The never ending No AFL in the SANFL whinge thread

[wild dog]

You know the whole thing is a joke when Phil Walsh has the 'State League' coach pull certain players from the field because he wanted them as emergencies for the AFL team.

IMO that is making a mockery of the integrity of the SANFL competition (and it really can't afford to lose what little integrity it has left).

The AFL keeps tooting their own horn about what they do for grass roots football with things like Auskick. But the reality is that what they are doing is nothing more than securing the future of their own competition with little care for what happens to the various state based leagues such as the SANFL, WAFL and the VFL.

That used to happen before though. Nothing different in that regard.

What used to happen before.

[wild dog]

So a club that was against the changes from the start. Move along, nothing to see here.

Thats right a club suffering from a severe drop in home numbers directly attributed to the reserves issue. It's an issue in motion so there is plenty to see.

[johntheclaret]

So a club that was against the changes from the start. Move along, nothing to see here.

Thats right a club suffering from a severe drop in home numbers directly attributed to the reserves issue. It's an issue in motion so there is plenty to see.

Playing devils advocate here but, why would Centrals' numbers be down as they voted no?

[Fluffbag]

I don't know how much money the SANFL got in the Adelaide Oval deal, but if the other clubs don't want crows and port then the money that the SANFL get from a stadium they don't manage or licenses they don't control would also need to be reviewed. Also if the two teams go then seven's TV deal will probably get reviewed as well.

I would love to go back to the 80s and have 3 state leagues and 40,000 people supporting the local teams but it not going to happen as money control sports these days.

I was thinking about the future of the local league and I think it may become an under 18 competition for potential players for the draft and there will be an AFL reserve competition

I don't like it myself but once you open Pandora's box it is very hard to go back and the sad fact is the generation under 20 years probably couldn't care less about the SANFL.

Who is going to go to the games or keep this site going when we die?

[tipper]

I don't know how much money the SANFL got in the Adelaide Oval deal, but if the other clubs don't want crows and port then the money that the SANFL get from a stadium they don't manage or licenses they don't control would also need to be reviewed. Also if the two teams go then seven's TV deal will probably get reviewed as well.

I would love to go back to the 80s and have 3 state leagues and 40,000 people supporting the local teams but it not going to happen as money control sports these days.

I was thinking about the future of the local league and I think it may become an under 18 competition for potential players for the draft and there will be an AFL reserve competition

I don't like it myself but once you open Pandora's box it is very hard to go back and the sad fact is the generation under 20 years probably couldn't care less about the SANFL.

Who is going to go to the games or keep this site going when we die?

Bullshit, the sanfl control a portion of the stadium management authority. They held a contract for all afl games in adelaide to be played at footy park. The sanfl are the custodians of aussie rules in this state. The pay off for them to agree to allow games to be moved to adelaide oval was seats and a funancial interest in the stadium management authority board room. That doesnt change if the reserves sides are no longer in the sanfl, and the $50k per team the crows play would be easily covered by people returning to watch (if its not too late) and by the season being longer.

Its a ******* joke that we gained a team but shortened the season. Kick the reserves teams out and we play 21 games instead of 18. Clubs get even more home games, the grand final is returned to its rightful place in october, everyone is happy, apart from the afl fanbois who i couldnt care less about..... i dont see any downside when it is looked at from the sanfl perspective

[sjt]

If they don't kick them out, their games shouldn't count for premiership points (and they can't play finals).

[tipper]

So a club that was against the changes from the start. Move along, nothing to see here.

Thats right a club suffering from a severe drop in home numbers directly attributed to the reserves issue. It's an issue in motion so there is plenty to see.

Playing devils advocate here but, why would Centrals' numbers be down as they voted no?

They have even more reason to be dissatisfied with the arrangement in my mind. Their club did the right thing, then got bent over anyway. They are less willing participants in this than others

Our club grabbed its ankles and told the afl to see how far they could get it in willingly, and then started backing up.

