by Ian » Wed Feb 18, 2015 5:37 am
Jim05 wrote:Squawk wrote:Jim05 wrote:Can definately see everyones point. When the use of top up players was first mooted by the AFL, Essendon put in a submission to use local players and VFL reserves players. For some reason the AFL knocked it on the head and decided that all top up players must be from a state league club and have been on an AFL list in the last two years, this narrows the pool significantly.
I still dont understand why the other players refuse to play, its not as if everyone doesnt know who the ones with infraction notices are, been public knowledge for some time
Clearly the AFL wants to preserve some sort of capability integrity - they don't want lowly teams smashing them by 20 goals or no one will turn up or watch it on TV either! Too many angry stakeholders......
Its practice matches!
Not even playing for a Cup anymore, just a series of glorified trial games. Most teams rest 3/4 of their players anyway and play kids
I wish you'd stop sticking up for Essendon Jim,
I've upset a few of their VIC supporters giving them a serve, I get the players want the chance to play at a higher level but at least have the courtesy to contact the club/s that will be effected.
As for the AFL, if they'd handled things better from the start this would be all over and done with by now and everyone would know where they're at, although I'm a Bombers supporter I'm pretty pissed off with them atm, I've only watched a hand full of games in the past 2 years, this isn't giving me any reason to get more excited in 2015
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