"Can you smell the fear?", do the other football codes in Australia (AFL,NRL), genuinely fear football?

[kiro kompiro]

Hahah not really I bag out NRL because I dont understand the appeal of people beating each other up while using a ball as an excuse to do so... Either play Soccer or do boxing or wrestling what the fuck is the point of combining the two... Its like Polo, shit either just ride a horse or play hockey.

haha..love that, like why do they have to do it with a horse?

 

[Monoethnic Social Club]

haha..love that, like why do they have to do it with a horse?

Dont even get me started with how impossible it is to get a horse into a bathing costume for water polo ....

 

[Punchanello]

Yes the egg-ballers want to protect and grow their market share and there certainly is a cultural rump that has an irrational xenophobic hate for the game. But I think we have a pathology in Australian football. We obsess about them instead of taking accountability.

There are two things that will grow and keep the game healthy - credibility and quality. Not Star Wars rounds, grand finals in Sydney, convoluted salary caps or metrics-based franchise decisions that almost always go belly up. Those two things have nothing to do with any outside agendas and are fully within the game's control.

Here's a start, make the A-league a 40 game season FFS. It's been decades. Nobody cares if we play teams more than twice. Nobody cares if it overlaps with the colonial tiddly-winks international cup. Keep the gates turning and give the players more games to improve the quality. Herer's number 2. Fully align and integrate the domestic calendar.

 

[Monoethnic Social Club]

Yes the egg-ballers want to protect and grow their market share and there certainly is a cultural rump that has an irrational xenophobic hate for the game. But I think we have a pathology in Australian football. We obsess about them instead of taking accountability.

There are two things that will grow and keep the game healthy - credibility and quality. Not Star Wars rounds, grand finals in Sydney, convoluted salary caps or metrics-based franchise decisions that almost always go belly up. Those two things have nothing to do with any outside agendas and are fully within the game's control.

Here's a start, make the A-league a 40 game season FFS. It's been decades. Nobody cares if we play teams more than twice. Nobody cares if it overlaps with the colonial tiddly-winks international cup. Keep the gates turning and give the players more games to improve the quality.

The APL cares mate. If they could get away with making the same revenue and ONLY playing one game a year, they would....

 

[Robbos]

Again, sorry if you were offended. Like many on this forum, I would like to have had a football-related career.

He gets offended easily, he has a bit Trumpism about him, he can criticize all he likes, but you dare say something about his team, wow all he'll breaks out.

 

[Robbos]

The premier domestic league is the A-League. Its a joke in terms of general public interest, media interest, attendances and viewership, not to mention the disastrous financial situation.

The one and only thing that football has to cling to is international competition. The socceroos and matildas have zero impact on the domestic leagues (or the AFL).

The kids with EPL kits is just another example that has zero impact domestically,

I take no pleasure in any of this and it pains me that the A-League didn't kick on from its halcyon days under Fox Sports and Lowy.

Yes I agree 100%, the domestic football is plaqued by agendas, poor administration, victim mentality for the 50 years I have followed this game locally.
I'm talking football in general, not the top tier of football in this country.

 

[patjennings]

Yes the egg-ballers want to protect and grow their market share and there certainly is a cultural rump that has an irrational xenophobic hate for the game. But I think we have a pathology in Australian football. We obsess about them instead of taking accountability.

There are two things that will grow and keep the game healthy - credibility and quality. Not Star Wars rounds, grand finals in Sydney, convoluted salary caps or metrics-based franchise decisions that almost always go belly up. Those two things have nothing to do with any outside agendas and are fully within the game's control.

Here's a start, make the A-league a 40 game season FFS. It's been decades. Nobody cares if we play teams more than twice. Nobody cares if it overlaps with the colonial tiddly-winks international cup. Keep the gates turning and give the players more games to improve the quality. Herer's number 2. Fully align and integrate the domestic calendar.

I don't want to play 40 games in the A-league against only the current sides . But let's bite the bullet and expand quickly. 16 team ALM, 16 team Championship.

That's 30 games, then up to 5 games for the ALM in the Australia Cup, more for the Championship sides. Then a 'League cup' with the top 32 teams so up to another 5 games. Then Asian participation, finals, pro/rel play offs

 

[Robbos]

Hahah not really I bag out NRL because I dont understand the appeal of people beating each other up while using a ball as an excuse to do so... Either play Soccer or do boxing or wrestling what the fuck is the point of combining the two... Its like Polo, shit either just ride a horse or play hockey.

Unlike you I have no ill malice of other sports, they are sports, my issue with AFL is with its administration bullying other sports and their media and fans ramming down our throats about its greatness, yes it's great in Melbourne, but it's a niche sport in Sydney despite its money and media.

 

[Monoethnic Social Club]

Unlike you I have no ill malice of other sports, they are sports, my issue with AFL is with its administration bullying other sports and their media and fans ramming down our throats about its greatness, yes it's great in Melbourne, but it's a niche sport in Sydney despite its money and media.

Its so niche you constantly mention it.. Show us on the doll where the AFL administrators touched you.

 

[Monoethnic Social Club]

He gets offended easily, he has a bit Trumpism about him, he can criticize all he likes, but you dare say something about his team, wow all he'll breaks out.

12.7 and sometimes the flowers turn a lovely purple colour... If you listen carefully the sound of the waterfall is mesmerising.

