SA Footy

whufc wrote:

RustyCage wrote:No player who wants to be the best footballer they can be would chose to play at an SANFL club over an AFL club.

That's my point

It crap that now SANFL clubs lose promising young guns to rival clubs (Ravens and power reserves) and there is simply nothing in the world they can do to keep them

This is completely different to when u lose a player to a Victorian or wa club etc

whufc wrote:

RustyCage wrote:No player who wants to be the best footballer they can be would chose to play at an SANFL club over an AFL club.

That's my point

It crap that now SANFL clubs lose promising young guns to rival clubs (Ravens and power reserves) and there is simply nothing in the world they can do to keep them

This is completely different to when u lose a player to a Victorian or wa club etc

JK wrote:

Reddeer wrote:

Grahaml wrote:The AFL sides would simply refuse to agree to that. If the SANFL can't bring themselves to kick them out then they won't bring themselves to introduce conditions that would have the same effect.

That is the problem they haven't the guts to do anything to protect OUR competition

Don't think there's much they can do. Last I heard any agreements in place would require the AFL clubs to accept any changes that would remove them from the competition and obviously that's not going to happen. How accurate I'm not sure.

stan wrote:

whufc wrote:

RustyCage wrote:No player who wants to be the best footballer they can be would chose to play at an SANFL club over an AFL club.

That's my point

It crap that now SANFL clubs lose promising young guns to rival clubs (Ravens and power reserves) and there is simply nothing in the world they can do to keep them

This is completely different to when u lose a player to a Victorian or wa club etc

It will be a bit odd now with the current setup. Almost better losing a young player interstate than having to watch them play against you.

stan wrote:

whufc wrote:

RustyCage wrote:No player who wants to be the best footballer they can be would chose to play at an SANFL club over an AFL club.

That's my point

It crap that now SANFL clubs lose promising young guns to rival clubs (Ravens and power reserves) and there is simply nothing in the world they can do to keep them

This is completely different to when u lose a player to a Victorian or wa club etc

It will be a bit odd now with the current setup. Almost better losing a young player interstate than having to watch them play against you.

Booney wrote:http://www.sen.com.au/news/12-15/return-to-afl-reserves-being-considered#4CTdfoK0FFBivmRE.97

Williamstown VFL President Trevor Monti has slammed any plan for a stand alone AFL reserves league as part of a revamp of the game's second tier competition.

Former league commissioner Bill Kelty has just completed a review of the pathways into the AFL and has confirmed a return to a reserves league is one of several options that will be considered by the AFL Commission.

"That suggestion will be a disaster for Victorian football, a disaster for standalone clubs...I can tell you no standalone club has been consulted nor has AFL Victoria been consulted about it," Monti has told SEN radio.

A number of AFL clubs have their own VFL teams, but others are aligned to VFL affiliates, such as Hawthorn's relationship with Box Hill.

"I know there's one or two selfish coaches within the AFL that are driving the AFL reserves competition, but that will be to the disadvantage of Victorian football in a very, very substantial way,"

Williamstown won the VFL premiership in 2015 when it defeated Box Hill, however Monti believes relegation to a third tier competition would almost kill his club.

"We've been around for 151 years playing in a second tier competition, and we're now going to be relegated to a third tier competition. We've got large sponsors that contribute major sponsorships that will all fall away.

"We have six full time administrative staff, we've just appointed a coach for two years on a substantial salary. If we're relegated to a third tier competition beyond 2017, we're left high and dry in no mans land...going nowhere. "


Read more at http://www.sen.com.au/news/12-15/return ... wQjjj4Q.99

Suri wrote:

Booney wrote:http://www.sen.com.au/news/12-15/return-to-afl-reserves-being-considered#4CTdfoK0FFBivmRE.97

Williamstown VFL President Trevor Monti has slammed any plan for a stand alone AFL reserves league as part of a revamp of the game's second tier competition.

Former league commissioner Bill Kelty has just completed a review of the pathways into the AFL and has confirmed a return to a reserves league is one of several options that will be considered by the AFL Commission.

"That suggestion will be a disaster for Victorian football, a disaster for standalone clubs...I can tell you no standalone club has been consulted nor has AFL Victoria been consulted about it," Monti has told SEN radio.

A number of AFL clubs have their own VFL teams, but others are aligned to VFL affiliates, such as Hawthorn's relationship with Box Hill.

