No point in being irrationally defensive about the faults in the AFL. They are many and varied and all the labels you're attributed to the NRL are equally applicable to the AFL context.
It's this sort of self-righteous attitude that make our governing body think it can continue to not adhere to general principles of accountability, transparency and integrity. As it were Masters' point about the Tribunal are absolutely right. But continue to bury your head in the sand about the shambolic state of our sport.
Disclaimer: I'm not a mod of this board before you start wetting your knickers.
I don't think Arjen really said all that wrong TBH, while AFL are most definitely amatauer in some areas and corrupt in others to the point a clean out at executive level is required, NRL are extremely poor at so many points running a competition and that far behind its not funny. The Sydney centric favouritism has and will continue to plague the game for years to come. The biggest game of the year isn't Grand Final.
You point out the AFL's faults, but those same faults have actively encouraged until recently exploit loopholes in player payments....
Of all the clubs to have a crack at the AFL, Sydney are that far back in the queue it ain't funny.
More importantly on an opposition board of which you're a visitor and decided to have a crack, in a thread you clearly haven't known or read the tone of its clear you are better served moving on.
Now all this posting has made me thirsty, bugger off and go fetch me a Cola.