But clubs like West Coast and Adelaide were handed an entire state to build from for a decade.
Sydney were handed COLA. Brisbane had salary cap relief of $1m.
Collingwood get handed ANZAC Day and the Queens Birthday, Essendon get ANZAC Day and Dreamtime at the G, Richmond play away finals at their home ground plus the season opener every year etc. etc. etc.
To strut around bemoaning hand outs to poor clubs is like Gina Rinehart moaning about how much she has to pay her staff and how welfare should be cut for battlers - whilst putting her hand out to the government for tax cuts.
All clubs get a decent share of assistance.
If people want an even comp (which the AFL clearly do) but also want the AFL to schedule blockbusters between the big clubs every second week - then they have to accept that the smaller clubs will get assistance in other forms from time to time also.
I dont think any club should be getting handouts in order to manufacture eveness. I dont even want an even comp if it doesnt come about naturally. I want a fair comp where teams earn what they get