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AFL History to be rewritten?

Postby RustyCage » Fri Jun 20, 2014 11:04 pm

http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/history-of-the-afl-could-be-turned-on-its-head-20140620-zsglu.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

The history of Australian football will soon be turned on its head if a series of recommendations to the AFL Commission is accepted - recommendations that will rewrite the official birth date of the Australian Football League.
Fairfax Media understands a working party chaired by commission chairman Mike Fitzpatrick has accepted that the origins of the AFL competition should be backdated about a quarter of a century, from 1897 to as early as 1870 - the year Melbourne won the first recorded premiership.
In a move that would lift Carlton to the top of the premiership table on 22, ahead of Essendon on 20, the AFL is also expected to redefine the origins of the expanded national competition. Fitzroy would gain an extra flag, as would Collingwood, with the Magpies moving to 16.


Although the VFL was officially renamed the AFL in 1990, history in future is expected to record that the Australian Football League truly began in 1987 - the year the Brisbane Bears and West Coast joined the competition.


Under the working party's proposal, premierships will fall under various categories. For example, Melbourne, should the competition's starting point be dated back to 1870, will increase its premiership tally from 12 to 15 but will boast no AFL flags, rather 12 VFL flags and a further three from the previous era.
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Re: AFL History to be rewritten?

Postby gadj1976 » Sat Jun 21, 2014 8:41 am

There must be no other issues in the game if they're worried about stuff like this.
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Re: AFL History to be rewritten?

Postby Dogwatcher » Mon Jun 23, 2014 8:59 am

Amazed there hasn't been a greater response to this.
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Re: AFL History to be rewritten?

Postby Mr Beefy » Mon Jun 23, 2014 9:04 am

The cats will get credited with another 7 flags!
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Re: AFL History to be rewritten?

Postby mighty_tiger_79 » Mon Jun 23, 2014 9:15 am

Dogwatcher wrote:Amazed there hasn't been a greater response to this.


Noone cares about this rubbish.
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Re: AFL History to be rewritten?

Postby gossipgirl » Mon Jun 23, 2014 9:39 am

Victorians have been rewriting history for years so no real surprise
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Re: AFL History to be rewritten?

Postby FlyingHigh » Mon Jun 23, 2014 10:36 am

Thought this might belong in the What Are You Reading topic.
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Re: AFL History to be rewritten?

Postby Jim05 » Mon Jun 23, 2014 10:56 am

Any coincidence Fitzpatrick is a former Carlton man?
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Re: AFL History to be rewritten?

Postby smac » Mon Jun 23, 2014 2:16 pm

Thought they'd be more concerned about fixing the present than the past.
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