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Bazza wrote: I'm starting to get the feeling the entire sporting edifice of Australian Rules Football will probably collapse due to financial reasons in around 10 - 20 years.

The AFL will go bust and whats left of the WAFL SANFL and VFL will go with it.

Imagine the WAFL/Indian Pacific Collapse of the late 80's that was bailed out by the State Government, combined with the Brisbane Bears, Fitzroy FC, South Melbourne/Sydney collapses, times a magnitude of about 100,000.

Shit Bazza that is a little bit over the top mate..

ERROR 403 dont you love it

Thanks Bazza and Swan42 for your input and that is all I asked for and that was opinions of others. BH you have a ability for twisting my arguments but that is your prerogative. Are you a WAFC stooge, Do you work for the WAFC/WAFL?

Now back to the Topic.. The WAFC ran at a loss in 2012 yet Nisbett found money to got to NY. Business class of course and 5 start accommodation?
He went with the AFL heavy weights so that makes me think the AFL footed the bill?

Why - because the WAFC is the License holders of the 2 WA AFL teams and the WAFL clubs and the AFL obviously wants the WAFC in their pocket or as BAZZA said they want them as their PUPPETS

This was inevitable and part of the BIG AFL plan to run all state leagues in all states. The WAFC being the sole owners of the WA licenses makes it a priority for the AFL to control this organization therefore controlling WA Footy.

The WAFL as a stand alone organization is dead as we know it and the WAFC will follow.

They are well and truly on course to do this.


The sad thing is there is nothing we can do about it True WAFL supporters have been thrown to the wolves and bottom line is the AFL doesnt even care.

Hey would been great if the AFL paid for the stadium with some WA government support and Sponsers etc to save the WA Taxpayer a lot of money... SHIT NO that wont
happen Lets let those turkeys in WA pay for it and then we will take it over.

PACKER and his Burswood complex is going to do very well out of it as well thankyou for very little financial input. Now theres a major sponser for you

IMO The WAFC has been bullied by Big Brother INTO THEIR DECISION and had no choice.

Demetriou is past his prime and just a power hungry prick. I agree with Kennett in a interview this morning that He should of gone 2 years ago as he is now not doing things in the interest of the AFL. He works with his small group and makes of the decisions (gee does that remind you of someone?) There is no longer any Openness or transparency at the top of AFL. Their decision making is flawed and has been for awhile.

The AFL should be charged with bringing the game into Disrepute and their credibility is shot. The WAFC has followed suit in their recent decision to appease the 2 AFL clubs and the AFL as a whole..

The WAFC is broke and have been forced into a corner IMO.
Lets not forget the cuts they are making to try and trade out of a deficit

YES ITS THE WAFL THE POOR RELATION WHO MUST SUFFER

Gee I hope Trevor Nisbett didnt pay for his trip to NY USA as the cost of that alone would of covered the $14000 that was cut to the regions allowance to the Pilbara and Kimberly regions

EG From recent article..

WAFL clubs have been told that about $500,000 in cost savings have been identified, with $70,000 to come by axing a series of club allowances.

Clubs will no longer receive the finals allowance that was introduced in 2006, when semi and preliminary finals were moved from Subiaco Oval because of the prohibitive costs involved in staging WAFL matches there.

The finals allowance is about $56,000 - or $7000 for each team per finals match.

The decision to cut the allowance means that the team that plays three finals this season will have to find at least an extra $20,000 to pay its players - or nearly 10 per cent of its annual salary cap.

The commission will also cut a $14,000 zone allowance that was used primarily by Claremont (Kimberley) and Swan Districts (Pilbara) to service their regions.

South Fremantle president Haydn Raitt said clubs were disappointed about the cuts.

"It is pretty hard when you have to have your budgets in place at the start of the year only to be told that guaranteed amounts have been removed six months later," Raitt said.

The WAFC also has restructured its league operations, with Steve Hargrave becoming football general manager as long-time football director Grant Dorrington prepares to retire this month.

WAFL clubs will be fined $5000 if they approach another club's players without formal permission. The fine will increase from the current $500.

Full article from the West Online

au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/sport/a/-/wafl...bs-face-massive-hit/

I see Raitt punching hard again...lol

Oh well South won't have to worry about Finals payments this year, also interesting they say finals at Subi were cancelled due to high costs.

Recruting payments don't think south got much of that anyway,

Poor RAITTY Lets not got there!!!

Another article to refresh the memories.. It appears the WAFC are a bit thin skinned about the whole Alignment...
Now they are telling the WAFL Clubs not to make a big deal over it...and if you do watch your pockets..

This was before Was it Perth and WPFC club president Brett got into trouble.
Gee Brett only put on a Tweet about the WP V EP game being one of the last TRUE DERBIES!! or something similar.

WHAT A PACK OF LOSERS THE WAFC ARE

Article re WAFL clubs to To stop DENIGRATING THE ALIGNMENT....

Headed DONT TRASH WAFL BRAND

WAFL clubs have been instructed to stop denigrating the AFL alignment model, after a second scoreboard incident embarrassed the league.

Perth president Vince Pendal apologised to the league last week after the East Perth nameplate was placed upside down on the scoreboard during the round-13 game at Brownes Stadium.

It came just three days after South Fremantle president Haydn Raitt, the chairman of the WAFL presidents, wrote to all clubs urging them to protect the league's integrity.

Although several clubs believed the memo amounted to a bid to censor opposing views on the alignment, Raitt said all nine clubs had agreed to the model and were obliged to respect it.

Raitt's letter followed an incident at Steel Blue Oval in round nine when Swan Districts used a West Coast etc etc

Full article at

au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/sport/a/-/wafl...nt-trash-wafl-brand/

Raitt is to soft and WAFC have no idea either. Need more actions like Pendal's and Raponi's.
The characters have been taken out of the game-sadly