jackster83
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Plus any additional AFL funding would be conditional and would result in the SANFL losing a lot of autonomy.
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And you see a lot of players come into their draft year as highly-touted 17-year-olds, but for whatever reason slide significantly or not even get drafted. Seems to be a higher proportion of players that don't "kick on" in SA than other states. Also physically, a lot of our players look underdeveloped / skinny compared to the other states.
So yes, I think there's big flaws in our current development pathways.
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SANFL needs to see the writing on the wall.
Unless AFL is popular in SA, which needs SA players to fill out the local teams well enough to occasionally win a flag they will slowly erode.
I do think the AFL should be spending more in community football.
But I still think GC and GWS are a smart long term investment.
Just be nice if GC start winning more games
I have zero interest in seeing the AFL grow, I care about the top level competition of the sport I love being as fair and representative as it can be. If it is indeed the best sport in the country it will grow by itself and when those areas are truly AFL heartland, give them a team then.
The AFL should be like the IOC and have as their clear no. 1 KPI to run the elite level of the sport as fairly as possible. It’s not the IOC’s job to grow athletics around the world, that is up to the local federations and also should happen because we get to see a Ussain Bolt winning on a completely fair playing field and get inspired because of it. If the IOc gave “priority picks” to country that hadn’t won a medal for a while, or changed the rules of the 100m to get more world records then Bolts achievement would be lessened as a result.
The AFL needs to be either the commercial rights holder of footy or the governing body, it is a clear conflict of interest to be both.
Narrow minded thinking.
Ignores the incoming population boom in Western Sydney and southern Queensland and the potential for growth in support nationally.
If the AFL does nothing these become NRL fans.
I see a much better case for GCS long term, even though as a club, obviously they haven't been as well run as GWS.
Swans moved to Sydney in 1982, that's 42 years ago, 42. If you look at the NSW players drafted each year the vast majority are either from traditional AFL areas ie Riverina, ACT, far South Coast or Far West or they are the children of families that have relocated from Southern AFL States. Ie they haven't been "grown" by the presence of an AFL club in that state. The number of AFL converts drafted from that state is no more than 1 or 2 a year. Thats after 42 years. I believe after GWS have been there 40+ years they will have grown the player base by even less. I just don't see the pay off.
The Suns are a worry for me, they'd wouldn't be the first sporting franchise to fall over in that part of the world.
GWS are in a sporting heartland at least.
Whoa ... we are using the Olympics as a high water mark for fairness in sport? You think the Olympics #1 KPI is to be fair?
The greater participation, the greater talent pool
Kids playing the sport now are more likely to be fans for life
There's articles out there if your interested enough to have a look
In isolation, Western Sydney does look like a slow burn. Other parts of the 2 northern states not so much
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Kids playing the sport now are more likely to be fans for life
There's articles out there if your interested enough to have a look
In isolation, Western Sydney does look like a slow burn. Other parts of the 2 northern states not so much
AFL aims for one million participants, backed by $1B of investment - AFL Sydney Juniors
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What’s the problem with that?
Pretty simple , the afl starts to go down the path of Rugby Union
There are multiple threats including basketball , soccer and rugby league
The afl knows it can’t take for granted the current position it’s in
Kids participating now will be the people spending money to watch the game in 10-15 years time
More kids playing the game now will expand the talent pool of players to pick from in 10-15 years time
To some degree the slow death of Rugby has been associated with a policy of spending huge amounts of money on the Wallabies and largely ignoring grassroots
Huge player contracts to fend off big money contracts from Europe didn't help
Conflict between the Qld & NSW unions was another problem that doesn't ever seem to have been resolved
24 years ago Australia were world cup champions and regularly towelling up the All Blacks
- Sep 3, 2018
- 5,193
- 6,872
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Sydneys population is set to hit 6m by 2030 (from about 5.2m now)
Adelaide is about 1.3m and not set to hit 2m by like 2050.
That is why the AFL is investing in Sydney.
Yeah the AFL seems to have fixed some of the earlier mistakes it made.
I know people see the GC like it was in the 80s, but it the growth in Brisbane and surronds is incredible, they'll be fine long term imo.
In terms of playing list yeah, but I'm talking sustainability of a club.
It's true the gold coast area has been a sporting franchise graveyard. Problem for GCS is despite there being a reasonable number of AFL supporters in the area they mostly still support their original club. Eg I got a cousin on the Gold Coast, still a die hard Port fan, he (and his kids) will never support GCS.
It’s like people don’t realise that the afl has studied this in depthThe greater participation, the greater talent pool
Kids playing the sport now are more likely to be fans for life
There's articles out there if your interested enough to have a look
In isolation, Western Sydney does look like a slow burn. Other parts of the 2 northern states not so much
AFL aims for one million participants, backed by $1B of investment - AFL Sydney Juniors
Jake Austin, Josie Capes, Bella Wadham, Charlotte Capes and Ben Wadham of the Moore Park Tigers. Photo: Phil Hillyard . The AFL has set its sights on having one million registered participants by 2033 nationally, with that ambition to be fuelled…Read more ›
I think they’d also be surprised re the positive metrics re their investment
As for people moving north and still supporting their old club , that will eventually change to but will take a generation
