Then create the afl reserves comp. Only other option is to play in the amatuers or neaflYep, horrible idea. This half but not really quite there hybrid setup does nothing for the VFL/SANFL/WAFL standalone clubs.
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Then create the afl reserves comp. Only other option is to play in the amatuers or neaflYep, horrible idea. This half but not really quite there hybrid setup does nothing for the VFL/SANFL/WAFL standalone clubs.
I completely agree, there should be a proper reserves comp. Getting rid of it in the first place was silly.Then create the afl reserves comp. Only other option is to play in the amatuers or neafl
I completely agree, there should be a proper reserves comp. Getting rid of it in the first place was silly.
But then, I can see the issues with flying reserves sides around the country too. I doubt there'd be much money in it, in fact it'd be a drain. Hence the hybrid situations we have.
Port Melbourne are richer than some AFL clubs mate.And will send Coburg and Port Melbourne and North Ballarat broke
Port Melbourne are richer than some AFL clubs mate.
Just saying that they're loaded. They'd struggle, yeah, but they won't go broke.Revenue issue giving the costs of playing interstate as opposed to somewhere else in Melbourne.
Not even close. I have it on good authority we are nowhere near as well off as people think. Especially if the council achieves their aim of removing the fence around North Port.Just saying that they're loaded. They'd struggle, yeah, but they won't go broke.
Yes, though when the reserves existed it was Victoria + Sydney and Brisbane, not all around the country.I completely agree, there should be a proper reserves comp. Getting rid of it in the first place was silly.
But then, I can see the issues with flying reserves sides around the country too. I doubt there'd be much money in it, in fact it'd be a drain. Hence the hybrid situations we have.
Too much spectator support would be lost if a stand alone league started. The VFL is still the best standard of footy at Victorian level. I don't have an answer to these problems but am sick of clubs folding. I dream of the old VFA and lament the many clubs that have gone by the wayside. If a new league was formed & failed it could be the demise of strong clubs such as Willy & Port. It's a delicate issue that I doubt will ever be fully resolved. Clubs like Deer Park in the WRFL pay more for their players than Frankston have. It's a joke.The "VFL" (which is not what the VFA was, and never has been) is a sick joke, why would you want to be a part of it anyway.
It's a reserves league and clubs like Frankston play every second week against teams that aren't even trying to win.
It's a blessing in disguise for the future of the Frankston Dolphins. Get out of that s**t and become a real club again. There are vibrant local footy clubs everywhere and they can be one too.
Didn't the original Frankston FC split into the Bombers and the Dolphins when they joined the VFA? They should either rejoin or the Dolphins can go it alone.
Port, Willy and Coburg should do the same thing btw. Then if there is demand for a genuine VFA (not VFL) the road to building one becomes a lot clearer and easier without the AFL leeches and their "alignments".
Clubs like Frankston lost their way when they were shoehorned into this reserves league s**t. Swallow your pride and go back to being a footy club.
That's why AFL Victoria need to impose state wide salary caps.Too much spectator support would be lost if a stand alone league started. The VFL is still the best standard of footy at Victorian level. I don't have an answer to these problems but am sick of clubs folding. I dream of the old VFA and lament the many clubs that have gone by the wayside. If a new league was formed & failed it could be the demise of strong clubs such as Willy & Port. It's a delicate issue that I doubt will ever be fully resolved. Clubs like Deer Park in the WRFL pay more for their players than Frankston have. It's a joke.
That's why AFL Victoria need to impose state wide salary caps.
I can't comment on places elsewhere, but it needs to happenthis isnt just an issue in Victoria though. District and Regional comps are doing this all over the country. No salary restrictions, and they can offer jobs and other incentives.
I can't comment on places elsewhere, but it needs to happen
That's stupid. All competitions should fall under the state governing body.I dont think the AFL or AFL Victoria can impose anything on competitions or clubs that dont fall within the VFL/VCFL/TAC. Its broad policy directives only, and even then the individual leagues can ignore it.
That's stupid. All competitions should fall under the state governing body.
The fact that they don't control these lower leagues has also helped the demise of the state league. Unless you have AFL ambitions; why would you play for a VFL club when you can get paid more playing in the country?The absolute last thing anybody needs is AFL control of more leagues.
They've completely destroyed every state league in the name of the AFL.
The fact that they don't control these lower leagues has also helped the demise of the state league. Unless you have AFL ambitions; why would you play for a VFL club when you can get paid more playing in the country?
IMO it would eventually come down to who pays the most unfortunately. What happened to the Melbourne Storm needs to happen at Aussie Rules grass root level for every club in 'Respect to work within the new AFL Victoria salary Cap'. If there's no clamping down, lots of clubs will do a Melbourne Storm of yesteryear and milk the books if they are in a position to do so. The ramifications of local clubs paying over the odds has a direct influence on what should be a natural stepping stone for players aspiring to be AFL footballers.If you had a competition that had the 12 best semi-professional teams in Victoria, with teams like the Balwyn, Vermont, Norwood, Greensborough and Heidelberg's of the football world, how would they stack up against the standard of VFL Football?