Analysis No 2020 State League Games for AFL Listed Players = Diabolical

[Mutineer]

This is absolutely diabolical for our young developing players and given where our list is situated currently I can hardly think of a worse outcome for the AFC development wise.
Can't see scratch matches cutting it as a form of serious development for so many of our younger and inexperienced players.

2020 SANFL Statewide Super League season update - SANFL

sanfl.com.au

State league ban: 'Scratch matches' an option for non-selected players

Players not selected for their AFL side this year could instead compete in scratch matches

www.afl.com.au

 

[Deaneus!]

What? The? *?

And what's happening with the VFL?

Wait, let me guess.

EDIT: nope, they're cut too. w***ers.

 

[Mutineer]

What? The? fu**?

And what's happening with the VFL?

Wait, let me guess.

Same deal for all State Leagues...

 

[radiojake]

Official death of Port Magpies , I guess

 

[Deaneus!]

Scratch matches.

Okay, since we've passed through the looking-glass and we're in stupid-world, let's have scratch matches.

 

[Mr_Moogle]

Well now it's time to s**t or get off the pot. Nicks can choose to play our increasingly irrelevant senior players, who aren't capable of winning games of footy anyway. Or he can plan for the future and play our younger guys and risk a wooden spoon.

 

[Eagleboy2011]

It must lead to more sacking from our SANFL team. No need od a coach and trainers etc.

 

[Thetrader15]

Official death of Port Magpies , I guess

But I thought we couldn't have a SANFL without the Magpies!

 

[Brenton Davy]

Well now it's time to s**t or get off the pot. Nicks can choose to play our increasingly irrelevant senior players, who aren't capable of winning games of footy anyway. Or he can plan for the future and play our younger guys and risk a wooden spoon.

You can only hope for the latter but the spectre of d-Mac and his irreplaceable experience looms over us like a threatening 1 in a 100 year storm...

 

[jackster83]

It must lead to more sacking from our SANFL team. No need od a coach and trainers etc.

Younie or Wright can have Hart's job.

 

[crows dude]

Yes excellent. Closer to an afl reserves comp. Maybe be called AFL10 or AFL12. But it cant happen until lists are back to a normal number. If 35 on the list next year a seconds team is not sustainable.

 

[Mutineer]

It must lead to more sacking from our SANFL team. No need od a coach and trainers etc.

But looking into the future it's totally unsatisfactory.....the AFL must have an answer.

Only situation that's looking at all viable is to return to placing players with SANFL clubs.....they must play competitive football.

Just can't see an AFL reserves competition being viable under the financial restraints both the clubs and the AFL will find themselves in post the Covid-19 cluster****

 

[Mutineer]

Yes excellent. Closer to an afl reserves comp. Maybe be called AFL10 or AFL12. But it cant happen until lists are back to a normal number. If 35 on the list next year a seconds team is not sustainable.

No chance in the current financial position the AFL clubs and the AFL find themselves in.

 

[dude316]

Scratch matches.

Okay, since we've passed through the looking-glass and we're in stupid-world, let's have scratch matches.

So every weekend we’ll have Shirts vs Skins?

 

[Scorpus]

So are we just going to play Port Adelaide each week?

Or maybe organize a round robin with the WA teams?

 

[Mutineer]

So are we just going to play Port Adelaide each week?

Or maybe organize a round robin with the WA teams?

Where's the $$$$'s coming from.....and Virgin Airlines is another problem?

 

[jackster83]

So are we just going to play Port Adelaide each week?

Or maybe organize a round robin with the WA teams?

Won't be so bad for the 10 Victorian clubs. Funny that.

 

[Eagleboy2011]

This is absolutely diabolical for our young developing players and given where our list is situated currently I can hardly think of a worse outcome for the AFC development wise.
Can't see scratch matches cutting it as a form of serious development for so many of our younger and inexperienced players.

2020 SANFL Statewide Super League season update - SANFL

sanfl.com.au

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State league ban: 'Scratch matches' an option for non-selected players

Players not selected for their AFL side this year could instead compete in scratch matches

www.afl.com.au

Evan playing field. Sure.

 

[footy4ever]

Official death of Port Magpies , I guess

A bright note for sure!

 

[FAITH]

Official death of Port Magpies , I guess

1/2 a club?

 

[SaltPeter]

But I thought we couldn't have a SANFL without the Magpies!

In their 200th year as well .. so much for that celebration

 

[Mutineer]

Won't be so bad for the 10 Victorian clubs. Funny that.

How exactly is it different for the Vics? Probably worse for them given Collingwood, Essendon, Richmond, Western Bulldogs and Geelong all have teams in the VFL.

 

[jackster83]

How exactly is it different for the Vics? Probably worse for them given Collingwood, Essendon, Richmond, Western Bulldogs and Geelong all have teams in the VFL.

Much greater scope for scratch matches.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

What are our older, mid-range, depth quality only players going to do-...

Oh.

 

[Mutineer]

Much greater scope for scratch matches.

It's totally unsatisfactory all round.....This is going to be a major, major problem going forward especially money wise. Scratch matches aren't the answer IMO.