The never ending No AFL in the SANFL whinge thread

[Magellan]

I think Grenville is, given the tenor of his other posts and his previously admitted aversion to using emoticons.

[Dogmatic]

In the NEAFL GF today Toby Nankervis and Jeremy Laidler were withdrawn as possible replacements for Tippett and Callum Mills.
Grand finals don't mean much to the AFL listed teams.
GWS won 11:16 to Sydney 11:12.

[vics01]

If the AFL reserve sides were withdrawn to participate in a National reserves comp. Not a cent would come back to local footy.. Throw in Gilligans love child, female footy (elite) which the AFL are throwing millions at.. SANFL and community footy standards would wither away.

A positive of the AFL reserves is those who still have a chance of being drafted after schoolboy footy still get to test themselves against those who are there.

AFL (House) Gilligan and co do not care about anything outside of AFL.. They forget that without strong feeder comps their piggy bank will dry up.

[DoublebluTiger]

Feeder Club for Freo, Peel Thunder, who finished 4th after Minor round pumped West Perth who finished 3rd (and two games clear of Thunder) by 10 goals today in 1st Semi. A tweet on herald sun afl tweet feed would suggest that 17 Freo listed players played.

[am Bays]

What VICS01 said

If you think we're getting shafted now a reserves comp would totally screw us over.

F@$& all media, AFL clubsAFL wanting to run junior development, diminished dividends.

I don't like the current situation but the other alternatives are far worse.

Unfortunately we aren't going back to pre-2014.

[heater31]

Unfortunately we aren't going back to pre-2014.

Which unfortunately is turning out to be the best outcome for all parties.....

[Jim05]

What VICS01 said

If you think we're getting shafted now a reserves comp would totally screw us over.

F@$& all media, AFL clubsAFL wanting to run junior development, diminished dividends.

I don't like the current situation but the other alternatives are far worse.

Unfortunately we aren't going back to pre-2014.

Not true.
There is no worse alternative than a AFL side winning a flag

[Grenville]

I think Grenville is, given the tenor of his other posts and his previously admitted aversion to using emoticons.

The Portuguese explorer doest speaketh the truth.

[RB]

What VICS01 said

If you think we're getting shafted now a reserves comp would totally screw us over.

F@$& all media, AFL clubsAFL wanting to run junior development, diminished dividends.

I don't like the current situation but the other alternatives are far worse.

Unfortunately we aren't going back to pre-2014.

Not possible.

[whufc]

What VICS01 said

If you think we're getting shafted now a reserves comp would totally screw us over.

F@$& all media, AFL clubsAFL wanting to run junior development, diminished dividends.

I don't like the current situation but the other alternatives are far worse.

Unfortunately we aren't going back to pre-2014.

Not possible.

Agree, personally I couldn't if Centrals became an ammo club (would never happen) I just want them to play in an A Grade competition with integrity that is about building its own competition

[csbowes]

This is the thing crows fans don't get no matter how many times they're told.

It's not about standard or money, it's about a league with integrity.

I'm happy for the league to become like A1, if that's the standard and popularity then so be it, but at least compete against like clubs and not be a development league for others to play with like a toy.

I see the incentive for people to play in the SANFL diminishing because the league is not a real league anymore.

[Grenville]

This is the thing crows fans don't get no matter how many times they're told.

It's not about standard or money, it's about a league with integrity.

I'm happy for the league to become like A1, if that's the standard and popularity then so be it, but at least compete against like clubs and not be a development league for others to play with like a toy.

I see the incentive for people to play in the SANFL diminishing because the league is not a real league anymore.

Well put, agreed.

[DoublebluTiger]

This is the thing crows fans don't get no matter how many times they're told.

It's not about standard or money, it's about a league with integrity.

I'm happy for the league to become like A1, if that's the standard and popularity then so be it, but at least compete against like clubs and not be a development league for others to play with like a toy.

I see the incentive for people to play in the SANFL diminishing because the league is not a real league anymore.

Well put, agreed.

Yep integrity for me too. Not fussed of standard but would like integrity and respect afforded to league at whatever standard it maybe.

[SimonH]

In the NEAFL GF today Toby Nankervis and Jeremy Laidler were withdrawn as possible replacements for Tippett and Callum Mills.
Grand finals don't mean much to the AFL listed teams.
GWS won 11:16 to Sydney 11:12.

That's right. Possible replacements, for a game being played in 6 days' time.

And the Sydney Swans were acting rationally in their own interest—by in effect sacrificing a premiership, in order to have 2 possible replacement players a bit fresher.

And people worry about the effect that an AFL reserves comp might have on the SANFL? That's a bit like stressing about the unsightly scar you might be left with, if there is successful surgery to pull out a large cancerous growth.

[Booney]

if Roy Laird a 7 time premiership coach gets fined for saying "the Sanfl would bend over" does a crows board member for falsely stating this comp is dying. Interestingly He is not the first to use this statement when defending this move.

The Sanfl has not been dying since 1991. In 1991 the Sanfl transformed into a niche market. A niche market the afl/afl clubs now want dead/irrelevant.

But that does not equal a dying league.


I do find it interesting we need to explain to a crows board member that it doesnt matter if it's 3-4 seasons in . The anger pain and mistrust built by something u gave birth to stabbing you in the back is something u cant simply just accept and move on from.

I'd be happy to explain it to the Self indulgent prick.

[UK Fan]

if Roy Laird a 7 time premiership coach gets fined for saying "the Sanfl would bend over" does a crows board member for falsely stating this comp is dying. Interestingly He is not the first to use this statement when defending this move.

The Sanfl has not been dying since 1991. In 1991 the Sanfl transformed into a niche market. A niche market the afl/afl clubs now want dead/irrelevant.

But that does not equal a dying league.


I do find it interesting we need to explain to a crows board member that it doesnt matter if it's 3-4 seasons in . The anger pain and mistrust built by something u gave birth to stabbing you in the back is something u cant simply just accept and move on from.

I'd be happy to explain it to the Self indulgent prick.

I wonder what Rucci's halfwitted brother is crying about now ???

[Booney]

Good work mods, good work.

[Wedgie]

https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/sport/afl/a/32592294/wafl-alignment-unfair-falcons-president-after-finals-thrashing/#page1

[Pseudo]

https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/sport/afl/a/32592294/wafl-alignment-unfair-falcons-president-after-finals-thrashing/#page1

I wonder if the West Perth prez will be fined for bringing his league into disrepute?

[stan]

https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/sport/afl/a/32592294/wafl-alignment-unfair-falcons-president-after-finals-thrashing/#page1

I wonder if the West Perth prez will be fined for bringing is league into disrepute?

Yes he will. The WAFL need the cash as they unlike the SANFL have been left out of the new stadium management and hence there cash flow is vastly reduced.