by mighty_tiger_79 » Tue Mar 25, 2014 12:28 pm
by The Sleeping Giant » Tue Mar 25, 2014 12:30 pm
by MightyEagles » Tue Mar 25, 2014 12:33 pm
mighty_tiger_79 wrote:I think the issue really needs to be is why is there not an AFL Reserves competition. Other sports with significant less income and media coverage are able to have reserve comps. I thought the AFL was the biggest sport in Australia??? perhaps not
by JK » Tue Mar 25, 2014 12:49 pm
MightyEagles wrote:mighty_tiger_79 wrote:I think the issue really needs to be is why is there not an AFL Reserves competition. Other sports with significant less income and media coverage are able to have reserve comps. I thought the AFL was the biggest sport in Australia??? perhaps not
I agree, even EPL teams have reserves teams.
by areaman » Tue Mar 25, 2014 1:14 pm
Wedgie wrote:Yeah ideally no bye and a lot more rounds than 18 though, but 18 does have its merits with it being the fairest draw since I was born possibly ever.
by daysofourlives » Tue Mar 25, 2014 1:16 pm
by cracka » Tue Mar 25, 2014 1:56 pm
daysofourlives wrote:Are the two AFL clubs top up players included in their AFL salary cap?
If not why not? They are an essential part of the AFL clubs development
by Wedgie » Tue Mar 25, 2014 2:13 pm
areaman wrote:Wedgie wrote:Yeah ideally no bye and a lot more rounds than 18 though, but 18 does have its merits with it being the fairest draw since I was born possibly ever.
The excitement over the end of the bye has me baffled.
I can't work out how having a few split rounds is any different to having a bye due to uneven numbers.
It's still a few weekends without footy just for a different reason.
I'd love someone to enlighten me why a weekend off for a split round is superior to a weekend off due to an uneven number of teams.
Armchair expert wrote:Such a great club are Geelong
by whufc » Tue Mar 25, 2014 2:58 pm
Wedgie wrote:whufc wrote:Wedgie wrote:UK Fan wrote:This is exactly what Trigg and Olsen want you to do!!!! They are banking on you being mindless sheep like crows fans.
You know what?
I don't care what Trigg and Olden think, I'm sure they don't care what I think.
If I did and stayed away I'd be a sheep then.
Move on mate, your stance and a couple of others in the minority has gone from admirable to very boring.
Only sheep I've seen at SANFL games are those who go from end to end but they've been missing for a while, I always looked for a shepherd at the back at they bleated away.
Oops small fat fingers on phone didnt mean to like that post, the opposite in fact.
Geez UkFan how dare u not bend over and take it up the ass quietly after you failed to shrug of big bad bubby.
It's great to see someone stick by their word and stand for something they care about.
It's far to common to see in our current society people kick up a fuss about something and then when they lose the battle they just roll over accept it and let the big guys win without a fight.
Wedgie what would have happened to North Adelaide if you didn't keep up the fight for their survival and just accepted the big guys decision
Why do you continue to judge others?
I like to spend time with my mates, you prefer to make a point than spend time with mates or don't have them. Fair enough.
I don't care what you think just like you don't care about what Olsen and Trigg think.
I'm not aware of any "big guy" that made a decision to get rid of North Adelaide. Please explain.
Truth be told even though I jumped on your wagon last year if you went back over SAFooty you'd see I actually suggested the Crows reserves should be in the SANFL for years, byes are unnatural, I agree with anything to get rid of them and anything to stop AFL players going up and down from my club disrupting it. Getting to watch North at Prospect and abuse Crows supporters at the same time, a true football fan's delight and utopia.
I had much more issues with 2 clubs merging than the latest setup which solves a bit of the mess the merger created, ie byes.
by topsywaldron » Tue Mar 25, 2014 3:11 pm
o five wrote:If the Cows and Puffs were to be kicked out of the SANFL next year or the year after, do people think the SANFL would flourish again or gradually fade away into a 500 to 1000 person attended compition?(
by whufc » Tue Mar 25, 2014 3:27 pm
topsywaldron wrote:o five wrote:If the Cows and Puffs were to be kicked out of the SANFL next year or the year after, do people think the SANFL would flourish again or gradually fade away into a 500 to 1000 person attended compition?(
It would depend on whether the League and the club's directors had the courage to realise the SANFL is never going to be the AFL-lite and focused on being the community based competition it actually is. Or, as of six months ago, was.
