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Hasn't that been the status quo since Jeff came in?
I would love it if presidential bluster and comeuppance to AFL leadership could be shown to have some benefit to the club, but i don't see it.
For many years, starting in the 70's, we talked behind closed doors to gain access to change that was club alteringly beneficial. And where it didn't work out - eg Princes Park - we managed to gain a new path by convincing those in charge to get behind our intiative.
I long for those times.
A verbal spanking laid out to the 'The Man' has such fleeting emotional sustenance, currying support to get what we really want fills the belly for much longer.
The games changed, not just on the field either. We currently have the weakest AFL CEO the league has ever had that cannot make a decision. Its why everyone is consulted on every topic. Hence you have power plays and bargaining going on all the time and we tend not to lick balls.
Do you ever recall in the 70s that you speak of whether we were the highest paying taxpayer to consolidated league funds, as we have been for a very long time now? And how do we get treated for that?
Sorry, but as a member of many years I am sick of the AFL taking from the funds that I and every other member contribute directly to our club to support it, and then get the AFL to take it away and then treat us with contempt.
The media has never been an ally so we have no option but to voice our displeasure publicly. This is also how AFL House operates through its chosen media darlings.