bennymacca wrote:Jim05 wrote:How about giving them the same concessions West Coast, Freo, Crows and Port got. Those clubs would have had plenty more flags by now with those rules.
The AFL went too far with the concessions as they needed these clubs to be competitive in the shortest period possible.
It was always going to take 4-5 years but with the young talent they have been gifted they are both poised to have long periods of dominance which flies in the face of the AFL's other rules of evening out the comp
those clubs were very different because they came from football states, where they could build a team that would be instantly competitive from mostly state league players, which is what happened with all of the WA and SA clubs.
GC and GWS are very different than that as they dont have that existing base, they are looking to build that base through the presence of a team. Hence why they needed different rules.
and similar to the SANFL discussion, all of the clubs agreed on the draft concessions given to the new teams...
Dont agree Benny, they have been offered far too much concessions in my view.
The AFL is so hell bent on blowing millions in areas that dont give a crap about footy whilst ignoring the heartland of football.
I understand there is no money in playing footy at NT or Tassie but these areas deserve sides long before the GC or another Sydney side.
They are pumping millions into areas that will never attract a crowd, if all the AFL are worried about is having 9 games a week on TV then a Tassie and NT side is a better choice. We have seen how the NE states treat footy, the Lions won 3 flags in a row and and less than 10 years later are broke and attract 10 cats and a dog each week whilst in Sydney their crowds are ordinary even when they are winning.
Im sorry I just dont get why Demetriou was so hell bent on blowing so much money on those 2 clubs