 

[NicCarBel]

Unlike you I have no ill malice of other sports, they are sports, my issue with AFL is with its administration bullying other sports and their media and fans ramming down our throats about its greatness, yes it's great in Melbourne, but it's a niche sport in Sydney despite its money and media.

THis is essentially my take as well tbh - although it's because of that administration issue that I show malice towards AFL these days.

 

[Robbos]

Its so niche you constantly mention it.. Show us on the doll where the AFL administrators touched you.

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What can I say, I'm a sucker for the little people. AFL is a tiny sport beloved by a city at the arse end of the world, maybe gave the Greeks in Melbourne something to follow during the World Cup.

 

[Monoethnic Social Club]

What can I say, I'm a sucker for the little people. AFL is a tiny sport beloved by a city at the arse end of the world, maybe gave the Greeks in Melbourne something to follow during the World Cup.

You are certainly a sucker, we agree on that. I hope, when you say "little people" you are just ebign senile and not exposing a dirty secret.

 

[kiro kompiro]

I don't want to play 40 games in the A-league against only the current sides . But let's bite the bullet and expand quickly. 16 team ALM, 16 team Championship.

That's 30 games, then up to 5 games for the ALM in the Australia Cup, more for the Championship sides. Then a 'League cup' with the top 32 teams so up to another 5 games. Then Asian participation, finals, pro/rel play offs

Canberra, +1 Melbourne and where else? Adelaide? Hobart?

 

[Mr Cleansheets]

There are actually quite a few... We also have Yuki Uchida and David Yoo, so attract a few Japanese and Koreans fans and their friends.

That David Yoo's a good player.

Wouldn't mind him at the Mariners.

 

[Mr Cleansheets]

The premier domestic league is the A-League. Its a joke in terms of general public interest, media interest, attendances and viewership, not to mention the disastrous financial situation.

This is all true but you left out the best bit. The on-field product is pretty good (despite everything) and the matchday experience is always excellent.

I'm in my happy place when I meet a bunch of mates at the Bay Road Brewery two hours before the match - swill down two pints and a schooner of craft beer - walk to the stadium about five minutes before the match - get into my favourite spot in Bay 17 and get thoroughly absorbed in a cracking match of football (mostly).

It was better when the Mariners dominated with the likes of Nizz and Balard in the team but I still love seeing the new kids develop into good players.

Bring on the new season.

 

[grazorblade]

This is all true but you left out the best bit. The on-field product is pretty good (despite everything) and the matchday experience is always excellent.

I'm in my happy place when I meet a bunch of mates at the Bay Road Brewery two hours before the match - swill down two pints and a schooner of craft beer - walk to the stadium about five minutes before the match - get into my favourite spot in Bay 17 and get thoroughly absorbed in a cracking match of football (mostly).

It was better when the Mariners dominated with the likes of Nizz and Balard in the team but I still love seeing the new kids develop into good players.

Bring on the new season.

happy place having a lazy saturday morning making pancakes for the family and watching 3 a league matches in a row

 

[patjennings]

Canberra, +1 Melbourne and where else? Adelaide? Hobart?

Wherever there is a stadium that fits straight away. So Gold Coast and Adelaide or Townsville

 

[Decentric]

The premier domestic league is the A-League. Its a joke in terms of general public interest, media interest, attendances and viewership, not to mention the disastrous financial situation.

The one and only thing that football has to cling to is international competition. The socceroos and matildas have zero impact on the domestic leagues (or the AFL).

The kids with EPL kits is just another example that has zero impact domestically,

I take no pleasure in any of this and it pains me that the A-League didn't kick on from its halcyon days under Fox Sports and Lowy.

Saw a Facebook post where Adam Peacock was interviewing Bulldog, Robbie Slater.

Bulldog said the game of football has never been as good as the Lowy days - and has been sad everything that has diminished since.

It seems the clubs got their way, winning the battle for control of the AL, then lost the war. Financial mistakes have been made since the Lowy FFA regime too. This has rarely been the case with the Lowys.

One of Grazor's guests on the G and G Podcast, SS or the other American luminary, stated that the AL clubs winning control of the AL are only about making money for their clubs - not making altruistic decisions for the game as a whole. Only profit for the existing AL clubs, namely their own.

It will be interesting to see what happens if South M are admitted to the AL? I'll bet they won't care about admission of Champ teams or second tier promo-releg if they are admitted to the AL instead of Western U.

 

[melbcityguy]

Saw a Facebook post where Adam Peacock was interviewing Bulldog, Robbie Slater.

Bulldog said the game of football has never been as good as the Lowy days - and has been sad everything that has diminished since.

It seems the clubs got their way, winning the battle for control of the AL, then lost the war. Financial mistakes have been made since the Lowy FFA regime too. This has rarely been the case with the Lowys.

One of Grazor's guests on the G and G Podcast, SS or the other American luminary, stated that the AL clubs winning control of the AL are only about making money for their clubs - not making altruistic decisions for the game as a whole. Only profit for the existing AL clubs, namely their own.

It will be interesting to see what happens if South M are admitted to the AL? I'll bet they won't care about admission of Champ teams or second tier promo-releg if they are admitted to the AL instead of Western U.

Well they are doing a shite job making profit lol