Opinion Non-Crows AFL 6: This Is Getting Cruel

[Interceptor]

What doesn't help the standard of SANFL is the massive drain of kids playing ammos and country for good money, often funded by grants to clubs by, you guessed it, the SANFL.

Yes you're right, less commitment required and for more money.
I think the SANFL cap is higher next year at least.
Wasn't aware the SANFL provides those clubs with grants, they be should working on incentives to bolster the SANFL, not weaken it.

 

[WetCrow1991]

If they played all the games at Adelaide Oval they could have called it 'One Ground Round'

 

[footy4ever]

Roundy McRoundface.

 

[1970crow]

Remember when Brisbane copped a $250,000 fine for 'bringing the game into disrepute' because the Gabba switched pourage rights from Coca Cola to Cadbury Schweppes (Pepsi).

Does that mean pretty much every ground in the country will have to switch to Pepsi or every club faces the same fate?

Another example of centralising revenue ie control. The clubs really need to get together and clear the current board and leadership staff.

 

[FR0GGY]

The Lions signed that deal after the AFL had signed with Coke, which had some sort of "protected advertising" clause in it which is where that issue came in.

I don't think the AFL can suddenly police an entire stadium who has contracts/sponsorships in place already as they apply to more than just AFL matches. I imagine the stadium couldn't display Coke advertising during AFL games however or something like that.

It’s an odd one as you have Toyota yet many other teams have other brands on their backs.
Also Schweppes already had Gatorade in the rooms when coke (Powerade) had the soft drink rights.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

So each club will receive $0.5m of which 0.2m will be distributed to the players... I gather on top of their salary cap.

Does this mean the SA government is paying $9m? Then there are the increased travel & accommodation costs.

 

[FR0GGY]

So each club will receive $0.5m of which 0.2m will be distributed to the players... I gather on top of their salary cap.

Does this mean the SA government is paying $9m? Then there are the increased travel & accommodation costs.

0.2m is on top of the 0.5m. I think I saw somewhere it was 14m

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

0.2m is on top of the 0.5m. I think I saw somewhere it was 14m

Ok, wasn't clear.

Better paying them more for a real game v AFLx

 

[George Kramer]

Aish is underrated and that is no disrespect...he was rated but even rated...he was underrated.

Macca is just Macca.

Seriously though, you could go through most teams in the SANFL in the 80s and there are some absolute guns who never played VFL/AFL (are they the same thing?) or did right at the end of their careers.

I loved that period of footy. 1984 I rode the wave to the flag, pissed most weeks mind you as a 15 year old, but that was a fun ride, that finals series was epic.

 

[FR0GGY]

I loved that period of footy. 1984 I rode the wave to the flag, pissed most weeks mind you as a 15 year old, but that was a fun ride, that finals series was epic.

Wow you’re old

 

[George Kramer]

Wow you’re old

Yep. But act like I’m 21. I need to grow up one of these days. How old did you think I was? And don’t say 12.

 

[Thetrader15]

So in 2018, there are too many games and the quarters are too long...
Patrick Dangerfield:
"I think games are definitely too long." "Fundamentally, 22 games doesn’t make sense. 18 would, because you can play everyone once."

Yet in 2022 with the offer of more money, John Ralph says the players are "strongly on board" with an ADDITIONAL round.

Hmmm....

 

[George Kramer]

So in 2018, there are too many games and the quarters are too long...
Patrick Dangerfield:
"I think games are definitely too long." "Fundamentally, 22 games doesn’t make sense. 18 would, because you can play everyone once."2018:

Yet in 2022 with the offer of more money, John Ralph says the players are "strongly on board" with an ADDITIONAL round.

Hmmm....

Then there is the the afl trying to slow the game down by buggering the players out by reducing rotations and yet likely to bring in a 5th player on the bench, not much makes sense in the afl

 

[BRL121]

Yep. But act like I’m 21. I need to grow up one of these days. How old did you think I was? And don’t say 12.

There aren't any elite 12-yr olds.

 

[FR0GGY]

Yep. But act like I’m 21. I need to grow up one of these days. How old did you think I was? And don’t say 12.

Late 30’s - mid 40’s

 

[spenze]

Yep. But act like I’m 21. I need to grow up one of these days. How old did you think I was? And don’t say 12.

he was hoping but that's a conversation for another day

 

[George Kramer]

Late 30’s - mid 40’s

So you need to respect your elders and do what I say from now on

 

[WaynesWorld19]

So you need to respect your elders and do what I say from now on

Yes, you remember that laddie

 

[George Kramer]

Yes, you remember that laddie

What, I thought you were 12

 

[FR0GGY]

So you need to respect your elders and do what I say from now on

Even if I agree you won’t remember this conversation

 

[jenny61_99]

Yep. But act like I’m 21. I need to grow up one of these days. How old did you think I was? And don’t say 12.

Damn!

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Patrick Dangerfield:
"Fundamentally, 22 games doesn’t make sense. 18 would, because you can play everyone once."
.

Ummm... about that maths P Diddyfield...

 

[FR0GGY]

Ummm... about that maths P Diddyfield...

Clearly counting an internal trial

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

So you need to respect your elders and do what I say from now on

Haha, doubt going to start now...

 

[cleanhands]

I loved that period of footy. 1984 I rode the wave to the flag, pissed most weeks mind you as a 15 year old, but that was a fun ride, that finals series was epic.

84………15 phew too young to have copped it from you