[JK]

I would love to go back to the 80s and have 3 state leagues and 40,000 people supporting the local teams but it not going to happen as money control sports these days.

Not having a go at you mate, but I hate it when AFL apologists trot out lines thinking SANFL fans believe the glory days can be re-visited, because it's absolute fuggin BS!

Not one single Sanfl fan is under any illusion as to our place in the pecking order, we just want an equal, non-compromised competition. We're more than happy with crowds of 2.5-3k, offset by a few lower and a few blockbusters.

We'll still continue to make AFL players.

What is unreasonable in wanting to be un-interfered with? AFL supporters, the vast majority of whom have zero knowledge and interest when it comes to the Sanfl, continually cast aspersions that just aren't factual to try and support their attitudes of "no other competition in the country matters, we should use them as we see fit"

[Fluffbag]

I don't know how much money the SANFL got in the Adelaide Oval deal, but if the other clubs don't want crows and port then the money that the SANFL get from a stadium they don't manage or licenses they don't control would also need to be reviewed. Also if the two teams go then seven's TV deal will probably get reviewed as well.

I would love to go back to the 80s and have 3 state leagues and 40,000 people supporting the local teams but it not going to happen as money control sports these days.

I was thinking about the future of the local league and I think it may become an under 18 competition for potential players for the draft and there will be an AFL reserve competition

I don't like it myself but once you open Pandora's box it is very hard to go back and the sad fact is the generation under 20 years probably couldn't care less about the SANFL.

Who is going to go to the games or keep this site going when we die?

Bullshit, the sanfl control a portion of the stadium management authority. They held a contract for all afl games in adelaide to be played at footy park. The sanfl are the custodians of aussie rules in this state. The pay off for them to agree to allow games to be moved to adelaide oval was seats and a funancial interest in the stadium management authority board room. That doesnt change if the reserves sides are no longer in the sanfl, and the $50k per team the crows play would be easily covered by people returning to watch (if its not too late) and by the season being longer.

Its a ******* joke that we gained a team but shortened the season. Kick the reserves teams out and we play 21 games instead of 18. Clubs get even more home games, the grand final is returned to its rightful place in october, everyone is happy, apart from the afl fanbois who i couldnt care less about..... i dont see any downside when it is looked at from the sanfl perspective

At some stage, there going to be a need for a review on how the national competition, local leagues, underage competitions will look like in the future and try to get some sort of agreed structure that won't satisfied everyone's needs but will be a workable model.

Just kicking the two teams out of the SANFL may make the small number of people on this forum happy but there is a wider football community that also need to be considered when getting the right model.

[am Bays]

I don't know how much money the SANFL got in the Adelaide Oval deal, but if the other clubs don't want crows and port then the money that the SANFL get from a stadium they don't manage or licenses they don't control would also need to be reviewed. Also if the two teams go then seven's TV deal will probably get reviewed as well.

The SANFL and the clubs don't get money from Adelaide Oval because of the licences and because the AFL is played there, they get the money because the SANFL and the clubs built Footy Park and that is there share of their previous investment in Australian Football in this State.

[mighty_tiger_79]

I don't know how much money the SANFL got in the Adelaide Oval deal, but if the other clubs don't want crows and port then the money that the SANFL get from a stadium they don't manage or licenses they don't control would also need to be reviewed. Also if the two teams go then seven's TV deal will probably get reviewed as well.

I would love to go back to the 80s and have 3 state leagues and 40,000 people supporting the local teams but it not going to happen as money control sports these days.

I was thinking about the future of the local league and I think it may become an under 18 competition for potential players for the draft and there will be an AFL reserve competition

I don't like it myself but once you open Pandora's box it is very hard to go back and the sad fact is the generation under 20 years probably couldn't care less about the SANFL.

Who is going to go to the games or keep this site going when we die?

Bullshit, the sanfl control a portion of the stadium management authority. They held a contract for all afl games in adelaide to be played at footy park. The sanfl are the custodians of aussie rules in this state. The pay off for them to agree to allow games to be moved to adelaide oval was seats and a funancial interest in the stadium management authority board room. That doesnt change if the reserves sides are no longer in the sanfl, and the $50k per team the crows play would be easily covered by people returning to watch (if its not too late) and by the season being longer.

