the SANFL had held to their initial commitment and not looked at the AFL Reserves until after the licences and Adelaide Oval deals were sorted.
With Sando & Trigg gone there is no one really left at the Crows that would be now driving the reserves issue.
Port only moved to a reserves model because the Crows did.
I can't see the eggs now being un-scambled but it makes you think what if the SANFL had stood up to the Crows virtually bullying for at least 12 months.