Opinion What unpopular AFL opinions do you have? - Part 2

[Aussie in exile]

I know this will upset a lot of people but as I have said many times in the last 10 years, North should be forced to relocate to Tasmania. This would make the AFL a truly national game. North do not have enough supporters and will never be able to stand on their own 2 feet. Once they are entrenched in Tasmania they potentially could become a powerhouse with over 75,000 members.

For AFL to be considered national not only Tassie but Canberra as well, and that's never going to happen

 

[Richo83]

I know this will upset a lot of people but as I have said many times in the last 10 years, North should be forced to relocate to Tasmania. This would make the AFL a truly national game. North do not have enough supporters and will never be able to stand on their own 2 feet. Once they are entrenched in Tasmania they potentially could become a powerhouse with over 75,000 members.

Tasmanis has a population of 533k and isn't growing. Expecting a side to get 75k members is like expecting one of the Queensland sides to have 710k members. I don't really see the argument for North in Tasmania. Their sponsorship deals probably wouldn't be that stronger than in Melbourne, they sell off three games to Tasmania anyway, and the northern suburbs are booming. I also find this obsession with picking on North, whose attendances over the past few years are roughly similar to St Kilda and Footscray rather unfair. Why not relocate St Kilda? They have about the same amount of members.

 

[Richo83]

For AFL to be considered national not only Tassie but Canberra as well, and that's never going to happen

I can kinda understand why people on keen on Tasmania, it's a footy state. Canberra? Firstly, GWS claim the city as their own, play matches there and draw members from there. Secondly, it's a really small city. Population wise, it makes just as much sense for Canberra to have a side as Newcastle. Population wise, it arguably makes more sense to put another side in Perth.

 

[Knox Harrington]

1) father son should be reduced to 20 games.
The ideas of tradition is underrated

2) we are too forgiving of criminals.
Found guilty of any violent or sexual crime. Life ban. Goes for playing commentating or any other thing.
Not sure why we put up with the likes of Carey of tv.

3) AFLW is only there to fill time in summer.

 

[Aussie in exile]

I can kinda understand why people on keen on Tasmania, it's a footy state. Canberra? Firstly, GWS claim the city as their own, play matches there and draw members from there. Secondly, it's a really small city. Population wise, it makes just as much sense for Canberra to have a side as Newcastle. Population wise, it arguably makes more sense to put another side in Perth.

I really can't see how GWS can claim Canberra as there own when they are based over 175 miles away

 

[Richo83]

I really can't see how GWS can claim Canberra as there own when they are based over 175 miles away

Makes as much sense as St Kilda trying to claim NZ as their own, or the squabble over Tasmania by Melbourne clubs. GWS is clearly trying to promote the idea that they're the club for Canberra by playing three matches there every year. If you introduce a Canberra club, you mess up with GWS and the AFL's strategy of making GWS the team for Canberrrans and western Sydneysiders. It's a stretch, but it's the plan and it makes more sense than trying to establish a side for Canberra outright. The population is small and the city isn't a footy city or growing very fast. It's only claim to fame is that it's the capital, which, to be honest, means little.

 

[Aussie in exile]

Makes as much sense as St Kilda trying to claim NZ as their own, or the squabble over Tasmania by Melbourne clubs. GWS is clearly trying to promote the idea that they're the club for Canberra by playing three matches there every year. If you introduce a Canberra club, you mess up with GWS and the AFL's strategy of making GWS the team for Canberrrans and western Sydneysiders. It's a stretch, but it's the plan and it makes more sense than trying to establish a side for Canberra outright. The population is small and the city isn't a footy city or growing very fast. It's only claim to fame is that it's the capital, which, to be honest, means little.

I understand what you are saying, but for me i don't see how you can have 2 home grounds nearly 200 miles apart. Its flawed thinking in my opinion by the AFL

 

[Damon_3388]

I understand what you are saying, but for me i don't see how you can have 2 home grounds nearly 200 miles apart. Its flawed thinking in my opinion by the AFL

Well, who else is representing the area?

