chefmeister
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Now it has come to pass that the national way of understanding who truly are the powerhouses of the AFL may be out of date considering the events of the past few months.
As it may pain many to hear this, the Blues from Carlton are no longer news and haven't been since the mid 90's, but no matter how far down the gurgler they go Essendon have recently followed suit by charging straight down the cistern directly after them and almost causing a jam in the Ess-bend..
Below is an artists impression of your typical kool-aid guzzler attempting to save his club from the same fate as Carlton.
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Stupid Southern Hemisphere indeed.
So anyway, whilst these clubs are on hiatus for the next 4 - 5 decades it's as good a time as any to see which organizations can now step up, do the heavy lifting and take the comp into the next era with all guns blazing.
First things first though.
Collingwood: Biggest club in the land if not the world, constantly hitting over 70,000 members, telling the league how to run itself day in day out and propping up the weaker organizations on an annual basis.
BIG4 Status: Confirmed.
Richmond: 35 years of nothing to remember except a spit into the wind yet still have the most passionate supporter base in the stratosphere bar none.
With 70,000 confirmed members who'll be happy to tip shit on the club again it's small chance they'll never be the envy of any other cheersquad.
BIG4 Status: Confirmed.
So here we go with the clubs under review who can stake a genuine claim to one of the coveted 2 spots up for grabs.
West Coast Eagles: Hitting an average of 40,000 people to a home game must raise a few eyebrows considering the only thing that is holding them back from a total of 100,000 members is the limitations of their stadium.
With a new arena on the way to host 60,000 with adjustments to cater for another 20,000 more if needed these guys must be given a pass into the revised BIG4 without a question.
BIG4 Status: Pending.
Adelaide Crows: Have been around the 60,000 membership mark for a while now and topped it in season 2015.
Offloading some deadwood plus letting their little brother have a say has done little to hurt the Crows popularity and they remain a true representative of South Australia who must surely be considered as a member of the revised BIG4.
BIG4 Status: Pending.
Geelong Cats: Having been gifted their own stadium thanks to the previous BIG4, Vic taxpayers and other certain beneficiaries the pride of Victorias provinces has paid the league back in spades by garnering renewed interest in grass roots country football, appreciation for family and above all - loyalty to those who have made the club what it is.
Well on their way to matching their highest ever membership tally with only half a ground available this pride of south west Victoria has consistently proved all doubters wrong and must now be acknowledged as a legitimate contender in the AFL's BIG4...
BIG4 Status: Assured
Port Adelaide FC: 60,000 members whilst playing second fiddle in a one team town needs no invitation or explanation. This club is a bloody powerhouse and BIG4 bound!!!
BIG4 Status: Pending
So there we have it sports fans, 4 legitimate applicants to fill the vacant 2 spots in the fabled BIG4.
Of course there will be disagreements amongst yourselves over this but hey, take that up with your club for not measuring up.
PS; any recommendations for clubs who wanna try really hard to be considered should be addressed directly to the OP but only expect replies from Tuesdays to Wednesdays as he's either babysitting or testing various forms of fungi outside of those times.
Good luck with enjoying your clubs fortunes for the future and hey just remember, if your club didn't make the short list, then they didn't deserve to..
As it may pain many to hear this, the Blues from Carlton are no longer news and haven't been since the mid 90's, but no matter how far down the gurgler they go Essendon have recently followed suit by charging straight down the cistern directly after them and almost causing a jam in the Ess-bend..
Below is an artists impression of your typical kool-aid guzzler attempting to save his club from the same fate as Carlton.
Stupid Southern Hemisphere indeed.
So anyway, whilst these clubs are on hiatus for the next 4 - 5 decades it's as good a time as any to see which organizations can now step up, do the heavy lifting and take the comp into the next era with all guns blazing.
First things first though.
Collingwood: Biggest club in the land if not the world, constantly hitting over 70,000 members, telling the league how to run itself day in day out and propping up the weaker organizations on an annual basis.
BIG4 Status: Confirmed.
Richmond: 35 years of nothing to remember except a spit into the wind yet still have the most passionate supporter base in the stratosphere bar none.
With 70,000 confirmed members who'll be happy to tip shit on the club again it's small chance they'll never be the envy of any other cheersquad.
BIG4 Status: Confirmed.
So here we go with the clubs under review who can stake a genuine claim to one of the coveted 2 spots up for grabs.
West Coast Eagles: Hitting an average of 40,000 people to a home game must raise a few eyebrows considering the only thing that is holding them back from a total of 100,000 members is the limitations of their stadium.
With a new arena on the way to host 60,000 with adjustments to cater for another 20,000 more if needed these guys must be given a pass into the revised BIG4 without a question.
BIG4 Status: Pending.
Adelaide Crows: Have been around the 60,000 membership mark for a while now and topped it in season 2015.
Offloading some deadwood plus letting their little brother have a say has done little to hurt the Crows popularity and they remain a true representative of South Australia who must surely be considered as a member of the revised BIG4.
BIG4 Status: Pending.
Geelong Cats: Having been gifted their own stadium thanks to the previous BIG4, Vic taxpayers and other certain beneficiaries the pride of Victorias provinces has paid the league back in spades by garnering renewed interest in grass roots country football, appreciation for family and above all - loyalty to those who have made the club what it is.
Well on their way to matching their highest ever membership tally with only half a ground available this pride of south west Victoria has consistently proved all doubters wrong and must now be acknowledged as a legitimate contender in the AFL's BIG4...
BIG4 Status: Assured
Port Adelaide FC: 60,000 members whilst playing second fiddle in a one team town needs no invitation or explanation. This club is a bloody powerhouse and BIG4 bound!!!
BIG4 Status: Pending
So there we have it sports fans, 4 legitimate applicants to fill the vacant 2 spots in the fabled BIG4.
Of course there will be disagreements amongst yourselves over this but hey, take that up with your club for not measuring up.
PS; any recommendations for clubs who wanna try really hard to be considered should be addressed directly to the OP but only expect replies from Tuesdays to Wednesdays as he's either babysitting or testing various forms of fungi outside of those times.
Good luck with enjoying your clubs fortunes for the future and hey just remember, if your club didn't make the short list, then they didn't deserve to..
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