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Wednesday, 5th December 2007. (Herald Sun Page 5)
Heading "VFL at the G". (Apologies, currently trying to find a link or the online article)
The opening paragraphs....
"The old fashioned curtain raiser could return to the MCG next season."
"VFL premiers Geelong is scheduled to play the competition's new side Collingwood, in an curtain raiser"
Now, please note this featured FIRST return of curtain raisers to the 'G' is not featuring Coburg V Port Melb or any other non (AFL) genuine-in-name Reserve teams.
It features Geelong & Collingwood.
How long before other clubs want their own Reserves (VFL-AFL) teams under their clubs umbrella and playing close to or on the same grounds as their Seniors, for that ground's (A) Quality and (B) Similarity to playing under Senior standard conditions.
Like I said when I started this thread, welcome back to the future, welcome back to the AFL Reserves.
Shoot me down with all the 'supposed' arguments you have against what I've said. But hard, cold facts just keep cropping up vindicating the direction I see the VFL evolving into.
Today's article just sums up the game's evolution again.
An all-AFL Reserves is coming.
Teams will be again be Collingwood Reserves, Geelong Reserves, Richmond, Carlton etc, etc.
And where possible for a greater footballer experience, Reserve games will be played before the Seniors. It may not be expenditure wise, but it is entertainment and branding smarts.
Cheers
Heading "VFL at the G". (Apologies, currently trying to find a link or the online article)
The opening paragraphs....
"The old fashioned curtain raiser could return to the MCG next season."
"VFL premiers Geelong is scheduled to play the competition's new side Collingwood, in an curtain raiser"
Now, please note this featured FIRST return of curtain raisers to the 'G' is not featuring Coburg V Port Melb or any other non (AFL) genuine-in-name Reserve teams.
It features Geelong & Collingwood.
How long before other clubs want their own Reserves (VFL-AFL) teams under their clubs umbrella and playing close to or on the same grounds as their Seniors, for that ground's (A) Quality and (B) Similarity to playing under Senior standard conditions.
Like I said when I started this thread, welcome back to the future, welcome back to the AFL Reserves.
Shoot me down with all the 'supposed' arguments you have against what I've said. But hard, cold facts just keep cropping up vindicating the direction I see the VFL evolving into.
Today's article just sums up the game's evolution again.
An all-AFL Reserves is coming.
Teams will be again be Collingwood Reserves, Geelong Reserves, Richmond, Carlton etc, etc.
And where possible for a greater footballer experience, Reserve games will be played before the Seniors. It may not be expenditure wise, but it is entertainment and branding smarts.
Cheers