AFL changing

Posts : 50 Age : 30 Join date : 2009-12-31

in the past 30 years AFL/VFL has changed so much and still eg. clubs coming, going and the national expansion. i was told by 2020 the AFL want to merge/kill 2 victorian clubs because there are too many. victoria is the home of aussie rules footy and that should be greatly respected by the AFL. what are your thoughts?

Posts : 34 Age : 30 Join date : 2010-01-04

Well the first merger in 1996 was devastating enough. We don't need, say, North Melbourne and Melbourne mergng - it'll hurt many people, because I know a fair few Melbourne supporters that used to be Fitzroy fans...

Posts : 39 Age : 32 Join date : 2009-12-27

Well, in the end of the day, it's a business.

In America, where the idea of sport as a business is most prominent, many teams fold, get created, move location, and that's that. There's none of this "Will it hurt the fans?" or "What about the heritage?"

I fear that's the direction the Australian leagues (AFL, NRL etc) are heading.

It's either that or go to a European division based system from Demitriou's point of view