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Reading that it has come down to money. It appears the G7 Presidents have bowed to the WAFC and are going for more compensation.
So many more issues must be addressed if the WAFL is to survive and the Tradition to continue.
Raitt appears to be agreeing in that he said
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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.

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It is not good enough and if it comes down to more extreme measures by the G7 SO BE IT. Our traditions and constitution are being thrown out of the window plus the uneven playing field.

The whole comp is a shambles now and from now on..East Perth eagles are going to be absolute tainted power houses now, i dont know how any fan of theirs can possibly accept this, their premiership drought will forever be locked in at 35 years now

The Next Save The WAFL Committee meeting

6pm tomorrow (Tuesday) at Dome in South Perth (Mends Street)
Look forward to meeting and discussing Save the WAFL,Evey one is welcome.

With the briefing of the meeting held with Mr Matin Whitely State member for Bassendaen


Committee

Pat Holywell
George Copley
Drew Nugent,
Mark Nichols
Simon Collins


We are still looking for any members or supporters from South Fremantle,
Subiaco and Claremont

MINUTES OF SAVE THE WAFL COMMITTEE

Held at Dome Cafe South Perth Menda Street
On Tuesday 18th December

MEETING OPENED: Acting Chairman Pat Holywell opened the meeting at 6.00 pm

1812.01 PRESENT: Pat Holywell, George Copley, Drew Nugent, Simon Collins and John Holmes

1812.02 APOLOGIES: Mark Nichols


1812.03 Election of COMMITTEE:

Chairman- George Copley
Spokesperson/Treasurer- Pat Holywell
Secretary – No nominations received to date.
In the absence of any nominations for the position of Secretary the Committee is empoweredto fill that vacancy at a later date

Committee Members – Drew Nugent, Simon Collins, John Holmes and Mark Nichols



1812.04 GENERAL BUSINESS:

The Chairman invited any items of General Business from the meeting.

Pat Holywell gave a run down on why this committee was formed.
To voice the concerns of Members, Supporters, Past Players, Officials and Volunteers of the WAFL in regards to the WAFL Alignment between East Perth FC, Peel FC, Fremantle FC and the West Coast Eagles FC.

Drew Nugent asked what are Our Objectives

To voice our concerns of the WAFL Alignment
Raise money for campaigns
Public awareness
Work hand and hand with the 7 non-aligned Club, State and Federal Ministers

Save The WAFL car stickers were made by Pat Holywell and handed out to the committeemembers. It was agree by the committee to sell the stickers at $1.00 each to off set the cost to make them.

It was agree that the committee needs to look into promoting the Save The WAFL campaign, advertising through newspapers, radio, Facebook. Ozfooty forum and Twitter etc. as more Public awareness.

A bank account was agree by the committee to be setup by Pat Holywell for the use of Raise money for campaigns


1812.05 The Chairman handed down the report which he had a meeting with Mr Martin Whitely Member for Bassendean Today at Martin Whitely office in Bassendean.

Mr Martin Whitely agreed that the WAFL Alignment between East Perth FC, Peel FC, Fremantle FC and the West Coast Eagles FC. was not in the best interest of the WAFL and can clearing see that two permanent POWER clubs will be made out of this Alignment.

A letter will be drawn up by Mr Martin Whitely and the Chairman of The Save the WAFL Committee George Copley
Stating the 12 points raised by the G7 and there was no impact study made by the WAFC and with the concerns of the Save the WAFL Committee.
Which will be tabled. Plus Mr Martin Whitely will call for a meeting with Hon. Terry Waldron Minister MLA for sport Recreation, Racing and Gaming







CLOSURE: The Chairman thanked all present and closed the meeting at 7.12 pm.

