am Bays wrote:On the contrary I think the ramifications of COVID-19 makes them more likely to stay
36 player lists means they'll just (be allowed to) recruit another 20 players and pay them the minuscule top up wage to be on their State league list instead of the current Rookie wage under the AFL players agreement.
With the AFL and it's clubs cutting back costs in the new post COVID-19 world I've got more chance of seeing snow in Darwin in the next 10 years than an AFL reserves competition….
https://www.sen.com.au/news/2020/03/26/blues-part-ways-with-vfl-coach-josh-fraser/
Carlton have ditched the Bullants to cut costs. Equation is simple, let the state league carry the full costs and the AFL teams can just pilfer when they want.