by therisingblues » Thu Feb 09, 2017 12:47 pm
Ian wrote:The other State Leagues died earlier than the SANFL, Cows and Powa ressies was the final nail here
Spot on Ian.
The SANFL and its clubs were resistant to the idea and held out longer than the other leagues, hence were relatively healthy before their introduction. When the idea was first mooted for the SANFL, many pointed to the experiences suffered by those exact same leagues, warning the same consequences would be experienced here. Roundly we were offered promises that never materialised, and to stop moaning about something that hasn't happened yet, give it a go, what could go wrong etc. Now that we are suffering those consequences, it is incomprehensible that we are now being told to "move on", "stop moaning" etc.
Basically, the AFL sides now have what they want, so stuff the rest of us, because they are alright.
I'm gonna sit back, crack the top off a Pale Ale, and watch the Double Blues prevail
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