Wayne Jackson- Move a Melbourne Club

[Cuzdup]

Id undergo another Vic dynasty if 2 or 4 Melbourne based teams merged. Richmond and Norf. Norf and Melbourne. Norf and Carltooon. Whoever

 

[garlic munchers]

This isn't like America where there are numerous viable cities.

There is no other city where a team could move to and be successful.

Haven't the Bulldogs and Saints just kept moving around within Melbourne and relied on AFL handouts?

If Melbourne is viable for these teams, please explain the discrepancy?

 

[LeverPuller]

Haven't the Bulldogs and Saints just kept moving around within Melbourne and relied on AFL handouts?

If Melbourne is viable for these teams, please explain the discrepancy?

Training base =/= full relocation.

 

[The_Wookie]

May be washed up, but this makes eminent sense.

No other professional completion in the world has been able to merge and maintain a suburban league within a national (or allegedly National) completion.!

Do you have examples of where its even been tried? I mean other than Australia obviously where the NRL does the same thing.

 

[GreyCrow]

Do you have examples of where its even been tried? I mean other than Australia obviously where the NRL does the same thing.

The old English Football League have many clubs in the same towns. But there is also relegation and promotion. You tend to end up with 2 dominant clubs within the one city.

 

[BF Tiger]

At least one Vic side has to go, or two have to merge. AFL should protect whoever does, and then leave one or two to die off.

 

[Matt Stevic]

move Collingwood to Logan City, there supporters could move as well, they would fit in perfectly.

Logan's a great place to live, not to mention you don't have to hamstring yourself with a $1.5m mortgage to live there.

 

[Matt Stevic]

As for the thread's premise, f*ck off Wayne. Maybe the struggling Vic clubs would be more viable if they didn't have to be shackled by your idiotic Etihad deal.

You're the worst thing to ever happen to our game.

 

[Supercoach Bargain]

Logan's a great place to live, not to mention you don't have to hamstring yourself with a $1.5m mortgage to live there.

And can get robbed three times a year.

 

[Matt Stevic]

And can get robbed three times a year.

At least you'll have more for the crims to rob because you're not spending all your money on your bloody house

 

[Heardy_101]

If anything, North should have relocated in 2007/2008. Gold Coast has been a failure and will end up merging anyways within a decade.

North should have been told it's either Gold Coast or VFL

 

[1970crow]

This isn't like America where there are numerous viable cities.

There is no other city where a team could move to and be successful.

Does it matter if they can't be successful where they presently exist?

 

[Mike I]

Tassie is too small for a team on their own...

You're right, we shouldn't relocate North Melbourne. Let's disband them instead, great suggestion.

 

[cosman123]

move Collingwood to Logan City, there supporters could move as well, they would fit in perfectly.

I'd say Ipswich would be more apt. They can be close to their drinking buddies in goodna

 

[GreyCrow]

If anything, North should have relocated in 2007/2008. Gold Coast has been a failure and will end up merging anyways within a decade.

North should have been told it's either Gold Coast or VFL

The problem will now be multiplied as they go cap in hand in 4 years as the cliff turns into the Great Australian Bight.

 

[Matt Stevic]

I'd say Ipswich would be more apt. They can be close to their drinking buddies in goodna

Collingwood Park Magpies?

 

[underthestars]

Just extend Tasmanian jurisdiction to Geelong. Bam - instant national comp, one less victorian team, no one hurt.

 

[NathanMX]

Did not know $2 billion tv rights deals equal clubs needing to be culled

 

[brutus76]

North needs to be the TASMANIAN team.

No one supports them in Victoria. Get Lambie as #1 ticket holder!!!

 

[Supercoach Bargain]

North needs to be the TASMANIAN team.

No one supports them in Victoria. Get Lambie as #1 ticket holder!!!

She likes a big one. Who got the slapper?

 

[sherb]

North needs to be the TASMANIAN team.

No one supports them in Victoria. Get Lambie as #1 ticket holder!!!

Nope. Tasmania needs to be the Tasmanian team. Sorry.

 

[GreyCrow]

Did not know $2 billion tv rights deals equal clubs needing to be culled

Its a false economy though if clubs are reliant on AFL money rather than through the gate money.

The discussion is also more about moving those clubs around the country to capitalize on newer markets and sponsors.

 

[Matt Stevic]

She likes a big one. Who got the slapper?

Too bad Nahas was delisted.

 

[The_Wookie]

Its a false economy though if clubs are reliant on AFL money rather than through the gate money.

Yes and no. When you centralise as much revenue as the league does, the clubs are always going to get money they are entitled to from the league. And thats before you get to inequalities in the fixture, broadcast and stadium arrangements.

 

[bombersfan4000]

Hawks handouts???

They're doing the handing out

lol no they are receiving!
Tax payer & extra from the AFL
Essendon, Collingwood, WCE and Freo are the only clubs that do not get the extra money from the AFL
on top the hawks rent waverley for $1 a season! you cannot even afford to build your own facilities like nearly every other club has or about to

read the annual reports its in there! the hawks are a welfare club that act as the wealthy