DD#23
Norm Smith Medallist
- Dec 31, 2013
- 9,127
- 12,400
- AFL Club
- Adelaide
I'm sick of the disrespect our club is shown by the league. Being a healthy, functioning, self-sustaining, profit-making interstate club in this league puts you in no-mans land.
We only came into existence to prop up all the s**t clubs in Victoria and the VFL's pathetic attempts at expansion in the Eastern states and its time that WE did something, instead of lining up in droves and expecting the AFL to change their ways.
This Friday gives us exclusive national exposure, in what will be a highly-billed game on the back of Dangerfield's return to Adelaide.
I'm proposing that we as a supporter base boycott this game in response to particularly the farcical game against the bulldogs last night, which was only one in a long line of farcical games (including the recent game against Hawthorn as well as the disgraceful 2012 Prelim).
Here are a two reasons why I think this is a good idea:
I would also propose that if people feel like we still need to support the players that we could arrange to go to the ground without entering the stadium. Fill the surrounds, and really illustrate that we are in protest.
Finally to anybody who thinks this is pathetic I would propose that spending your hard earned money to support a team in the sole pursuit of winning a premiership, in a competition that is leeching all of that money and applying a permanent handicap for our trouble is more pathetic.
I'm at the end of my tether, we either instigate supporter-driven change or my participation in the AFL ends for good, and the latter would be far too sad.
We only came into existence to prop up all the s**t clubs in Victoria and the VFL's pathetic attempts at expansion in the Eastern states and its time that WE did something, instead of lining up in droves and expecting the AFL to change their ways.
This Friday gives us exclusive national exposure, in what will be a highly-billed game on the back of Dangerfield's return to Adelaide.
I'm proposing that we as a supporter base boycott this game in response to particularly the farcical game against the bulldogs last night, which was only one in a long line of farcical games (including the recent game against Hawthorn as well as the disgraceful 2012 Prelim).
Here are a two reasons why I think this is a good idea:
- Our attendance has been magnificent since we moved to Adelaide Oval and we are playing good footy. Anything less than 30,000 on a Friday night sends a BIG message (ideally less than 10,000 would leave little doubt that it is a protest).
- Most of the stadium is already sold to 11 game memberships. We've already supported the club financially, not turning up is the only (small) way we can hurt the AFL.
I would also propose that if people feel like we still need to support the players that we could arrange to go to the ground without entering the stadium. Fill the surrounds, and really illustrate that we are in protest.
Finally to anybody who thinks this is pathetic I would propose that spending your hard earned money to support a team in the sole pursuit of winning a premiership, in a competition that is leeching all of that money and applying a permanent handicap for our trouble is more pathetic.
I'm at the end of my tether, we either instigate supporter-driven change or my participation in the AFL ends for good, and the latter would be far too sad.
