Adelaide Crows to buy Sturt?

[RB]

it is a ridicolous proposal. having a crows and power reserves would damage the credibility of the comp beyond repair. There would be no point in having the SANFL anymore

Totally agree

x3. You can't have a league where some teams are trying to win the flag and others are more concerned about playing in a higher comp. I'd be surprised if this happens, but if the Crows were to 'buy' Sturt or any other team, I've watched my last SANFL match.

[SDK]

You can not " BUY " a club, a club is owned by its members and needs votes to change a constitution. Can not imagine Sturt members voting to become extinct.

[UK Fan]

He didn't advocate that. He said that's what he believes will happen.

Whilst justifying why it will happen!!

[MATT IN WA]

A thread based on a Rucci article and McDermotts speculation, Roy help us.

[Booney]

He didn't advocate that. He said that's what he believes will happen.

Correct.

Somehow, some people, believe I/we Port fans enjoy what is/has happened to the SANFL.....some.

[saintal]

Could see a Carlton-Preston VFL situation eventuating where gradually over time Sturt lose all identity. Bending over at the Crows whim.

Maybe the AFL clubs will need to trim their exorbitant football operations expenses if they want to finance a ressies team. You cant always have everything.

[topsywaldron]

You cant always have everything.

Angus Monfries is being paid nearly half a million dollars a year to play football.

Proof that AFL clubs just don't have a clue about how to best spend their money.

[mighty_tiger_79]

im staggered that a national comp such is the AFL, with all the money that it makes cant run a reserves comp and help subsidise it.

even cricket has a reserves side

[SANFLnut]

This whole discussion is based on one of the most poorly conceived newspaper articles of all time.

The breaking news is that the Crows board considered this as one possible option before deciding that it was a bad idea and they have no intention of pursuing it. Sturt are quoted as saying they have no knowledge of it and have not had any discussion.

Crows board says its not happening, Sturt say it is not happening and Advertiser leads the back page with "they thought about it"

Hope they didn't pay their graphic artist too much to superimpose a Sturt jumper on to Josh Jenkins

[Injured Phantom]

For the record I am not in support of this concept outlined today, but....

I was a few years ago involved in the ACTAFL. The Sydney Swans removed their reserves from Port Melbourne in VFL and entered their Reserves in the ACTAFL. They were in the Sydney league for a year previous, but the comp wasnt strong enough to develop players.

This meant that SS did not have a B grade or juniors in ACTAFL. The SS would top up their list each week by borrowing young players from the club that had the bye, or from the B'grade/U18's of the club it was playing. The players they grabbed were usually of prime draft age. It gave the SS the opportunity to watch younger players play at league level. It was weird for players to play against older team mates, but the exposure to play with AFL listed players, get AFL perspectives was invaluable. A lad from my club got drafted from this opportunity.

I know Canberra is much smaller than SA, but if created carefully the concept of Crows/Power reserves in SANFL could work.

If Crows/Sturt & Power/Magpies did make an association, Sturt & Magpies must lose their junior zones & the U18/Reserves teams. With two sides, this will have programming implications.

SS have been dominant when the AFL have had minimal injuries, and come finals when SS when still in, the reserves were unbeatable. If the AFL side were knocked out, many of the experienced fringe players were put on ice. Reality, the standard of SANFL league outweighs ACTAFL league.

[southee]

it is a ridicolous proposal. having a crows and power reserves would damage the credibility of the comp beyond repair. There would be no point in having the SANFL anymore

Totally agree

x3. You can't have a league where some teams are trying to win the flag and others are more concerned about playing in a higher comp. I'd be surprised if this happens, but if the Crows were to 'buy' Sturt or any other team, I've watched my last SANFL match.

x4 I would be done too. The whole credibility of the competition would be gone.

[DOC]

Well, Matt Benson Sturt CEO and Rob Chapman Crows President (on 5AA) have poured water on the validity of the story saying it has never been discussed between the two parties. Rucci's source which I think is probably Leigh Whicker, has possibly got this out in order to polarise opinion. Otherwise were left with thinking that Rucci made it up.

Chapman did declare that they want/will have a reserves side in 2014. They would prefer it to be in SA. He stated that they are aware that the SANFL does not want them and that was a decision that they would respect.

[Dutchy]

Sturt are going to have to do something, quickly. They are in desperate trouble...

[DOC]

Are we talking insolvent, cant pay players/bills?

[Dutchy]

Things are getting very tight, SANFL does guarantee their debts however, but can they afford to help them out?

[Barto]

Rucci needs an uppercut for printing that rubbish on a day like today. Benson had more important things to deal with than enquiries about this fantasy piece.

[Reddeer]

Well, Matt Benson Sturt CEO and Rob Chapman Crows President (on 5AA) have poured water on the validity of the story saying it has never been discussed between the two parties. Rucci's source which I think is probably Leigh Whicker, has possibly got this out in order to polarise opinion. Otherwise were left with thinking that Rucci made it up.

Chapman did declare that they want/will have a reserves side in 2014. They would prefer it to be in SA. He stated that they are aware that the SANFL does not want them and that was a decision that they would respect.

Well he would have he makes all the crap he has printed

[Barto]

Well, Matt Benson Sturt CEO and Rob Chapman Crows President (on 5AA) have poured water on the validity of the story saying it has never been discussed between the two parties. Rucci's source which I think is probably Leigh Whicker, has possibly got this out in order to polarise opinion. Otherwise were left with thinking that Rucci made it up.

Chapman did declare that they want/will have a reserves side in 2014. They would prefer it to be in SA. He stated that they are aware that the SANFL does not want them and that was a decision that they would respect.

Well he would have he makes all the crap he has printed

He has to, no one will speak to him.

[zipzap]

I doubt Sturt members would ever vote for a take over.

I doubt the eight clubs would allow the SAFC to let it happen.

I would certainly never attend my SANFL club again if the went along with this stupid idea. It has ruined the old VFA.... as the supporter of any aligned club. As the former VFL players that come over here because they were squeezed out..... example is Luke Jarred struggled to get a game at AFL aligned Williamstown but is a dual premiership player in SA.

anyway imagine our two most famous clubs being nothing but feeder teams for AFL clubs.

Word is in WA East Perth & Peel are about to betray the other clubs and become feeder teams.

Get the AFL listed players out of our league now!!!!!

Neither would I because there would be no point. It would no longer be a legit competition. And since I have no interest in the AFL i guess that would be the end of my interest in Australian Football. I will just watch my American sports teams.

Sadly my thinking too

[Long live SAnFL]

This new team could be known as the Stows and when playing away games could become the Stowaways!