran then) with an option of a 6th year at $ 2mill....in essence we could have matched GWS and they would not have a hope in hell. We as a body of supporters should demand our clubs take action and even legal action against the AFL to scrap there communist salary cap system, for with it they keep changing the rules (eg veteran salaries and free agency) which changes the whole ball park as it suits there agenda's
Remember it is the Victorian boards that voted for these concessions, and then they allowed the AFL to change the rules re veterans salaries and free agency simultaneously...if this is the case then change the rules v 3rd party and sponsorship payments, the AFL changes to suit there franchise clubs than so should we and take them to court if they challenge or try and sanction us.
The AFL can get f***ed with there communism, dictatorship and fraudulant conflict of interests to integrity and fairness in competition. The Hawthorn board and other Vic boards should remember there first duty is to there football club and there brand....who compensates us for brand damage if he leaves? Its time the tell the AFL to get f***ed enough is enough