Most advantaged and disadvantaged clubs

[outabounds]

The AFL is not a level playing field and some clubs have tremendous advantages over others. Which clubs have the biggest advantage and which are the most disadvantaged. Things to consider are sponsorship, media attention, support, fixtures, travel, facilities, umpiring bias home ground advantage, freee agency etc. So who is at the top of the pile and who is at the bottom? Does this necessarily reflect current on field success?

 

[Isaac Cumming No 1]

I've got a great feeling about this thread.

 

[MarcusP2]

West Coast most advantaged because they have the most cash. Their only disadvantage is travel but they have enough cash to minimise that.

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[Captivating]

OP......This thread is really another whine about the umpiring differential yesterday.....innit?

 

[outabounds]

OP......This thread is really another whine about the umpiring differential yesterday.....innit?

I hadn't noticed there was a differential. Please expand

 

[Papa G]

The AFL is designed to profit, propagate and promote the biggest 5 or 6 Victorian clubs and Sydney. West Coast are becoming a bit of a bothersome powerhouse so it wouldn't surprise me if the AFL try to curtail them a bit..

 

[piesaregreat]

This is going to end well

 

[Power Play]

Geelong with their tailored rulebook written by Whateley and Hocking.

 

[The Gong]

Freo. I'm sick of them being given unfair advantages from AFL House year after year while teams like Sydney have had to struggle by with no assistance.

 

[Bomberboyokay]

Collingwood probably travel away the least.

 

[Turnover]

Geelong. Govt cash, two/three home grounds, media voices everywhere and afl execs. Yep, Geelong fairly easily.

 

[fallout11]

Geelong. Govt cash, two/three home grounds, media voices everywhere and afl execs. Yep, Geelong fairly easily.

So geelong is the only Vic team to put millions of their own money for their stadium...forgive me if I'm wrong but how much debt have other Vic teams gone into?

 

[Boxhead_31]

So geelong is the only Vic team to put millions of their own money for their stadium...forgive me if I'm wrong but how much debt have other Vic teams gone into?

Or how much cash have any other Vic clubs put into the development of State-owned grounds?

 

[Brunswick Trap King]

**** delet this

I think it's a picture of Gary Ablett Jnr

 

[Muddiemoose]

Most teams have advantages one way or another it’s just a matter of how well they can take advantage of the advantages

Interstates have the advantages of having true home grounds that can used to great effect

Big 4 Melbourne clubs can generate a lot of off field support through sponsors and generally larger fan bases

Geelong have all the advantages of an interstate club despite being located in Victoria

But like everything you need to take the good with the bad a home ground advantage is great but travelling especially come finals time or the actual grand final can sway the game in favour to a vic club

And the big four clubs because of increased size individual players can come under increased scrutiny or the media microscope more so than other clubs

For me the most disadvantaged would be clubs like North Melbourne and the Bulldogs who don’t have the luxuries of the bigger clubs in Melbourne and could be a harder sell for free agents or the financial benefits that other Melbourne based clubs are afforded

 

[Turnover]

So geelong is the only Vic team to put millions of their own money for their stadium...forgive me if I'm wrong but how much debt have other Vic teams gone into?

You’re forgiven. Add MRP and tribunal to the list.

 

[HurleyHepsHird]

Geelong, easily.

Then Collingwood.

 

[deck]

Collingwood probably travel away the least.

We travel the same amount of times Essendon does.

 

[Tarkyn_24]

Carlton get pick 1 every year. Pretty ******* bullshit

 

[JayJ20]

We travel the same amount of times Essendon does.

Wrong. You always travel 5 times which is the minimum a Victorian side can travel. We always travel 6 times.

 

[The King!]

pies and eddie could probably have 22 home games if they asked

 

[deck]

Wrong. You always travel 5 times which is the minimum a Victorian side can travel. We always travel 6 times.

Wrong. We have travelled 6 times a year since 2012.

 

[Virgin Dog]

Most teams have advantages one way or another it’s just a matter of how well they can take advantage of the advantages

Interstates have the advantages of having true home grounds that can used to great effect

Big 4 Melbourne clubs can generate a lot of off field support through sponsors and generally larger fan bases

Geelong have all the advantages of an interstate club despite being located in Victoria

But like everything you need to take the good with the bad a home ground advantage is great but travelling especially come finals time or the actual grand final can sway the game in favour to a vic club

And the big four clubs because of increased size individual players can come under increased scrutiny or the media microscope more so than other clubs

For me the most disadvantaged would be clubs like North Melbourne and the Bulldogs who don’t have the luxuries of the bigger clubs in Melbourne and could be a harder sell for free agents or the financial benefits that other Melbourne based clubs are afforded

I agree on the small Vic clubs, although I'd say Saints and North may struggle more than the Dogs now since our recent premiership has helped a lot off-field in many aspects

 

[Muddiemoose]

I agree on the small Vic clubs, although I'd say Saints and North may struggle more than the Dogs now since our recent premiership has helped a lot off-field in many aspects

Definitely also the doggies being one of the teams leading the charge for the woman’s comp I would imagine has been big for the dogs off field

 

[Seeds]

Geelong with their tailored rulebook written by Whateley and Hocking.

We played our home game against you at your home ground last year you entitled fool. And our home final a year early. You dont get to speak about geelong other than us being the most disadvantaged. There would be no 2017 tigers flag if we werent the most disadvantaged.