Round 18: the other games. So, how good are we?

[MattW]

My brain may be happy for a 1 point win - not sure about my blood pressure

+1

[The Big Cat]

It gave me a lot of joy to see deflated Hawks' players.

Clarkson whinging about umpires again.

[Sandridge]

Clarkson whinging about umpires again.

Interesting. They won the free kick count 22 - 15.

[Mark26]

Clarkson whinging about umpires again.

Maybe it's time for Clarko to have another coffee?

[barry]

You see how little value teams like norf are to the comp. They spent years trying to build a fan base on the Gold Coast, and today playing a big club that goes there 1 every 2 years or so, that big club draws far bigger crowd.

Its not a even 18 clubs contributing, it's 5 or 6 with all the value, and the rest very minor players.

[Matty10]

Its not a even 18 clubs contributing, it's 5 or 6 with all the value, and the rest very minor players.

Is that really any different to any other competition?

[Blood Fever]

You see how little value teams like norf are to the comp. They spent years trying to build a fan base on the Gold Coast, and today playing a big club that goes there 1 every 2 years or so, that big club draws far bigger crowd.

Its not a even 18 clubs contributing, it's 5 or 6 with all the value, and the rest very minor players.

Like us in the early 90s?

[TheBloods]

Mckay from carlton is a joke

Worst coleman leader of all time

[Agent 86]

Mckay from carlton is a joke

Worst coleman leader of all time

Not since Tom Papley have I ever seen a…

[barry]

Is that really any different to any other competition?

No, and other competitions have ways of purging those teams which arent adding value.
In european soccer, its a relegation system back to minor leagues.
In US sports, its owners moving teams to more lucrative markets, and going all-in, in the new area.

I cant understand why the AFL doesnt do either of those. The impact to the competition would be at worst minor, and at best (if relocation worked out) a net benefit.
Its all nostalgia for the old VFL comp, that keeps them in. It doesnt make business sense.

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Like us in the early 90s?

Yep, and the AFL actually did something. They committed all-in to the Sydney market, and they have reaped the rewards ever since.

[Bloods05]

No, and other competitions have ways of purging those teams which arent adding value.
In european soccer, its a relegation system back to minor leagues.
In US sports, its owners moving teams to more lucrative markets, and going all-in, in the new area.

I cant understand why the AFL doesnt do either of those. The impact to the competition would be at worst minor, and at best (if relocation worked out) a net benefit.
Its all nostalgia for the old VFL comp, that keeps them in. It doesnt make business sense.

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Yep, and the AFL actually did something. They committed all-in to the Sydney market, and they have reaped the rewards ever since.

Ugly stuff.