Bit rough that an Aspley supporter having a go at anyone in regards salary cap GK.Yeah Robbo has got to pretend he’s coming back so he can keep his shiny new car from Downtown
I’ve heard reports you supported them for one day only. Even had a polo on
Yes ok I did for one day onlyI’ve heard reports you supported them for one day only. Even had a polo on
Dirty…Yes ok I did for one day only
Southport will never play in the qafl again.
I don’t see how any of the current VFL a stand-alone clubs stay in the AFL reserve’s competition if and when it starts up.
And call it the VFA....
It’s an interesting topic with heaps of options.I love the idea of having a full AFL reserves comp(like it used to be).I reckon nothing will happen until Tassie join and a third tier comp involving Port Melb,Frankston,Werribee,Williamstown,BoxHill,Coburg,Southport is very much an option I would imagine.Strong performing financial clubs like Heidelberg,Keillor,Deer Park,Vermont etc May even want to try their luck in this comp! Who knows? But agree with Damo don’t think we will see Southport back in the QAFL!
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probably need to win a few more games in their own comp before looking at higher levels and yes the VFA on a Sunday was just great.Often went and watched the Frankston Dolphins when playing at home on a Sunday.Not much success though but had plenty of thugs
Surely Southport wouldn't remain in what would become a third tier league and travel down to Victoria every second week when they can just go back to the QAFL and save a ton of money. The VFA seems nowhere near as appealing for Southport as the VFL currently is. What would even be the point of staying in the VFA? To say you beat a few third tier Vic teams? They've already done that in the VFL over the last few years.
Yes you may be right! But so many options and the 3rd tier comp still much better than QAFL(although I hope not)And the stand alone teams mindset will be more to win Premierships rather than current VFL where AFL clubs see it predominantly as a development league.May even rekindle Aspley’s thoughts on travelling back interstate if they continue to dominate QAFL like many believe they will!
I don't know where all this talk about Aspley dominating the comp for years to come is coming from. They have won 2 premierships and dropped quite a few games along the way. That happened plenty of times in the past 20 yeras at QAFL level with sides winning 2 premierships in a row. Its not as though they win every game by 15 goals. It would be nice to see the salary cap enforced and the points system taken seriously to even out the comp.
Very scary team with the likes of Mace, Muir and Sarau running around.
Thunderdoc,, they have been back for 2 years with 2 flags,,, shitting the grand finals in ... in those 2 seasons how many home and away games have they lost ,, very little,, maybe 4 or 5 without checking ,,
Correct ,, and if they were aligned to the other clubs points structure their flag side this year would of equated to some 76 points !!!The salary cap is just a 'guide' over there at the Panthers these days though isn't it?
The self dubbed 'Craig McCrae of the QAFL' is splashing cash everywhere
It's very different this time Doc.
You go back to previous dominant teams, and other clubs could chase them down as until 2019 there was no points system and no salary cap. so if a club was dominating, another club who was in a good position off field could just run them down with a big spend on recruits.
This time around we have the wealthiest club, given the biggest leg up from the points system through dodgy back door concessions, able to dominate for years due to a structural advantage that if it is managed well (say by a full time football ops guy?) can be a perpetual advantage for years.
Other clubs can't chase them down, because they are operating within a points system that does not offer them the same enormous structural advantage, and thus a system that was supposed to be about equalising, is actually the greatest enemy of equalisation as one club has a huge structural advantage over all the others.
I'm not sure Trish Squires even knows there is a points system, or which clubs are in the QAFL, so this isn't going to be fixed anytime soon.
One of the greatest recruiting strategies I've seen was deploying an assistant coach to apply for the Vultures job, get offered the job, be given the contact list for all the players, ring around and find out there is a bit of unhappiness, knock the job back and go back to Aspley and recruit the best players from the club you were about to coach!
Right under their noses, AFLQ watches one of the great traditional clubs of the last 50 years fall in a heap, while the backl to back Premiers pick over the carcass and grab the best players and have no problems doing so due to the aforementioned points cap debacle that has allowed them to win back to back premierships, then recruit the best players from non finalists in consecutive seasons for 6-7 points and have no trouble fitting them into the 50 (in fact under 45!)
Probably agree on the Aspley comments and pretty similar situation with Redlands hence why both sides sitting at top of mountain and will be for some time if managed correctly.The salary cap is just a 'guide' over there at the Panthers these days though isn't it?
The self dubbed 'Craig McCrae of the QAFL' is splashing cash everywhere
It's very different this time Doc.
You go back to previous dominant teams, and other clubs could chase them down as until 2019 there was no points system and no salary cap. so if a club was dominating, another club who was in a good position off field could just run them down with a big spend on recruits.
This time around we have the wealthiest club, given the biggest leg up from the points system through dodgy back door concessions, able to dominate for years due to a structural advantage that if it is managed well (say by a full time football ops guy?) can be a perpetual advantage for years.
Other clubs can't chase them down, because they are operating within a points system that does not offer them the same enormous structural advantage, and thus a system that was supposed to be about equalising, is actually the greatest enemy of equalisation as one club has a huge structural advantage over all the others.
I'm not sure Trish Squires even knows there is a points system, or which clubs are in the QAFL, so this isn't going to be fixed anytime soon.
One of the greatest recruiting strategies I've seen was deploying an assistant coach to apply for the Vultures job, get offered the job, be given the contact list for all the players, ring around and find out there is a bit of unhappiness, knock the job back and go back to Aspley and recruit the best players from the club you were about to coach!
Right under their noses, AFLQ watches one of the great traditional clubs of the last 50 years fall in a heap, while the backl to back Premiers pick over the carcass and grab the best players and have no problems doing so due to the aforementioned points cap debacle that has allowed them to win back to back premierships, then recruit the best players from non finalists in consecutive seasons for 6-7 points and have no trouble fitting them into the 50 (in fact under 45!)
