Are you kidding or what? Obviously you haven't read the whole thread, or you only understand what you want to and dismiss anything that doesn't follow your opinion. It's a fact that less money was put into the game, and went straight to the players, in fact players in that period earnt more money than players do now. So that meant less money for the game to develop, smaller TV contracts due to lower interest levels, and also meant that we are now owned by News Ltd till approx 2020 which means we have an owner who also has a vested interest in how much the TV contracts go for as they are the ones televising the game on Pay TV.
As well, just to repeat myself again, many people who followed the game at the time, just refuse to follow the game anymore, due to losing their team, or just the way the game/players chased the money for a while. It wasn't about the supporters anymore, it was about which media organisation had the biggest checkbook, and that just wasn't appealing.
As well, just to repeat myself again, many people who followed the game at the time, just refuse to follow the game anymore, due to losing their team, or just the way the game/players chased the money for a while. It wasn't about the supporters anymore, it was about which media organisation had the biggest checkbook, and that just wasn't appealing.
Pre the super league war, every workplace had a footy tipping comp, every pub had one too. Nowdays you are unlikely to find one, or if you do, it has a smaller interest level. A lot of the passion was lost when the game sold out for the money.
But it is about the people. I know lots of AFL supporters in Sydney, and they love their sport, but not like people in Melbourne do. I know a few Melbourne people who live in Sydney who do anything to go to games, either in Sydney or wherever their team is playing, I don't know what you put in the water down there, but I will make sure I buy bottled water anytime I am the southern states.
Could it possibly be that one area has a better product? That is the only variable when you think about it.
Another thing is that you as a AFL supporter in Sydney, wouldn't surround yourself with people who follow rugby league, as what would you talk about? You surround yourself with people with similar interests.
Whatever.