 

[Richo83]

I understand what you are saying, but for me i don't see how you can have 2 home grounds nearly 200 miles apart. Its flawed thinking in my opinion by the AFL

It's a stretch, no doubt. But I suspect there's always going to be parts of Australia that clubs stretch to, rather than base themselves there permanently. Hobart, Darwin, Cairns, Canberra come to mind. I originally thought that Canberrans wouldn't give two hoots about a Greater Western Sydney team, but their membership numbers in Canberra aren't bad. Added bonus that they now have complete ownership of the city with the Melbourne clubs pulling away, and it helps that it's not a Victorian side either. If they can get 10-15k members in Canberra and average 10-12.5k attendance in Canberra they've done well and it's pretty feasible.

 

[Aussie in exile]

Well, who else is representing the area?

The best way to support an area is for that area to have its own team. Not a team based 200 miles away IMO.

 

[Richo83]

GWS basically means Sydney's western suburbs and the rest of NSW/ACT.

 

[Richo83]

The best way to support an area is for that area to have its own team. Not a team based 200 miles away IMO.

Sure, but the AFL doesn't believe it can really support a standalone team in Canberra, which is why it's doing it by halves by having the closest team in the league play there three times a year. In the list of things the AFL does which are dumb, this is waaaaay down the list.

 

[Ghost Patrol]

I understand what you are saying, but for me i don't see how you can have 2 home grounds nearly 200 miles apart. Its flawed thinking in my opinion by the AFL

Plenty of kids travel 200 miles to see their dad every second weekend.

 

[Aussie in exile]

Plenty of kids travel 200 miles to see their dad every second weekend.

Probably because a court order says their father must see them every 2nd week as part of a divorce.

 

[chickentendies]

Psa: saying aflw sux lol isn't an unpopular opinion and you're not some unique snowflake because you have this opinion. Its been stated on every ****ing page of this thread.

 

[Aussie in exile]

Psa: saying aflw sux lol isn't an unpopular opinion and you're not some unique snowflake because you have this opinion. Its been stated on every ******* page of this thread.

To say that ALW is good to watch is an insult to peoples intelligence.
Its crap, total crap. Higher skill levels and enjoyment watching a school boys game.
That's why it free to get in. Nobody would pay to watch such dross

 

[Ghost Patrol]

Probably because a court order says their father must see them every 2nd week as part of a divorce.

No, it's because they have two homes.

 

[Aussie in exile]

No, it's because they have two homes.

Err no

 

[chickentendies]

To say that ALW is good to watch is an insult to peoples intelligence.
Its crap, total crap. Higher skill levels and enjoyment watching a school boys game.
That's why it free to get in. Nobody would pay to watch such dross

Not once did I say anything about the quality
I'm saying its not an unpopular opinion

 

[Ghost Patrol]

Err no

For starters, divorce and custody are not the same thing. Marriage is not a pre requisite of having children.

Having two homes is nothing unusual. To suggest otherwise is naive.

 

[Aussie in exile]

Not once did I say anything about the quality
I'm saying its not an unpopular opinion

I did and i stick by my opinion that its crap and that's why its free admission

 

[chickentendies]

I did and i stick by my opinion that its crap and that's why its free admission

Considering this is posted on every single page of this thread and mentioned almost anywhere where AFLW is brought up that isn't AFL sanctioned media, is it an unpopular opinion?

 

[Aussie in exile]

For starters, divorce and custody are not the same thing. Marriage is not a pre requisite of having children.

Having two homes is nothing unusual. To suggest otherwise is naive.

The kids home is listed as to where the parent of who has custody of the kid lives.
You can''t put down two addresses to schools when they start school

 

[MortlockWatcher]

The Brownlow Medal should be re-named the Wills Medal.

Tom Wills has more relevance as he was the first star player in the sport's history as compared to an administrator from the Geelong Football Club.

 

[MortlockWatcher]

For AFL to be considered national not only Tassie but Canberra as well, and that's never going to happen

That's like the East Coast Rugby League that the people north of the Murray seem to like.
No representation from the majority of the states but somehow they regard it as a national competition.