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They’ve always been small, not sure what the OP means when he says they used to be bigger. They grow a bit in popularity when they’re going well as all clubs do, but then revert. They have a very unsuccessful history which makes things hard. St Kilda was a poor location as they had no natural...

Step 1: Distract the population with culture wars that you don’t actually care about. This is why the right enlisted the media in western countries. Step 2: Do your dirt, knowing it’ll never be reported on or noticed by enough voters because the media are protecting you. Those two steps have...

It is the standard Southern should be, people used to say it was poor standard… take the best clubs out of any region and the standard is poor! It was badly hemmed in by the SEFNL and MPFNL but appears to be over that now with south-east clubs finally accepting it’s the best place for them...

It’d be 3 of 12 in D1, so it’s still only 10th and downwards. It actually just happened in Eastern, except they elected to go two relegations and no promotion instead. Not a fan of that system, you can get a situation like Boronia who walked the league last year and are doing so again this...

No source - just what I’d do I don’t believe clubs went into this season knowing that there would be more than one relegation and I don’t think it’s fair to do that unless everybody is told before the year. Might be wrong on that of course. If so, that’s what I’d do - then everybody knows...

12/10/8/8 next year - two up from D2, plus Narre, and one down. D2 loses an extra club to D1, but gains Berwick Springs - still 10 clubs. 10/10/10/8 following year - three relegations from D1 and D2 Think that is fairest, everybody gets plenty of notice of what is coming.

Narre into D1 Two promotions from D2 to D1 One relegation from D1 to D2 Berwick Springs into D2 Makes it 12/10/8/8 Then next year three relegations from D1 and D2 Makes it 10/10/10/8 So based on current ladder, next year in D1: Bentleigh Chelsea Heights Cheltenham Cranbourne Dingley...

I think we are getting closer to state-based drafting and at some stage it might just be easier and fairer to go for that. Somebody has to get NT, might as well be North. Assuming they will play games there too. Wonder what the plan is for Hawthorn, shouldn’t be forgotten they are also losing...

Agree We need a moral victories ladder

Colts actually have a big junior club, you’d hope they’re nurturing those players as well as bringing in the mercenaries. Ignore your own at your peril, they’ll go elsewhere and when the mercenaries inevitably depart, you’ll be in trouble.

On the size however, with a 100k stadiums it’s a fair argument that you don’t need the second stadium to be 75k

https://amp.nine.com.au/article/cd8857e4-38f0-4812-923c-163c27495700 Interesting. Seems like a straight swap for Tassie? Apparently Geelong, Essendon, Hawthorn, Collingwood and Melbourne currently have pathways in the NT, and would be booted out. I’ll be honest, personally I have no idea what...

Unfortunately for the likes of 3AW (Nine), dominating the ratings (which they do) ain’t what it was 30 years ago - because a grand total of about 13 people in Melbourne listen to radio - and maybe 2 of them are under 55yo. Part of the reason the media business is in the toilet (where some may...

I think one thing we need from Scott is to lose his attachment to Goldstein. He has been awesome already for us and still has it, clearly… he was a great pickup. But the guy can’t be any more than depth. He is 36yo and is not going to be in our next premiership. Draper has still only played...

It’s hard to have a crack at the supporters for speculating, when the club itself sacks every coach after a couple of years.

Saw this video Docklands is 25yo this year and really, about halfway through an expected 50-year lifespan. The stadium received a mid-life update this year but is really starting to to show its age. Probably the major issue with it is the roof - it is never opened for events because it was...

Latest episode of Life and Crimes with Andrew Rule Story of “Donna”, who along with her friend were gang-raped multiple times on Melbourne Cup Day 1976. They’d travelled from home in the outer eastern suburbs to attend a rock concert at Festival Hall. They were both 14yo. The met up with an...

Don’t bother, you can spot them a mile off, get their views from the Herald Sun. “At the pub every afternoon!!” Lord give me strength 🙄

Halfway check Doncaster East are a flaming plane wreck. The biggest underachievement of a season in a very long time. Berwick… well it’s them or Norwood SB sitting second but somehow don’t seem to have been that impressive? New coach I guess, might be getting better Mooroolbark a shit call...

The solution starts with not relying on people who are basically volunteers - the pay doesn’t even cover their costs. Footy got away with this for decades but the jig is up. Wages are up across the board and there is no way on earth many sane people are volunteering to spend their Saturday...

If he wasn’t injured then he shouldn’t be umpiring full stop. You need a modicum of fitness.

Interesting stories doing the rounds on this one. For starters one of the umpires can’t even run - he walked around and didn’t leave one of the 50m arcs for the whole last quarter. If injured I totally understand, if not then he can’t be umpiring. But the other umpire accused him of simply...

Appalling selection this week, no getting around it.

It will happen at some point soon, just a matter of when. The AFL will 100% give it a go. The days of sports broadcast rights automatically going up and up and up are gone. Sports are having to innovate to squeeze more money out. We’re up to 23 matches now and that isn’t increasing. 19 clubs...

You’d hope to see Donvale promoted, talk about bashing the door down… 2021: East Burwood promoted - Donvale were level on match ratio and 4% behind on percentage 2022: Lose the GF by four points 2023: Drop one game for the year, win the GF by ten goals, no promotion. To think Oakleigh...

Really rate this attitude This is a great little chapter of history, would love to see it explained further. How good is the name of the game. No marketing back then. Rumours that Footscray convinced Essendon to throw the game to make it a demonstration of how strong they were, to boost...

It just struck me as such a great example of the amazing culture of performance that Vermont built over many decades and shows why their club should be celebrated and revered. Just from their own commentary in this side we have Stevan Jackson from Richmond David Morrison from 3x AFL clubs...

I think we should get the Collingwood treatment and never have to travel. We’re the bigger club, after all.

I’m enjoying this thread. The fact that somebody sat down and made this is just… sad Imagine feeling this much feeling about an admin guy from a football club that you’ve never met. It’s the definition of “touch grass”

Courtesy of Donvale Facebook, the 1996 Grand Final… the good old days when some D1 clubs simply hoovered up AFL, VFL talent and just plundered the best players from other clubs around them. Still goes on but times have changed for the better, hopefully authorities keep it up with further tweaks.