Its a ******* joke that we gained a team but shortened the season. Kick the reserves teams out and we play 21 games instead of 18. Clubs get even more home games, the grand final is returned to its rightful place in october, everyone is happy, apart from the afl fanbois who i couldnt care less about..... i dont see any downside when it is looked at from the sanfl perspective

At some stage, there going to be a need for a review on how the national competition, local leagues, underage competitions will look like in the future and try to get some sort of agreed structure that won't satisfied everyone's needs but will be a workable model.

Just kicking the two teams out of the SANFL may make the small number of people on this forum happy but there is a wider football community that also need to be considered when getting the right model.

on your last sentence, it is clear that the SANFL football community are voting with their lack of attendance to matches.

[topsywaldron]

Just kicking the two teams out of the SANFL may make the small number of people on this forum happy but there is a wider football community that also need to be considered when getting the right model.

How would the two Adelaide sides reserves teams playing in the VFL affect this mythical 'wider football community'?

It's just more typical Crowist nonsense.

[Pseudo]

Just kicking the two teams out of the SANFL may make the small number of people on this forum happy but there is a wider football community that also need to be considered when getting the right model.

Clowns reserves make an even smaller number of people happy, given that two dozen people turn up to their matches - and you have the temerity to speak of benefit to a "wider football community"?

Sheesh...

[tipper]

At some stage, there going to be a need for a review on how the national competition, local leagues, underage competitions will look like in the future and try to get some sort of agreed structure that won't satisfied everyone's needs but will be a workable model.

Just kicking the two teams out of the SANFL may make the small number of people on this forum happy but there is a wider football community that also need to be considered when getting the right model.

on your last sentence, it is clear that the SANFL football community are voting with their lack of attendance to matches.

exactly MT79. crowds are plummeting, memberships seem to be doing the same thing, it seems it is a much wider dissatifaction than just "the small number of people on this forum".... (which is also bullshit, this is the biggest and best footy forum in this state)

"wider football community" reads as "afl fans". footy is about more than afl, a hell of a lot more. but i guess it is a bit hard to see that from the good seats at adelaide oval. the sanfl should not be ****** over to benefit the afl. how about youdetail the benefit to the "wider football community" of keeping the reserves sides in the sanfl. i bet i can counter every point that you try to put forward.

[mighty_tiger_79]

surprisingly since the attendance thread was started a number of the pro-reserves posters have gone MIA.

They must be devastated about the thought of the reserves teams being booted out!

[UK Fan]

Great job Kris Grant.

YIELD TO NONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dont be afraid to contact the club and show Kris your support 8255 2555.

[stan]

There is no benefit of having the reserve teams in the SANFL to the SANFL. The benefit is to the AFL sides that have there list play together each week. This is a business arrangement in which the AFL teams pay a fee for.

So we can put to bed this wider football public argument.

Now where to from here? Thats the issue that needs to be resolved. With attendances down you can start to get the picture that this is well liked even if you have your head underwater. So what to do? Well im not sure really, I certainly wouldn't trust my club with any ideas or to do anything as it has the integrity of Stephen Rowe.

[Mr Beefy]

I reckon attendances would go up by simply not scheduling games on Saturday afternoon. The "wider football community" are playing for or watching local clubs at this time...and not seeing "18 man presses"

[tipper]

Kris Grant wanting to review the conditions too. Perhaps one rule could be mandatory resting of emergency listed players in the last quarter.

or enforce the rule from way back in 2013, emergency listed players werent allowed to play in the SANFL at all, unless the sanfl game was after the afl game and they didnt get the call up. seemed to work fine then.....

[Jim05]

Just get rid of the intruders, make entry fees $10 and promote the league as an AFL alternative and try some differant timeslots or maybe even some double headers. That would bring in more than enough people to cover the costs of the $50k they give.