"I know there's one or two selfish coaches within the AFL that are driving the AFL reserves competition, but that will be to the disadvantage of Victorian football in a very, very substantial way,"

Williamstown won the VFL premiership in 2015 when it defeated Box Hill, however Monti believes relegation to a third tier competition would almost kill his club.

"We've been around for 151 years playing in a second tier competition, and we're now going to be relegated to a third tier competition. We've got large sponsors that contribute major sponsorships that will all fall away.

"We have six full time administrative staff, we've just appointed a coach for two years on a substantial salary. If we're relegated to a third tier competition beyond 2017, we're left high and dry in no mans land...going nowhere. "


Read more at http://www.sen.com.au/news/12-15/return ... wQjjj4Q.99

If they are going to have a Vic AFL reserves comp then they may as well go the whole hog and have a full AFL reserves comp and pull the clubs from the other state leagues in. I think the SANFL would be able to still manage well if an AFL reserves competition started up. For one, the Crows and Port sides would no longer be involved and that would make it a pure SANFL comp again.

Mr Beefy wrote:

Suri wrote:

Booney wrote:http://www.sen.com.au/news/12-15/return-to-afl-reserves-being-considered#4CTdfoK0FFBivmRE.97

Williamstown VFL President Trevor Monti has slammed any plan for a stand alone AFL reserves league as part of a revamp of the game's second tier competition.

Former league commissioner Bill Kelty has just completed a review of the pathways into the AFL and has confirmed a return to a reserves league is one of several options that will be considered by the AFL Commission.

"That suggestion will be a disaster for Victorian football, a disaster for standalone clubs...I can tell you no standalone club has been consulted nor has AFL Victoria been consulted about it," Monti has told SEN radio.

A number of AFL clubs have their own VFL teams, but others are aligned to VFL affiliates, such as Hawthorn's relationship with Box Hill.

"I know there's one or two selfish coaches within the AFL that are driving the AFL reserves competition, but that will be to the disadvantage of Victorian football in a very, very substantial way,"

Williamstown won the VFL premiership in 2015 when it defeated Box Hill, however Monti believes relegation to a third tier competition would almost kill his club.

"We've been around for 151 years playing in a second tier competition, and we're now going to be relegated to a third tier competition. We've got large sponsors that contribute major sponsorships that will all fall away.

"We have six full time administrative staff, we've just appointed a coach for two years on a substantial salary. If we're relegated to a third tier competition beyond 2017, we're left high and dry in no mans land...going nowhere. "


Read more at http://www.sen.com.au/news/12-15/return ... wQjjj4Q.99

If they are going to have a Vic AFL reserves comp then they may as well go the whole hog and have a full AFL reserves comp and pull the clubs from the other state leagues in. I think the SANFL would be able to still manage well if an AFL reserves competition started up. For one, the Crows and Port sides would no longer be involved and that would make it a pure SANFL comp again.

Where does it say a Vic AFL reserves comp, I read an AFL reserves comp.

RustyCage wrote:No player who wants to be the best footballer they can be would chose to play at an SANFL club over an AFL club.

johntheclaret wrote:I'd just like to wish everyone in the No AFL whinge thread a very Happy Christmas and a Whingeful New Year, except for the two AFL reserve sides who can go and **** off.
Keep the faith.

Magellan wrote:

johntheclaret wrote:I'd just like to wish everyone in the No AFL whinge thread a very Happy Christmas and a Whingeful New Year, except for the two AFL reserve sides who can go and **** off.
Keep the faith.

Yep, a very happy and whingey Festivus to all.

All we need is the pole in the middle of the room, since we've already had 200-plus pages of "the airing of greivances'.

Jim05 wrote:

Magellan wrote:

johntheclaret wrote:I'd just like to wish everyone in the No AFL whinge thread a very Happy Christmas and a Whingeful New Year, except for the two AFL reserve sides who can go and **** off.
Keep the faith.

Yep, a very happy and whingey Festivus to all.

All we need is the pole in the middle of the room, since we've already had 200-plus pages of "the airing of greivances'.

Time for the feats of strength then

Magellan wrote:

Jim05 wrote:

Magellan wrote:

johntheclaret wrote:I'd just like to wish everyone in the No AFL whinge thread a very Happy Christmas and a Whingeful New Year, except for the two AFL reserve sides who can go and **** off.
Keep the faith.

Yep, a very happy and whingey Festivus to all.

All we need is the pole in the middle of the room, since we've already had 200-plus pages of "the airing of greivances'.

Time for the feats of strength then

Done. Another year following North Adelaide.