AFL Reserves Discussion...

[Cambridge Clarrie]

Someone should produce a half South, half Central guernsey. I'd wear that to the remaining North matches this year!

South and Centrals should be taking pre-orders on 2014 memberships tomorrow while the passion is overflowing. As Dr Nick Riviera would say "You can ching ching ching cash in on this tragedy!"

I reckon with this groundswell of support, you might hit 500 next year!

[saintal]

- AFC to have the ability to attract sponsors for their SANFL team. (no competing partners of the SANFL Competition)

If anything, the crows have managed to negotiate an even better deal than the original one. They get to keep their name and wear their colours, and they can lure sponsors. Will be difficult for SANFL clubs to compete for sponsors, especially when the Crows game will be on C7 more often than not.

[whufc]

Hey guys i think you have the ladder wrong on the front page, should it read

P W L D PTS
1. South 2 2 0 0 4
2. Central 2 0 2 0 0

3. Norwood- who gives a f**k
4. North- who gives a f**k
5. Eagles- who gives a f**k
6. West- who gives a f**k
7. Sturt- who gives a f**k
8. Port- who gives a f**k
9. Glenelg- who gives a f**k

Edited for accuracy

umm we beat South twice this year, every other game is worthless.

[Brodlach]

How many supporters will actually walk away from their club now that it is done and dusted? I doubt too many

There's plenty of people rightly pissed at present, but I reckon once the smoke settles people will try and look at it more rationally. I know I've tempered my view in the last fortnight...

Life without going to watch Sturt vs Glenelg, South, Eagles, West, etc is pretty much unfathomable.

Agree entirely

[SimonH]

So what are the league directors going to say next year when membership drops by 10-20 percent?

When crowds are down 20-30%?

It'll all be too late.

Personally, I think talk of memberships and crowds dropping by so much are being overstated. There might be a small drop, but for every person who hates this and refuses to go to games anymore there will be 99 who don't give a shit.

I would estimate memberships drop 5–10%. There's no particular precedent for this, but the amount and degree of emotion attached to this issue, indicates that there will be at least a small but significant proportion who won't say, 'ah well, nice argument while we had it but it'll just all be the same for me now it's over'.

Crowds, who knows, but if it is srsly an 18-game minor round then the starting point is each real club gets 10% fewer through the gate.

[dedja]

Faark, just when I thought the Bays couldn't end 10th anymore ...

[Barto]

Faark, just when I thought the Bays couldn't end 10th anymore ...

Look on the bright side, now we might get to finally see Port in 10th

[on the rails]

Faark, just when I thought the Bays couldn't end 10th anymore ...

Gold - 10.5 maybe?

[Brodlach]

Now they are in I hope at least 2000 paying Crows supporters come every week and bring more money to the SANFL clubs.

[dedja]

No mention about the Crows song ... ultimate insult would be playing that at an SANFL ground.

[lesthemechanic]

No mention about the Crows song ... ultimate insult would be playing that at an SANFL ground.

I hadn't thought of that, but it's Ok. I won't be there to hear it anyway.

[Dutchy]

Now they are in I hope at least 2000 paying Crows supporters come every week and bring more money to the SANFL clubs.

Not going to happen, even Chiggy said we would draw 1000-1500 against them at the Bay.

[RustyCage]

Equal blame for the 6 POS clubs that voted yes, if not more blame.

[dedja]

How long before the 'agreement' is changed so that the Crows Reserves start playing curtain raisers at Adelaide Oval.

Of course, this will increase the exposure of the SANFL ...

[rod_rooster]

Settle down you blokes. Save it for the cows 4,000 that are going to roll up at your first home game

Rob Chapman

Equal blame for the 6 POS clubs that voted yes, if not more blame.

Besides the Crows the one thing i hate more than Port, is agreeing with Port supporters.

[RB]

Just quietly, is Centurion away or something?

[Apachebulldog]

Well now i know why Central was the quite little bitty mouse well done Dave and to all at Central also great job you Panthers at least two Presidents did not bare their arses.

Sure Brodlach you will not get 2,000 paying Crows at games because i think they might all be given free entry scum parasites !!!

As i said all along CROW HIM SPEAK WITH FORKED TONGUE well done triggy you little turd.

We all gotta pray and hope we do not end up like the VFL TOALLY FOOKED !!!!

[Pseudo]

How long before the 'agreement' is changed so that the Crows Reserves start playing curtain raisers at Adelaide Oval.

Of course, this will increase the exposure of the SANFL ...

Having already brought in AFL rules, of course. Those 25m penalties of ours are quaint, but not what the AFL fan wants to see...

[Apachebulldog]

Centurion probably doin a lot of undercover work for the cause !!!!!

[sjt]

Thank you central and south for standing up for something that is so important to so many people. Tomorrow, I'll email both clubs to pass on my thanks and join the central 200 club. Next year I'll buy a south membership and plan to utilise the bar/lunch facilities before the game. Thank you for showing integrity (and common sense) when others couldn't.
We love the club and would have found it very difficult to not attend next year and support the team.
To the crows, you disgust me. You demonstrate so much of what is going wrong with some aspects of society.
To the other clubs, I just don't understand, inexplicable. I hope members vote each and everyone of you out.