Basket ball is now a bit better run professionally. It's no 2 behind soccer in participation and some younger segments its no 1.Not often I agree with you but I just may do here. The AFL is incredibly lucky that its competitors have been a) woefully run eg basketball, union, b) scandal plagued ie league or c) just fail to get traction ie soccer. And you can call cricket a competitor in terms of kids choosing a sport and thats imploded as well.