St Kilda-North Melbourne merger?

[thistimeforsure]

Everyone knows 19 teams will be horrid , there is no clear pathway to a suitable team 20

There’s too many teams in VIC

Both these clubs have been struggling to make ends meet for years

Squash them together and they’d have a hell of a list but they still have a salary cap to meet so I doubt it would be an instant super team

Tassie gets a nice core of depth out of the players who miss out

I’m sure people will go “ you wouldn’t want it if it was your team but I dunno …. footys much more fun when your teams good and your clubs strong I know that

It’s a perfect solution to a whole host of problems , will save the league a fortune and a few fans might turn away from the game but I doubt too many stay away if the Roos/Saints start winning


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[Taper]

I was thinking we should merge Western Bulldogs and Richmond.
Call the club Wests Tigers.

 

[thistimeforsure]

I was thinking we should merge Western Bulldogs and Richmond.
Call the club Wests Tigers.

Haha nice one …. Hasn’t really worked that merger has it ?

Dragons / Steelers hasn’t been to bad though


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[The Nostradamus]

Inb4 lock

the game is expanding not reducing for starters

 

[Colonial]

 

[LoungeLizard]

Why not merge the lot.
West Coast and Freo
Adelaide and Port
Collingwood and Carlton (wow, wouldn't that be fun)

Etc. etc.

 

[thistimeforsure]

Inb4 lock

the game is expanding not reducing for starters

Do you hate the idea ?

I’m sure you’re already frustrated at the help the Northern teams are getting … do you think it will be better when Tassie is another club getting a leg up

And it’s just staying the same not reduced


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[thistimeforsure]

Why not merge the lot.
West Coast and Freo
Adelaide and Port
Collingwood and Carlton (wow, wouldn't that be fun)

Etc. etc.

Sure overreact away


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[boncer34]

Sure overreact away


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Think you've got that covered

 

[LoungeLizard]

Sure overreact away


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Why?
Not many care about Freo except Freo supporters, so maybe if they merge with WC and start winning, more would care.

 

[Roylion]

There’s too many teams in VIC

Both these clubs have been struggling to make ends meet for years

It's not going to happen.

 

[LoungeLizard]

Great contribution, would it be better if I went for Pies


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So it sounds like you don't like the idea of Freo and WC merging, why would that be?

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Northern Territory Kangaroos.

 

[thistimeforsure]

So it sounds like you don't like the idea of Freo and WC merging, why would that be?

Sounds like you’d be happier with no WA teams


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[Underarm]

Everyone knows 19 teams will be horrid , there is no clear pathway to a suitable team 20

There’s too many teams in VIC

Both these clubs have been struggling to make ends meet for years

Squash them together and they’d have a hell of a list but they still have a salary cap to meet so I doubt it would be an instant super team

Tassie gets a nice core of depth out of the players who miss out

I’m sure people will go “ you wouldn’t want it if it was your team but I dunno …. footys much more fun when your teams good and your clubs strong I know that

It’s a perfect solution to a whole host of problems , will save the league a fortune and a few fans might turn away from the game but I doubt too many stay away if the Roos/Saints start winning


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27 years without a premiership. When do we give up and admit that Perth is just too small for 2 top level clubs. Maybe Fremantle can merge with Souths or Easts and join the WAFL - Seems more their speed.

 

[Deadlift Pro]

I have had this thought since I was a little kid that there were too many Victorian teams in the "Australian Football League". In future there will have to be big salary cap expansions to deter the rise of soccer in Australia, which means clubs will need to have bigger revenue pools. I think it makes sense to look at merging smaller Victorian clubs to achieve this and enable faster salary cap expansions. Saint Kilda Saints is ridiculous so might as well go Saint Kilda Roos.

 

[thistimeforsure]

27 years without a premiership. When do we give up and admit that Perth is just too small for 2 top level clubs. Maybe Fremantle can merge with Souths or Easts and join the WAFL - Seems more their speed.

Oh no I’ve upset the VFL old guard


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[Roylion]

I think it makes sense to look at merging smaller Victorian clubs to achieve this

And who's going to do that?

 

[Taper]

Haha nice one …. Hasn’t really worked that merger has it ?

Dragons / Steelers hasn’t been to bad though


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Fremantle and Port Adelaide should merge.
Call the club Portmantle.

 

[LoungeLizard]

Sounds like you’d be happier with no WA teams


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Make me pick between North, St.kilda and Freo, I am not picking Freo.
Just a guess, but I think not many Vics would.

We live in a democratic country, so put it to the vote, I think you lose.

 

[thistimeforsure]

Fremantle and Port Adelaide should merge.
Call the club Portmantle.

Why not Free Adelaide


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[Bunk Moreland]

People used to talk about this stuff in the 90s, which was fair enough as it was actually AFL policy.

It’s not remotely on anybody’s radar now, nobody is merging.

 

[thistimeforsure]

Make me pick between North, St.kilda and Freo, I am not picking Freo.
Just a guess, but I think not many Vics would.

We live in a democratic country, so put it to the vote, I think you lose.

If it was voting with your feet it would be a close run thing


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[LoungeLizard]

If it was voting with your feet it would be a close run thing


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Now that's funny.
If you really wanted change, instead of just sooking on here, voting with your feet would tell the AFL how you really feel.

But you keep paying for membership, you keep going to games or keep watching on TV, it seems you don't really care too much.

 

[werdna78]

You can stop fantasising about mergers. The way the AFL is set up now with revenue distribution, this is never going to happen.

The only way I could see it happening, is a urge drop off in revenue and they couldn't afford to keep all clubs. And countering that, they would probably lower revenue for all teams.