AFLX

[bennymacca]

I personally think the idea has merit - playing on soccer pitches is a huge positive as it allows them to play anywhere easily.

This will allow the game to be more easily played in summer, where cricket takes up the ovals and soccer pitches lay idle except for A-League, and internationally.

I think it will overtake AFL nines as their premier non-contact and social form of the game, and i can see it taking off in that format.

BUT

I dont see why it needs to be played using AFL teams at this time of year. Its an injury waiting to happen, and they may get a half decent crowd due to curiosity, but that will fade quickly.

[Lightning McQueen]

I personally think the idea has merit - playing on soccer pitches is a huge positive as it allows them to play anywhere easily.

This will allow the game to be more easily played in summer, where cricket takes up the ovals and soccer pitches lay idle except for A-League, and internationally.

I think it will overtake AFL nines as their premier non-contact and social form of the game, and i can see it taking off in that format.

BUT

I dont see why it needs to be played using AFL teams at this time of year. Its an injury waiting to happen, and they may get a half decent crowd due to curiosity, but that will fade quickly.

That's my point, except I'm not sure it will fade but running in tandem with the AFLW will kill off one of the comps.

[Booney]

I dont see why it needs to be played using AFL teams at this time of year. Its an injury waiting to happen, and they may get a half decent crowd due to curiosity, but that will fade quickly.

Yep, let's get these athlete's to play a high intensity version of the game in the pre season before they're match hardened and ready to stop / start / change direction.

Great idea, Gil, great idea.

[Magellan]

I dont see why it needs to be played using AFL teams at this time of year. Its an injury waiting to happen, and they may get a half decent crowd due to curiosity, but that will fade quickly.

Yep, let's get these athlete's to play a high intensity version of the game in the pre season before they're match hardened and ready to stop / start / change direction.

Great idea, Gil, great idea.

It's amazing how inspired one can get whilst quaffing Pimm's at a polo event.

[mots02]

I dont see why it needs to be played using AFL teams at this time of year. Its an injury waiting to happen, and they may get a half decent crowd due to curiosity, but that will fade quickly.

Yep, let's get these athlete's to play a high intensity version of the game in the pre season before they're match hardened and ready to stop / start / change direction.

Great idea, Gil, great idea.

There's a few issues with ALFX but i dont think conditioning of the participants will be one of them. All clubs will have been playing these style of games for months as part of regular training. It will be very low contact so collision injuries should be minimal and players changing direction at speed is part of training all year round.

[bennymacca]

Probably a fair point there

I’ll reserve full judgement until i see the first set of games.

Mates have asked if I wanted to go and I don’t think I’ll bother

[Lightning McQueen]

Probably a fair point there

I’ll reserve full judgement until i see the first set of games.

Mates have asked if I wanted to go and I don’t think I’ll bother

It will be like a healing scab, you wont wanna touch it but you will just to see what happens and because it's there.

[Wedgie]

Tix for the next 24 hours
$10 for adults, kids free.

[Lightning McQueen]

Tix for the next 24 hours
$10 for adults, kids free.

What were they originally?

[Wedgie]

Tix for the next 24 hours
$10 for adults, kids free.

What were they originally?

$15 for adults

[Lightning McQueen]

Tix for the next 24 hours
$10 for adults, kids free.

What were they originally?

$15 for adults

Looking at the draw it seems Adelaide get the raw end of the stick.

Hopefully they drop to $5 tomoz.

[Dutchy]

Hope the Power smash them!

[Lightning McQueen]

Hope the Power smash them!

You guys have the strongest team on paper in your group.

[daysofourlives]

I see CA is now joining the fight against the AFL, expected to announce a full 14 round BBL next year and once games move into February they will take on an AFL style programming look with Friday night diouble headers and Saturday and Sunday games with no mid week games. This should kill off AFLX and AWFL pretty quick or at least force a change of dates. I for one am very happy CA is attempting to take back ownership of the entire summer. Cricket is October to March football is April to September, pi55 off AFL.

[Dutchy]

Robbie Gray has pulled out....FFFS

[Booney]

Robbie Gray has pulled out....FFFS

Too early to roll out the Rolls Royce.

[Jim05]

You know it’s a Mickey Mouse concept when Jack Watts is named as skipper

[Wedgie]

Crows and Power supporters here outside the gate already!
Gates open in an hour, first game in 2 hours.

[Wedgie]

Lots of sideshow acts, dancers, hula hoops, stilts, amps, etc rocking up. Haven't seen anything related to footy here yet.

Scratch that, just saw a heap of blow up footys next to a garden style bar behind the southern stand.

[carey]

As with AFLW I have zero interest in this at all.