QFA Div 2 North

[Pugs]

Good times in 08 and 09 though

 

[Boxo004]

AFLQ strategic plan: Increase fees, decrease service.

Participation numbers are increasing overall masking the substantial cracks in what is being delivered.

2025 fixtures have been released already for most Melbourne metro leagues yet our state league fixture isn’t close. Expect it to come in March/April again.

In fairness to AFLQ they are criminally understaffed. 1 person managing all comps below State league in SE QLD. They tightened and shortened a few timelines for teams wanting to add teams, change leagues, or enter competitions so they can be on top on fixturing and the like. Not sure what the answer is if they have a staffing budget to adhere too.

 

[LaggingBehind]

In fairness to AFLQ they are criminally understaffed. 1 person managing all comps below State league in SE QLD. They tightened and shortened a few timelines for teams wanting to add teams, change leagues, or enter competitions so they can be on top on fixturing and the like. Not sure what the answer is if they have a staffing budget to adhere too.

You wouldn’t want too much of that multi-billion dollar media rights trickling down too far.

 

[Boxo004]

You wouldn’t want too much of that multi-billion dollar media rights trickling down too far.

Have to ensure A Dillon and L Kane are well remunerated

 

[LaggingBehind]

Have to ensure A Dillon and L Kane are well remunerated

And fund their woke agenda.

 

[freddyfudrucker]

Let alone what clubs pay.

Maybe get some of the staff off their arse that you never see

 

[smy1305]

Not sure the office has recovered from CV19 budget cuts tbh. Nothing is the same since 2020.

 

[Boxo004]

Not sure the office has recovered from CV19 budget cuts tbh. Nothing is the same since 2020.

Nope. The worker bees get paid 2/5ths of **** all for the work they do. No idea where the money gets filtered out of the AFL and the comp fees

 

[smy1305]

Nope. The worker bees get paid 2/5ths of **** all for the work they do. No idea where the money gets filtered out of the AFL and the comp fees

Yeah agree with that. Competitions are growing with advent of female footy but the staff to oversee haven't.

 

[Miller1971]

with an absentee leader taking all the credit

must be hard to work there and have to look at her with a straight face.

 

[freddyfudrucker]

But she/her/they is up for an award as administrator of the year

 

[stilloutandabout]

So if there were budget cuts during covid I can understand the staff cuts.
But covid is over and fees have been restored and in some cases increased.
More teams now and heaps of women's teams now contributing to the pot.
I'm no maths professor but more money should surely mean a couple more staff to help.
Is it a case of jobs that are irrelevant and overpaid top end positions or are they financially irresponsible.


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[Mullsy17]

So if there were budget cuts during covid I can understand the staff cuts.
But covid is over and fees have been restored and in some cases increased.
More teams now and heaps of women's teams now contributing to the pot.
I'm no maths professor but more money should surely mean a couple more staff to help.
Is it a case of jobs that are irrelevant and overpaid top end positions or are they financially irresponsible.


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AFLQ get approx $1,650 per team entered from clubs in the adult space. The rest goes towards insurance, umpires, match footballs, awards night etc. Not sure what higher levels pay. I don't imagine that covers the costs they have and a lot comes from the AFL.

 

[Still Me]

The insurance agreement is biggest con going. Doesn’t cover anything only some rehab and physio costs. Doesn’t cover anything towards surgery or wages. I would love to know what this cost is overall and how often it is assessed in regards value for money.

We pay roughly $22K to play in competition wonder what the reduction would be with no insurance and let clubs do their own.

I remember looking at a coverage for 2hrs on Tues/Thurs night for training and 3 hours on a Saturday whilst playing and from memory we had coverage for $10K which was every player all hospital, surgery and $500 week towards wages for a certain period.

League could keep liability insurance but I reckon clubs and players would have better coverage going alone.

 

[Still Me]

Not sure what makes up the $22K but the costs would be per season

• umpires $400 game per team = $ 6K
• Footies 8 home games = $ 1.2K
• Awards Night = $1.5K
• Contribution Finals $1K

So if Mullsy your figure is right our competition alone is contributing over $140 K to AFLQ for Insurance and Admin Costs if they only making $20K approx from all our teams ?

I reckon if you generated $300K from just Div 2 Teams you could pay someone to run a ripping competition for $100K and still pay all other costs umpires, footies, insurance’s etc and still make money and have a more efficient competition like BAFL days.

 

[freddyfudrucker]

But then who be missing out on their big fat kick backs?

 

[stilloutandabout]

Not sure what makes up the $22K but the costs would be per season

• umpires $400 game per team = $ 6K
• Footies 8 home games = $ 1.2K
• Awards Night = $1.5K
• Contribution Finals $1K

So if Mullsy your figure is right our competition alone is contributing over $140 K to AFLQ for Insurance and Admin Costs if they only making $20K approx from all our teams ?

I reckon if you generated $300K from just Div 2 Teams you could pay someone to run a ripping competition for $100K and still pay all other costs umpires, footies, insurance’s etc and still make money and have a more efficient competition like BAFL days.

Let's not forget aflq sponsors and gate takings for finals.
AFL contributions of god knows how much.
Like I said mate I'm not Steven hawkin but the numbers don't add up to me.


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[Still Me]

Let's not forget aflq sponsors and gate takings for finals.
AFL contributions of god knows how much.
Like I said mate I'm not Steven hawkin but the numbers don't add up to me.


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You can see why some competitons in Melbourne just run their own leagues and are very financial.

 

[LaggingBehind]

But she/her/they is up for an award as administrator of the year

If the criteria is light on actual hours assisting grassroots clubs and their volunteers but high on facilitating a trickle down of HQ’s social reengineering agenda then I think we have our winner.

 

[Macman70]

AFL announces Queensland Strategic Advisory Group​

Have not heard anything further from this group put together in May this year.

 

[LaggingBehind]

AFL announces Queensland Strategic Advisory Group​

Have not heard anything further from this group put together in May this year.

Was this the central one that was designed to meet 3 times a year and also connect with some group called the “AFL Queensland Parliamentary Friends”?

Or are you talking about the various regional ones (Townsville, Mackay, Darling Downs etc) that would provide vision and local leadership with media, events, infrastructure etc?

Both sound like a great idea!!

 

[Thommo 42]

AFL announces Queensland Strategic Advisory Group​

Have not heard anything further from this group put together in May this year.

did you see who was on it?

if it wasn't so funny it would make you angry.

 

[nWo]

What sort of points will the new Redcliffe recruits bring? What about the two young ones who have only played colts at QAFL clubs?

 

[freddyfudrucker]

That group wouldn’t know it’s arse from its elbow as far as community footy is concerned.

Bet they meet and down plenty of Chardonnay when they do though.

 

[Still Me]

did you see who was on it?

if it wasn't so funny it would make you angry.

Some great visionaries amongst that group.