TOPIC: Message From SFFC CEO on PeelAlignment Just Issued

swan42 wrote: The best way to describe his comments are pathetic and insipid. As to the motivation, and not trying to be provocative, I suspect that it is a response to South Freo's poor support at Fremantle Oval where the Swans' supporters clearly and significantly outnumbered the South Freo supporters.

Personally I won't be attending the GF though my preferred winner of the GF is South Fremantle.

With respect to any likely changes that are to be made they will only be cosmetic at best.

In the outer there were more SD supporters than SF obviously (I'd say 3 to 1) but in the members (where all the SFFC members are) you wouldn't find too many SD supporters mate. I thought SD supporters followed their club in big numbers??? Ames last game!! Thought 5,000 would have been the target there. Maybe it was WP fans who swelled the numbers the week before and not the "black ducks" like most think hmmmm

maybe get some fan friendly facilities instead of the concrete jungle that exists.
week before no AFL footy, fine day and Basso is great for fans in the outer - grass banks, bouncy castles and a great can bar area not to mention the expensive parking that exists at Freo.
hardly a venue that is going to attract families and 50/50 supporters.

Family friendly and Bassendean Oval don't go hand in hand. Perhaps the Manson family.

MarkOlsen wrote: maybe get some fan friendly facilities instead of the concrete jungle that exists.
week before no AFL footy, fine day and Basso is great for fans in the outer - grass banks, bouncy castles and a great can bar area not to mention the expensive parking that exists at Freo.
hardly a venue that is going to attract families and 50/50 supporters.

Let's not forget that the SDJFC grand finals were played on Sunday so many supporters and their kids were already committed on the day...such is the wisdom of playing WAFL finals on Sundays

When will this piss ant commission get it through their wafer thin skulls that we've had a guts full of their Mandurah farce - high time to fuck them off for good , sick to death of their blatant rorting of our comp

2018 we have only 18 games - this pair AFL arseclowns should be fixtured against each other at least 4 times each season so the REAL WAFL can play fairly against each other more often

Get EP out from under the Eagles then let the eagles have their own team, peel become what they really are, the Freo Thunder, then these 2 abominations can play each other 18 times and the 8 WAFL teams revert back to a 21 game season, 3 rounds of 7 games. You will see an increase in crowds particularly with EP people flocking back to their club, finals will regain their integrity and the AFL teams can coach their players to their hearts content without pharking up any WAFL teams

Southerner wrote: When will this piss ant commission get it through their wafer thin skulls that we've had a guts full of their Mandurah farce - high time to fuck them off for good , sick to death of their blatant rorting of our comp

2018 we have only 18 games - this pair AFL arseclowns should be fixtured against each other at least 4 times each season so the REAL WAFL can play fairly against each other more often

Southerner agree with the thrust of your post. By the way why do you think that there were significantly more Swans's supporters at the game on Sunday than South Freo supporters?

Senior Seagull wrote: Get EP out from under the Eagles then let the eagles have their own team, peel become what they really are, the Freo Thunder, then these 2 abominations can play each other 18 times and the 8 WAFL teams revert back to a 21 game season, 3 rounds of 7 games. You will see an increase in crowds particularly with EP people flocking back to their club, finals will regain their integrity and the AFL teams can coach their players to their hearts content without pharking up any WAFL teams

Yeah I reckon that is the way to go....

dogman wrote:

swan42 wrote: The best way to describe his comments are pathetic and insipid. As to the motivation, and not trying to be provocative, I suspect that it is a response to South Freo's poor support at Fremantle Oval where the Swans' supporters clearly and significantly outnumbered the South Freo supporters.

Personally I won't be attending the GF though my preferred winner of the GF is South Fremantle.

With respect to any likely changes that are to be made they will only be cosmetic at best.

In the outer there were more SD supporters than SF obviously (I'd say 3 to 1) but in the members (where all the SFFC members are) you wouldn't find too many SD supporters mate. I thought SD supporters followed their club in big numbers??? Ames last game!! Thought 5,000 would have been the target there. Maybe it was WP fans who swelled the numbers the week before and not the "black ducks" like most think hmmmm

Yep without a doubt, it was piss poor turnout 3800 compared to when we played Peel 3400...

And when you consider Subi v Peel could not even pull 3000 for a spot in the GF - 3400 not bad at all.

The numbers across the board show a complete collapse in interest in WAFL due to the alignment and scheduled games , Sundays are not great.

Anyway this is all pretty embarrassing stuff, arguing over crowds of 3000 or so,,,fact is its SFA either way you look at it.

Larry Bird wrote: Family friendly and Bassendean Oval don't go hand in hand. Perhaps the Manson family.

Yep, looking at the mob of no hopers and deros from Swans attracted to Fremantle last Sunday you really have to wonder what type of element WAFL is left attracting. Its a bit tragic tbh.