With all this talk of expanding to 22 teams, is there a risk of a smaller 'Super League' being formed?
22 teams means
- a further dilution of the talent pool
- lower standard of games
- less chance of a premiership (average 1 every 22 years - if you miss your chances, a high % of supporters will never see their team win a premiership)
Surely someone with the means would set up a true national league with 8-12 teams, double the salary cap, full h/a fixture.
If the best players (and clubs?) were signed up, a rival network would pay big dollars for the TV rights.
Remember AFL don't own the sport - they just act like it - and they risk stretching the "VFL" too far.
22 teams means
- a further dilution of the talent pool
- lower standard of games
- less chance of a premiership (average 1 every 22 years - if you miss your chances, a high % of supporters will never see their team win a premiership)
Surely someone with the means would set up a true national league with 8-12 teams, double the salary cap, full h/a fixture.
If the best players (and clubs?) were signed up, a rival network would pay big dollars for the TV rights.
Remember AFL don't own the sport - they just act like it - and they risk stretching the "VFL" too far.