Signed as a true and correct record

CHAIRMAN …………………………………………………………. / /

Good meeting on a pleasant night. Great to see Grassy there and a staunch WAFL supporter. Pity more couldnt have turned up but the meeting was productive. Pat and George deserve a pat on the back for their efforts. Good input by all concerned. If you havent done it sign the petion on the top of the Oz Footy page.. Save the WAFL.
I have made it my signature as well so just click there. Stop being lethargic and do something for the cause.
The WAFL we love is worth the effort

The letter from Mr Matin Whitely to Hon Terry Wadron Minister for sport Recreation, Racing and Gaming
which was posted off today and a copy of this letter was forwarded to the WAFC also.



Hon Terry Waldron
Minister for Sport & Recreation
8th Floor, Dumas House
2 Havelock Street
West Perth WA 6005



Dear Terry

I recently met with the President of the Swansmen Association, George Copley who has brought to my attention serious concerns about the future of “non-aligned” WAFL clubs.

The concern of George and others has been caused by the recent agreement made by WAFC, the West Coast Eagles and Fremantle Dockers clubs on the AFL Partnering Model or alignment, with East Perth FC and Peel FC.

I am informed there was no impact study carried out and little consideration given to the seven non-aligned Clubs, or their sponsors volunteers, members, supporters and the WAFL in general. Even the members of Peel FC and East Perth FC were not notified of this plan until after it was signed on 29 October 2012, consequently they were not given the opportunity to vote on the matter.

This led to the formation of two groups concerned over the future of the WAFL, the G7 comprised seven non-aligned WAFL Presidents and Save The WAFL Committee, comprised members and supporters from the WAFL. Save the WAFL was formed to voice their concerns of the WAFL Alignment, raise money for campaigns, raise public awareness and work with the seven non-aligned clubs and state and federal ministers to secure better outcomes for the competition.

The newly formed G7 handed down a 32 point report soon after the meeting with all nine WAFL Clubs, which has now been condensed down to 11 points. The main concerns are that AFL rookies will no longer play at their original clubs, potentially leading to a lop-sided competition. The salary caps and funding arrangements of non-aligned clubs are inadequate to compensate for the likely loss of talent. Other concerns relate to the WAFL player points rule, the Player Service Agreement and the future structure of the WAFC.

This Alignment agreement is a major talking point with in and out of the WAFL community and in various media outlets. A petition has also been set up to oppose the alignment at www.savethewafl.com. With so much concern over the alignment it has been suggested that the agreement should be suspended until an impact study can be carried out independently of the WAFC and the two WA AFL Clubs.

As I am sure you will agree that the WAFL competition is an important part of our state’s sporting history and culture as well as a vital training ground for future AFL players. It is vital we do not compromise the integrity of this competition through actions which are appealing in the short term but may well be detrimental to the future of football in WA.

Yours sincerely




Martin Whitely JP MLA
Member for Bassendean
7 January 2013

Good to see George. Glad to see someone is putting their money where their mouth is.
Doing well with the stickers and a few donations made. Gotta get them stickers on cars etc etc to let people know whats happening because a lot of people out there are not aware of the situation. I have had a few WAFL supporters quiz me and very surprised to hear about the alignments. Not that the WA media is helping a lot.

Hey people sign the petition. 435 is not enough the link is in my signature box.
Click on that to sign and support the WAFL

Include your wife and kids as well if you like.

WAFL G7 clubs meet tomorrow to finalise boycotting of matches. Still no change to their financial compensation from WAFC

George wrote: WAFL G7 clubs meet tomorrow to finalise boycotting of matches. Still no change to their financial compensation from WAFC

If you listen to Hagdorn on 6PR he is adament that not once has boycotting games been mentioned by the G7, surely he is full of shit as usual?

Swandog wrote:

George wrote: WAFL G7 clubs meet tomorrow to finalise boycotting of matches. Still no change to their financial compensation from WAFC

If you listen to Hagdorn on 6PR he is adament that not once has boycotting games been mentioned by the G7, surely he is full of shit as usual?

He's a AFL "yes man" so he prob doesn't want to rock the boat or seem to take the WAFL's side or point of view - even if he knows that boycotting's a chance???