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Ross Oakley the Gil or Andy D at the time of the proposed merger with Fitzroy.I genuinely don't understand the 'Up Yours Oakley'. Who is Oakley?
Maybe they should have a Hall of Infamy, Oakley and Carey could be inaugural members.I still see these stickers on the back of cars every now and then - the peoples anger over the failed '89 merger will never completely go away. I cannot believe this clown has been admitted into the AFL Hall of Fame. Oakley over Carey? Disgrace.
Problem is the AFL still hasn't changed.
It's a mega- rich unaccountable club looking after the interest of corporate spivs, not caring about the interest of the average punter.
Their treatment of at Tassie footy and continuing embrace of gambling money will tell you that.
It is quite unique in world sport to have 9 teams from one city in a National competition. Even in London, a city much bigger than Melbourne, there are only 5 soccer teams in the EPL. Of course, in their system, as you intimate above, there is always the chance to add more through promotion/relegation.Did they look at the promotion/relegation system during this time when they were trying to get rid of victorian clubs, fitzroy were the unfortunate sacrifice but it's fair to say the plan back then by the afl head honchos was a complete disaster.
I understand where they were coming from in trying to expand the game to being national but surely the promotion/relegation system would have been a much more viable option and easier to sell to the general public, no one loses there club and you expand more smoothly to a national game, the afl is still faced with the same problem of there probably being one or two too many victorian clubs 3 - 4 decades later.
The problem the AFL still has, is its inability to think beyond its greed.Did they look at the promotion/relegation system during this time when they were trying to get rid of victorian clubs, fitzroy were the unfortunate sacrifice but it's fair to say the plan back then by the afl head honchos was a complete disaster.
I understand where they were coming from in trying to expand the game to being national but surely the promotion/relegation system would have been a much more viable option and easier to sell to the general public, no one loses there club and you expand more smoothly to a national game, the afl is still faced with the same problem of there probably being one or two too many victorian clubs 3 - 4 decades later.