by Dogsbody » Sun Apr 26, 2015 1:49 pm
by whufc » Sun Apr 26, 2015 2:19 pm
by JK » Sun Apr 26, 2015 2:21 pm
whufc wrote:Why don't we just turn the SANFL into a 9-A-Side lightening carnival then we could get the whole season wrapped up in one weekend so the AFL can do what they like for the other 20 odd weeks
by DOC » Sun Apr 26, 2015 2:27 pm
by Jim05 » Sun Apr 26, 2015 2:36 pm
by Killa » Sun Apr 26, 2015 3:23 pm
by SANFLnut » Wed Apr 29, 2015 4:19 pm
by Punchy Bassett » Fri May 01, 2015 1:30 pm
by bennymacca » Fri May 01, 2015 5:48 pm
by whufc » Fri May 01, 2015 6:08 pm
bennymacca wrote:so this doesnt sound exciting? to be potentially crowned the champions of australia?
I always thought this was a good idea, and may get better traction than a midweek cup type system.
they have to get buyin from the states though. It cant be like the foxtel cup where teams didnt want to participate
by mighty_tiger_79 » Fri May 01, 2015 6:42 pm
by PhilH » Sat May 02, 2015 12:01 am
by bennymacca » Sat May 02, 2015 12:35 am
PhilH wrote:An earlier season might be a good idea, 2015 started too late for mine, some clubs playing first game April 11. Start around March 20 & play some matches in the weekend break between NAB Cup & AFL to get crowds when the weather is better.
We have already lost the October GF, if it is to be before the AFL GF don't really care when.
Clubs have already gone from a 20 game minor round to 18 so adding 2 championship of australia games at the end is the same workload as previous.
Surely could only be the 4 champions of SANFL, WAFL, VFL & NEAFL (NEAFL can play tas if they wants a qualifier).
Making it 8 would mean 3 games and we are back down the Foxtel Cup road.
Problem is the turnaround from SANFL GF to CoA semi a week later. How do you celebrate the SANFL flag with a game on in 6 days?
But don't make it the MCG....
by johntheclaret » Sat May 02, 2015 2:51 am
by Pseudo » Sat May 02, 2015 10:15 am
by daysofourlives » Sat May 02, 2015 10:18 am
johntheclaret wrote:How can you call it Champions of Australia when any one of the AFL sides would smash the "champs of Aus" by 20 goal. Even half the AFL ressies would give them a game.
Pointless and just a gimmick for the AFL.
How about we kick the ressies out of the SANFL and have an 8 team league where each plays each other 3 times, 1 x Home: 1 x Away: 1 as a Double Header at AO.
24 Games with top 4 in the finals.
Bugger the AFL, play the GF the 1st week October where it belongs and try scheduling some of the early games as carnival games when there's no AFL to compete with.
Maybe SANFL could put their hands in their pockets and try spending some of that $80m on actually promoting their own league teams.
Do some 'bring a friend for free' offers and pay the home club $14 for every free ticket they give out or whatever, but least make some effort to pull in more patrons.
It isn't Rocket Science.
Then we wouldn't need gimmicky end of season crap that means nothing to anyone.
by whufc » Sat May 02, 2015 11:38 am
johntheclaret wrote:How can you call it Champions of Australia when any one of the AFL sides would smash the "champs of Aus" by 20 goal. Even half the AFL ressies would give them a game.
Pointless and just a gimmick for the AFL.
How about we kick the ressies out of the SANFL and have an 8 team league where each plays each other 3 times, 1 x Home: 1 x Away: 1 as a Double Header at AO.
24 Games with top 4 in the finals.
Bugger the AFL, play the GF the 1st week October where it belongs and try scheduling some of the early games as carnival games when there's no AFL to compete with.
Maybe SANFL could put their hands in their pockets and try spending some of that $80m on actually promoting their own league teams.
Do some 'bring a friend for free' offers and pay the home club $14 for every free ticket they give out or whatever, but least make some effort to pull in more patrons.
It isn't Rocket Science.
Then we wouldn't need gimmicky end of season crap that means nothing to anyone.
by whufc » Sat May 02, 2015 11:40 am
bennymacca wrote:so this doesnt sound exciting? to be potentially crowned the champions of australia?
I always thought this was a good idea, and may get better traction than a midweek cup type system.
they have to get buyin from the states though. It cant be like the foxtel cup where teams didnt want to participate
by RB » Sat May 02, 2015 11:59 am
whufc wrote:johntheclaret wrote:How can you call it Champions of Australia when any one of the AFL sides would smash the "champs of Aus" by 20 goal. Even half the AFL ressies would give them a game.
Pointless and just a gimmick for the AFL.
How about we kick the ressies out of the SANFL and have an 8 team league where each plays each other 3 times, 1 x Home: 1 x Away: 1 as a Double Header at AO.
24 Games with top 4 in the finals.
Bugger the AFL, play the GF the 1st week October where it belongs and try scheduling some of the early games as carnival games when there's no AFL to compete with.
Maybe SANFL could put their hands in their pockets and try spending some of that $80m on actually promoting their own league teams.
Do some 'bring a friend for free' offers and pay the home club $14 for every free ticket they give out or whatever, but least make some effort to pull in more patrons.
It isn't Rocket Science.
Then we wouldn't need gimmicky end of season crap that means nothing to anyone.
Maybe safooty could fund JTC move to SA and quest to the head honcho at the SANFL
by bennymacca » Sat May 02, 2015 12:44 pm
whufc wrote:bennymacca wrote:so this doesnt sound exciting? to be potentially crowned the champions of australia?
I always thought this was a good idea, and may get better traction than a midweek cup type system.
they have to get buyin from the states though. It cant be like the foxtel cup where teams didnt want to participate
Do u believe there should be allowed to be leagues that are independent to the AFL or potentially an alternative to the AFL
It makes me laugh how afl first people believe that every league below it needs to be controlled and influenced by the AFL
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