A mate of mine whose kids go Norwood Primary swears that not once have the club ever sent a flier, leaflet, player, free tickets or indeed any kind of communication to the school in the last five years. The school is about forty metres from the centre circle of Norwood Oval.
There's your problem IMHO.
by Ecky » Tue Mar 25, 2014 3:29 pm
MightyEagles wrote:mighty_tiger_79 wrote:I think the issue really needs to be is why is there not an AFL Reserves competition. Other sports with significant less income and media coverage are able to have reserve comps. I thought the AFL was the biggest sport in Australia??? perhaps not
I agree, even EPL teams have reserves teams.
John Olsen, June 2012 wrote:"Reserves teams in the SANFL for the two AFL clubs is not negotiable.
We will not compromise the SANFL competition (with AFL reserves teams)."
by Apachebulldog » Tue Mar 25, 2014 4:38 pm
by RB » Tue Mar 25, 2014 4:45 pm
o five wrote:I voted NO, but feel now we are stuck with it. Like it or not.
by Apachebulldog » Tue Mar 25, 2014 4:53 pm
by johntheclaret » Tue Mar 25, 2014 7:29 pm
by whufc » Tue Mar 25, 2014 7:44 pm
johntheclaret wrote:Bit unfair to keep referring to supporters with a different viewpoint to you as sheep. It's derogatory and suggests anyone who doesn't agree with you should be insulted. And you deride Trigg's tactics, what's the difference?
Here's some observations though.
How many clubs have had an AGM since they voted for AFL Reserves into the SANFL?
How many of those board members have been voted off because of their decision to vote Yes to the AFL Reserves?
I know at North the only board member to vote no to the AFL Reserves was not re-elected?
The Crows are paying $50k per club. How many memberships does that equate to?
Sponsorship is paying for CH7. How much did ABC2 cost the clubs last year.
How much additional ground advertising will the clubs get as a result of CH7
If you think by not attending you are going to make a difference well......
Every member had a chance to make their stand at every AGM.
Talking about getting rid of the bye, I could suggest that leaving the SANFL as it was would have gotten rid of the bye alright. But not just by losing Port. I think you might have added Sturt, West and possibly Glenelg to that list.
Still a 6 club comp would get rid of the bye and what's sacraficing a couple of SANFL clubs if it means winning the No AFL Reserves argument
by Jim05 » Tue Mar 25, 2014 7:54 pm
johntheclaret wrote:Bit unfair to keep referring to supporters with a different viewpoint to you as sheep. It's derogatory and suggests anyone who doesn't agree with you should be insulted. And you deride Trigg's tactics, what's the difference?
Here's some observations though.
How many clubs have had an AGM since they voted for AFL Reserves into the SANFL?
How many of those board members have been voted off because of their decision to vote Yes to the AFL Reserves?
I know at North the only board member to vote no to the AFL Reserves was not re-elected?
The Crows are paying $50k per club. How many memberships does that equate to?
Sponsorship is paying for CH7. How much did ABC2 cost the clubs last year.
How much additional ground advertising will the clubs get as a result of CH7
If you think by not attending you are going to make a difference well......
Every member had a chance to make their stand at every AGM.
Talking about getting rid of the bye, I could suggest that leaving the SANFL as it was would have gotten rid of the bye alright. But not just by losing Port. I think you might have added Sturt, West and possibly Glenelg to that list.
Still a 6 club comp would get rid of the bye and what's sacraficing a couple of SANFL clubs if it means winning the No AFL Reserves argument
by The Sleeping Giant » Tue Mar 25, 2014 8:27 pm
johntheclaret wrote:If you think by not attending you are going to make a difference well......
Every member had a chance to make their stand at every AGM.
by UK Fan » Tue Mar 25, 2014 11:20 pm
johntheclaret wrote:Bit unfair to keep referring to supporters with a different viewpoint to you as sheep. It's derogatory and suggests anyone who doesn't agree with you should be insulted. And you deride Trigg's tactics, what's the difference?
Here's some observations though.
How many clubs have had an AGM since they voted for AFL Reserves into the SANFL?
How many of those board members have been voted off because of their decision to vote Yes to the AFL Reserves?
If you think by not attending you are going to make a difference well......
Every member had a chance to make their stand at every AGM.
fester69 wrote: I'm full of "pish and wind" !!You can call me weak !!
MW wrote: Well call me a special asshole!.
Booney wrote: I'm a happy clapper **** stick.
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