I look back upon the trade ban n realised it was the beginning of the end of my love for AFL. The competition reeks of a sports entertainment business to make money for the Melbourne boys club.
I absolutely enjoy following my local Australian rules side now & still have a soft spot for the swans but I have no interest in following a competition that has its main goal is to make money ahead of a fair competition. I still watch Sydney but only occasionally now if it’s on tv and I’ve got nothing on.
Sadly I am starting to see this in other people a lot more. So there’s no surprise the games tv ratings were down last year.
The game desperately needs a separation of powers that the AFL have over the game. Like the ANFC.
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And lastly I have no idea why anyone thinks the media would ask any questions in regards to the trade ban. They have AFL accreditation to hold onto, they lose this and they are basically ostracised from gaining access to the games players, coaches and administrators. Basically your reporting of the game ends.
It’s not a sporting competition, it’s a business to make as much money as possible for the admistraters.
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