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Players would be delighted not attending the Sandover. It's as boring as batshit.

The G7 have tried valiently to work through this but Raitt says they have made no ground.
I commend them for taking action and getting legal advice. The WAFC are a basket case and maybe this way they will start listening.

It was clear from the beginning of all this that it was going to be nasty. I'm surprised the wafl clubs haven't had a lawyer with them the whole way through.

The WAFC will do whatever the AFL says at this stage as they are shaking in their boots. Losing the AFL licences will hurt them.
Found this in a 2011 Footy Budget while looking for something else and thought it was interesting. Have put an asterix on a couple of points but interesting about the Father son rule as well..

So what does the G in G7 stand for?

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Update

Save The WAFL Spokesperson Pat Holywell on Sports Breakfast 91.3FM today

www.sportfm.com.au/20121212_pat_holywell.mp3

www.savethewafl.com

Well said Pat. I feel a lot of people are not aware of the issues at stake with this alignment. But then again a lot most probably dont care because they are lethargic and will not realise how it will affect our great comp until it is to late. Sign of the times.
Keep up the good fight mate

We are looking for any member or supporter from Claremont, Peel, South and Subiaco who could give some time to be a part of the Save The WAFL committee

G7 clubs demand better WAFL deal
Russell Reid,
The West Australian
December 15, 2012, 9:51 am

The seven non-aligned WAFL clubs have demanded 50 per cent more money in the ongoing battle with the West Australian Football Commission over compensation when the new club-alignment model kicks in for the 2014 season.

The clubs, who have dubbed themselves the G7, told WAFC officials yesterday they were seeking $155,000 each, $55,000 more than the $100,000 extra they had been granted by the WAFC as a sweetener for when the club-alignment model starts in 2014.

The WAFC revealed its proposed model in October, with Peel to be aligned to Fremantle and East Perth with West Coast.

The G7 also want strict list conditions imposed on Peel and East Perth, to weaken their playing strength.

WAFL council of presidents chairman Haydn Raitt said a meeting of the G7 clubs yesterday had come up with the revised figure which he hoped would be accepted by as early as next Wednesday.

"We arrived at the finance side of it," Raitt said of the G7's request to WAFC chief executive Gary Walton and WAFC chairman Frank Cooper.

"That's a non-negotiable and unless we can get the commission to agree to the amount of money, it was pointless going down to the rest of the issues.

"We don't know if we've got the money yet.

"We then put it to the commission, (Subiaco chief executive) Peter Capes rang Gary and I rang Frank this morning, who was on the other side of Australia.

"We've told them the requirement on money. Adam Kelly (East Fremantle chief executive) has done a magnificent break-up of the finances and where this money would come from and how it was always self-funding.

"It lines up to $155,000 to each club, $130,000 that would be paid to each club and $25,000 to go on the balance sheet each year."

Raitt told 6PR although he understood the desire of West Coast and Fremantle to have an alignment arrangement in place, the seven remaining WAFL clubs needed to be compensated.

"I suppose in a perfect world we would have nine clubs with no alignment," he said.

"But knowing the Eagles' and the Dockers' needs we can understand why they have gone this way.

"We don't often get a chance to try and get better funding for the WAFL. We are underfunded and we are trying to get that better funding so there is no better time than when this has all been addressed to try and get the right money for the WAFL."

The WAFC has told the seven unaligned clubs it is likely East Perth and Peel will have access to up to six out-of-zone recruits.

The final number is to be set after further research on how out-of-zone recruits and AFL-listed players influenced WAFL results this year.
The G7 clubs want the number cut.