Yeah it's a difficult one though. If the AFL doesn't pander to the broadcaster and give the big drawing clubs the primetime fixtures, then there's not enough broadcast $$ to keep the smaller clubs afloat.
Here's where I disagree.
You see the smaller clubs already run a tight ship when it comes to finances. As we've seen with last year with Covid, a lot of the bigger clubs suffered more the than smaller clubs when it came to less revenue.
The richer clubs start an arms race, they have to keep up with each other. One club can afford to employ someone to wipe the arses of the players when they take a shit, another will follow.