Long time ago now, and there are plenty who think that the AFL knocked it back to make sure they were killed off, but Fitzroy were going to be sponsored by Schweppes but AFL vetoed because of the Coca Cola league sponsorship
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Long time ago now, and there are plenty who think that the AFL knocked it back to make sure they were killed off, but Fitzroy were going to be sponsored by Schweppes but AFL vetoed because of the Coca Cola league sponsorship
Would be certainly funny as hell if it were true.
Can you imagine... Port confirming Red Bull sponsoring, Afl says no we have always had an agreement no other drink sponsors apart from coke and gatorade.
Port wa wa that's not fair.
Kochie and co come on Radio saying how wrong it is... Rowie agrees saying this is unfair they have a company that thinks they are great but aren't allowed to sponsor them.
Then their supporters whine about the Afl trying to tear them apart.
Would be comedy gold.
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I can't see the major sponsor of the whole competition not being protected while a soft drink sponsor is.
Toyota certainly came after Ford and Mazda sponsored Geelong and North. But they could always put a clause in to allow existing sponsors but no future sponsors. That clearly hasn't happened.
The AFL has sponsors for everything. Wooloworths are the "official supermarket". Virgin are the "official airline". Nab are the "official bank". If all of these sponsors were protected, then clubs would have to be sponsored by Main St Fish and Chips, because there would be no major brands left that wasn't a competitor to an existing AFL sponsor (see: A-League). I'd be amazed if Coca-Cola was protected.
In fact, Gatorade is owned by PepsiCo. A direct competitor to Coca-Cola and their Powerade brand. So, theres that.
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The AFL would say "you can't have a soft drink sponsor competing against our protected sponsor, Coca Cola. It's in the contract"
And we all know Kochie's attention to detail with contracts.
port adelaide bulls? :-o
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It's a big stack at geelong
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It would specific to the arrangement and detailed in the contract. They signed a new deal with CUB this year that allowed Brisbane to pick up XXXX as a sponsor.
The Gatorade is an interesting one. Arguably could be it's not a competitor to Coke, the actual product. Coke also own one of the flavored milks along with a heap of other stuff.
Did the AFL deem a sports drink as not competing with Coke? Maybe. Would they deem the same of Red Bull?
I'm sure Coke put up a fight about Gatorade but obviously lost.
And you couldn't have a protected sponsor arrangement but 2 clubs excluded from that. Would be unfair on the other clubs.
AFL 360 reporting Kelly is staying.
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North posters were so confident of landing either Kelly or Dusty.
Their top 8 aspirations have been blown apart. Apparently they thought they only needed a player to get back in the 8. Fascinating discussions on their board and where their list is at.
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There list is the worst in the comp and if I were Carlton, I'd be balls deep in Ben Brown.
All this talk about his high worth seems crazy to me. Has had one stand out year. His finals form was pretty poor last year. Was lucky to keep his spot for the GF.
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It is one of the more impressive sponsorships in Australian sport history. Would be weird without them
The Beveridge statement was interesting. Seemed to leave a bridge in place to bring Stringer back into the fold - but poured enough petrol on it before dropping a match to make it near impossible for Stringer to stay.
Curious for two reasons. Not the first player that Beveridge has publicly burnt; and also would seem to have dropped some of his trade value. A contracted yet unwanted player has to fetch less than a contracted required player.
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North would be in danger of not meeting salary requirements after missing out on those 2. Reckon they will be in the boxseat to land Motlop now...... Martin to Kelly to Motlop, wow.
So Boak says today that he wasn't happy with Kochies comments and all the players want to win a flag.
What a flog you are Kochhead
What a flog you are Kochhead
They will load up with Motlop, Rockliff and Menzel.
If they did that they would get an immediate improvement
Maybe north can make a play for lever.. or stringer... they are desperate for a bug name signing
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Would definetly improve them, they'd be silly not to
Wonder if Stringer would even fetch a first. Thinking more like a high second and a third.... Was taken at pick 5 and is only 23
Has potential if someone can knock the flog out of him
Has potential if someone can knock the flog out of him
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They beat us
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The most amusing part was the fact that they refused to call it a rebuild and continued to run with "aggressive reset". Delusional. If they dont land anyone of note, they are gonna be where we were and will be paying plodders way more than they are worth. Will likely be stuck with 3 x 400Kay's on their list.
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