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do what ?
start up a comp for state league players ?
they already have that - the foxtel cup and nobody goes to that..

If I had the unlimited money I would start instigate a breakaway league.
Like you say money can do anything.

But while we are on hypotheticals, lets say I did create the champions league, formed out of initially the 7 non aligned AFL clubs in the WAFL, the 8 Clubs minus Port in the SANFL and the 4 non aligned clubs in the VFL and through 5 billion dollars at it, 15 million dollar salary caps in it etc. Are you seriously telling me I would not be able to attract players from the AFL to come play in it? You think sposors would not jumpo on board? You think TV would not want to televise it?
Money can do anything you want it to do.

The AFL would be begging for compromise within one day mate.

Yes its all bullshit but it is possible.

you could only recruit uncontracted players
you would have to build your own stadiums as the AFL have contracts with all the current venues
tv wont pay you for a 2nd rate comp...

you should take your suggestion to Gina

The point is Mark that money can do anything.

MarkOlsen wrote: Richmond have 58,000+ members so you are wrong on that one, they have a massive supporter base.

bs mate , not in the same league as collingwood ,essendon or even wce or the crows. they have done sweet fa for years. not that long ago they were looking at folding and going bust.

Greatwhiteshark wrote: I have no doubt at all Anchorman that if the AFL continue to change the rules it will get to the point the game is not recognisable, christ they are not far from that now.
Now maybe it won't be a breakaway league but I think a huge revolt will take place at some point in the future. Maybe 10 years away, maybe sooner or even later but I have no doubt at some point someone with the money will ask what happened to that great sport called Aussie Rules football?

Give me a few billion dollars and I would do it this afternoon.

wont have to worry about that mate, the GWS exeperiment will send them broke, I can see a break away league forming , just like it did with the EPL, Pay TV will set up its own league, tell the clubs they can piss off the salary cap and all the other rules and all the cashed up super clubs will go over quick smart. I reckon about 8 clubs would do it for a naional suuper league,

Greatwhiteshark wrote: If I had the unlimited money I would start instigate a breakaway league.
Like you say money can do anything.

But while we are on hypotheticals, lets say I did create the champions league, formed out of initially the 7 non aligned AFL clubs in the WAFL, the 8 Clubs minus Port in the SANFL and the 4 non aligned clubs in the VFL and through 5 billion dollars at it, 15 million dollar salary caps in it etc. Are you seriously telling me I would not be able to attract players from the AFL to come play in it? You think sposors would not jumpo on board? You think TV would not want to televise it?
Money can do anything you want it to do.

The AFL would be begging for compromise within one day mate.

Yes its all bullshit but it is possible.

I like to dream too mate, but honestly the WAFL and SANFL have bugger all chance of forming anything like that, if there is a break away league it will be made up of current AFL clubs, just like world series cricket and EPL.

you blokes sound like you have spent the long weekend in Byron bay..
too much smoking green stuff

MarkOlsen wrote: you blokes sound like you have spent the long weekend in Byron bay..
too much smoking green stuff

better than watching AFL

Bazza wrote:

MarkOlsen wrote: the Eagles fixture would have been a hit for Foxtel who got to show the game in prime time over-east, that is what counts..

mate i seriously doubt it , the eagles have bugger all fans in victoria, and richmond arent exactly a powerhouse.

Sorry Bazza dumbest response yet mate. I agree with the day its a wafl day but to say the tigers are not a powerhouse is silly.

Would have been a perfect night for rain and hail I reckon, that + the eagles loosing would have made a fantastic end to a great weekend