Bounce of the ball wrote:Grand Final Sunday Sept 21 . Disappointing and a bad result I would imagine for the clubs involved.
Not just for the clubs involved, but for the League as a whole...
Promotional aspects will now be caught up in the AFL Prelim hype and even more so locally if the Power or Crows happen to be in it...
Not being the last stand alone Grand Final to be played in Australia, post AFL GF, is now pretty disappointing, for sure...
This was one of my big concerns when this whole issue got momentum.
One of the big selling points the Eagles sold to their members was that the SANFL would risk losing media interest if the AFL teams played their reserves teams elsewhere.
So now we have a GF that will be near impossible to market when the AFL is still in full swing.
It is sickening seeing the Advertiser trying to hype up the round 1 game between Norwood and the port power reserves. Can norwood beat their old enemy now its full of power reserves talent they say Clearly they are giving the SANFL some attention as they see money in it. It alsmost sounds like some sort of exhibitiion game however...the best of the SANFL versus the port power reserves. This is an insult to the port v norwood rivalry to try and pass it off between a battle of traditional rivals. There is no way in gods green earth I will be attending. The SANFL directors have failed South Australian football fans miserably!
passionatelegsfan wrote:It is sickening seeing the Advertiser trying to hype up the round 1 game between Norwood and the port power reserves. Can norwood beat their old enemy now its full of power reserves talent they say Clearly they are giving the SANFL some attention as they see money in it. It alsmost sounds like some sort of exhibitiion game however...the best of the SANFL versus the port power reserves. This is an insult to the port v norwood rivalry to try and pass it off between a battle of traditional rivals. There is no way in gods green earth I will be attending. The SANFL directors have failed South Australian football fans miserably!
They'll have a tradition of 0 games against each other. Impressive.
Armchair expert wrote:Such a great club are Geelong
Ok, I will play devil's advocate here. Is anyone taking the positive view that this coming season will be the first time Glenelg, Central, North, West, South, Sturt, Eagles, and Norwood will play each other without AFL listed players since 1991? It is club versus club back to its purest form. Be kind.
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PatowalongaPirate wrote:Ok, I will play devil's advocate here. Is anyone taking the positive view that this coming season will be the first time Glenelg, Central, North, West, South, Sturt, Eagles, and Norwood will play each other without AFL listed players since 1991? It is club versus club back to its purest form. Be kind.
Albeit in a compromised competition.
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PatowalongaPirate wrote:Ok, I will play devil's advocate here. Is anyone taking the positive view that this coming season will be the first time Glenelg, Central, North, West, South, Sturt, Eagles, and Norwood will play each other without AFL listed players since 1991? It is club versus club back to its purest form. Be kind.
That is exactly the view I am taking. Just a shame that the action has to be split up by 4 meaningless bye weeks.