Phantom Gossiper wrote:If the AFL created a reserves comp, and Adelaide & Port obviously joined, then what would the SANFL do to deal with the loss of two sides?
Cant go and re-instate the Magpies, and an 8 team comp is fairly ordinary..
I could handle an 8 team SANFL comp.
The way I would structure it would be
-promoted as grass roots footy
-AFL rule changes would be looked at but not automatically adopted in the SANFL
-would probably lose channel 7 coverage but go for ABC coverage again, if not would look at using a high quality free live internet stream for games
-continue to promote through local radio stations such as 5rph, life fm, and would look for big coverage through the messenger group
-season would be played over 21 games each team playing 10 home, 10 away, 1 neutral
-as much as some people don't like them I think Sunday afternoon would become a key timeslot to avoid amateur/country football, netball etc
-the neutral game would be the season opener at AO which would be a quadruple header, 4 games 1 day FREE ENTRY for everyone, as big a crowds as possible with each clubs selling memberships on the day at special rates etc etc, in an essence a kind of carnival of grass roots football day.
-4 teams play finals.
-finals played at highest ranked sides home ground except for GF which would be at AO
That's just a quick thought anyway.