Will some clubs not make it through this ?

[Bird Man]

Hey, haven't seen this on the AFL board so I thought I would get a take on this. For the first time in the modern game have we seen something like this and what will it mean for the clubs struggling as it is before this?

Sponsorships will change, no ticket income not sure what to do about the memberships.

NRL was talking about it as they expect some clubs to go under.

 

[HTT]

Nah all will survive, AFL owns Docklands which is handy and have a far higher membership base than the NRL. NRL relies on income streams that will stop completely with no games, while the AFL will still get most of its membership money - some need and will ask for a refund but I’m sure many who can afford it will see it as a donation.

 

[eipuorg_]

norf if you cant survive on your own two feet then die

- same thing they said to us when we went bankrupt

karma is a bitch lol

 

[JAKLAUGHING]

Don't want to see any club go under...
Still haven't recovered from Fitzroy going under...

 

[rammbo]

norf if you cant survive on your own two feet then die

- same thing they said to us when we went bankrupt

karma is a bitch lol

Yeah f..k em id prefer the suns to survive than the shinboning im a w***er spirits

 

[eipuorg_]

Yeah f..k em id prefer the suns to survive than the shinboning im a w***er spirits

nobody will notice if norf dies . easy kill

 

[biaseddustyfan]

couple clubs dying, NRL dying, and rest of AFL making it through would actually be a decent result for Gil

 

[tora tora tora]

couple clubs dying, NRL dying, and rest of AFL making it through would actually be a decent result for Gil

sounds like a Gil conspiracy

 

[eipuorg_]

couple clubs dying, NRL dying, and rest of AFL making it through would actually be a decent result for Gil

im on board

 

[Bojangles17]

If nil games are played in front of crowds there could be extreme consequences even worse if season was abandoned. Here’s hoping that some normality resumes at some point and that will help stem the blood flow.
There are any number of permutations , I honestly think the only chance of clubs being lost will be if securing finance is tougher than they imagined.
What’s more likely to shock the fans is when all contracts are null and void and clubs have to scramble to sign stars to a smaller TPP or they spill as FA

 

[biaseddustyfan]

What’s more likely to shock the fans is when all contracts are null and void and clubs have to scramble to sign stars to a smaller TPP or they spill as FA

inb4 we re sign all our stars plus cripps, coniglio, tony greene and harris andrews

 

[SunshineBoy]

Man Utd , wash my mouth out are refunding memberships

 

[SunshineBoy]

inb4 we re sign all our stars plus cripps, coniglio, tony greene and harris andrews

Gonna be hard when lists are reduced to 35 to sign ALL our stars

 

[Ahsog]

Norf folding would be hilarious. Them existing is also hilarious, so I’m torn.

Just on Norf, a co-worker said he heard a story about Jack Ziebell belting Tarryn Thomas. Is there any truth to this?

 

[biaseddustyfan]

Gonna be hard when lists are reduced to 35 to sign ALL our stars

all 35 will be stars on low salaries because they all want to play for us

10peat incoming

 

[Absolut Tigers]

The fate of smaller clubs/expansion clubs in the hands of AFL. Even before this crisis a number of Melbourne clubs only survived through equalisation.

Don't underestimate the reduction in the clubs cost base that the AFL will impose. Could be in the order of 30% to 50%.

 

[DeLaCon]

Norf, St Kilda and Melbourne offer nothing to the AFL. Hopefully they go under.

Norf should be merged with Carlton to create the Carlton North FC Kangaroos. St Kilda should go to hobart as the Tassie Saints and Melbourne should be merged with Footscray to create a new club called Western Melbourne FC based out of Whitten Oval. The colors of red and blue are worn by both clubs and both clubs have there names kept if the new club is called Western Melbourne. These mergers would help the AFL get a fairer draw, allow the other existing Melbourne clubs to gain more strength and leave the game better ofg.

 

[Al Heimer]

Western Melbourne Demon Dogs Football Club (WMD's) has a catchy ring to it.

Saints spanning the Bass Straight is good.

Norf can just be dumped into the trash bin of history.

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[Bojangles17]

Sounds like finance will be secured I expect that 18 clubs will go into next year However the dynamics will change with TPP cuts ( smaller list) and soft cap reduction . doubt that players would accept a salary cut en masse in 2021 ,

 

[captain blood 17]

I would not give a s**t if GC or GWS went under. I want all the other clubs to survive. Saints are $10 million in the hole. They would be in massive trouble i would imagine. I really feel for North, Saints and Bulldogs at the moment. Melbourne could be in strife as well. Carlton and Bombers will always be safe as they have coterie members who will never let them die. Port Adelaide could be in an interesting predicament.
Tiges, Pies, Hawks, Blues, Bombers, WC, Freo, Adelaide, Sydney and Brisbane should be ok.

 

[Dusty0004]

No one will go under

 

[captain blood 17]

All i know is thank Christ the Tigers are financially viable.

 

[Tiger_Of_Old]

I would not give a s**t if GC or GWS went under.

Amen brother.

 

[Punt Road Feral]

Being brutally honest the AFL probably has a free hit now to cull two sides from Melbourne that are really just a drain on resources, funding and don’t bring that much to the table when they were peaking.

My two would be North and St Kilda.
Both have small supporter bases, both barely got large crowds even when they were high performing top 4 sides.
Geographically they don’t offer that much compared to say a Western Bulldogs and even Melbourne.
How much $$$ did the AFL tip into these teams in 2019?

GC and GWS will survive, the AFL needs their tv money and at the end of the day have sunk far too much money into them and grassroots

 

[Rubber Hips]

lolnorf >>>>>ripnorf
aints>>>>>>werents