Lol, the only way it will change is if we ignore the Victorians and just do it. Asking nicely has gotten us nowhere across multiple AFL CEO's and Collingwood presidents.Excellent post, the only way it will change is when the main protagonist move on.
Eddy has gone and soon Gil will depart, precipitating a power vacuum at AFL head -quarters.
A distraction like this, with the Clubs trying to take back and influence of the AFL could be an ideal distraction for us.
The next move should be a dialogue with the Brown, the new Pies President (who the H/Sun tagged as the most influential person in the AFL)