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No probs Cardy....I will be heading straight to Hodes and Botts at this weekends game for answers as to why they have adopted a pro WAFC stance in an issue that clearly undermines the integrity of our comp even further.

Dirty Weekender wrote: No probs Cardy....I will be heading straight to Hodes and Botts at this weekends game for answers as to why they have adopted a pro WAFC stance in an issue that clearly undermines the integrity of our comp even further.

No worries.. I have it from another source that the article is not exactly true and not all presidents were for this action.. The media does slant things sometimes and get the FACTS wrong. Another point bought out by Brett on interview on 6PR is that the WAFC negotiations were a farce as the WAFC had made its mind up re Channel 7 before the bids were made by Chn 9
It is interesteing to to note that EP have CHN 7 as sponsers and Chn 9 would of know this when making their bid... I suspect knowing this they would not of made the same conditions that Channel 7 Now purport to have made re Chan 9 bid.
But as has already been said and if you read the article above WPFC had 9 sponsership before the decision was made as to who would get the rights.

Found it interesting that Dorro said on Sat morning ABC programme he didnt have a issue with CHN 7 getting the TV rights but had a issue with the major sponsers money being taken in one hand and going to CHN 7 in the other hand when the sponsership money is there to be used to support WAFL development and put back into the WAFL Junior clubs are struggling etc etc. A million dollars is a lot of money to pay a network when they also advertise the major sponsers during their FREE COVERAGE.. (Have a look the logo on top left of screen next time you watch a game)... Ok it is free to air but certainly not free for the WAFL.

Likewise I will be asking the same questions of Rait and Kemp when I see them over the weekend.Like DW has pointed out sounds like the G7 presidents have done the old backflip and are in the corner of the WAFC on this issue the carrot being the promise to reverse the cut in draft fee dollars

this comp has been rooted since they introduced that pointless crab club nearly 20 years ago. And its been rooted every year at every turn by the people responsible for running the thing since then.

all this over a local footy comp that in all honesty, most people don't care about. You would think its a FIFA world cup deal the way they are carrying on. In the end Channel 7 are the dick heads. All of this bullshit has only given Channel 9 a heap of free publicity. If they just broadcasted WP games, nobody would care less. Because lets be real here, the public don't actually give a rats arse about a logo while they are watching a game. I expect the WAFL GF crowd to be the smallest in history this year, because most people have had a gutful. Its bad enough my club is now one tenth of its original identity, now the rest of comp is just a charade too. Like Ive said before the SANFL must be absolutely pissing themselves looking at whats going on here in WA with the coconuts in charge.

The whole thing is a bloody circus & a disgrace.

What has actually McDonalds and C7 done to promote WAFL in 2015? Has the food chain done give-aways? promoted the wafl through their chains? I don't know, I don't visit the obesity centre. C7, what have they done? Get back to the ABC. All this for $250,000.

Dwert wrote: Gee the G7 presidents have shown some real spine. Lets hope the emergency meeting between the WAFC and WP chaired by the Independant Chairman can come to a compromise.

The G7 is a powerless joke that is nothing more than an illusionary group that is reliant on the AFL for their existance, they have zero say in anything in the end.

In saying that a few weeks ago I actually started to get tired of WP's intranscient attitude on this whole issue, thyey have put their own bottom line ahead of the entire comp. basically WP seem to think they are more important than they actually are, if they were really serious about WAFL they would swallow their pride and move on.

Anyone hear Thommo on 6pr today?

LTRFTP wrote: What has actually McDonalds and C7 done to promote WAFL in 2015? Has the food chain done give-aways? promoted the wafl through their chains? I don't know, I don't visit the obesity centre. C7, what have they done? Get back to the ABC. All this for $250,000.

yep there was pre season promotion and ticket giveaways and meal deals at the start of the season.

what did the ABC do?

jardine wrote: this comp has been rooted since they introduced that pointless crab club nearly 20 years ago. And its been rooted every year at every turn by the people responsible for running the thing since then.

all this over a local footy comp that in all honesty, most people don't care about. You would think its a FIFA world cup deal the way they are carrying on. In the end Channel 7 are the dick heads. All of this bullshit has only given Channel 9 a heap of free publicity. If they just broadcasted WP games, nobody would care less. Because lets be real here, the public don't actually give a rats arse about a logo while they are watching a game. I expect the WAFL GF crowd to be the smallest in history this year, because most people have had a gutful. Its bad enough my club is now one tenth of its original identity, now the rest of comp is just a charade too. Like Ive said before the SANFL must be absolutely pissing themselves looking at whats going on here in WA with the coconuts in charge.

The whole thing is a bloody circus & a disgrace.

pretty much spot on , I agree, actually the whole things been rooted since the eagles and then more and more so since peel the dockers and the story goes on and on.

on the flip side WP could do the same and just cover their ch 9 logo for a couple of games after all who gives a rats public wise.

I agree the WAFL GF could out do last year if its Peel v EP.

SANFL have spent the last 30 yrs laughing at the WAFL halfwits.

Bazza wrote:

Dwert wrote: Gee the G7 presidents have shown some real spine. Lets hope the emergency meeting between the WAFC and WP chaired by the Independant Chairman can come to a compromise.

The G7 is a powerless joke that is nothing more than an illusionary group that is reliant on the AFL for their existance, they have zero say in anything in the end.

In saying that a few weeks ago I actually started to get tired of WP's intranscient attitude on this whole issue, thyey have put their own bottom line ahead of the entire comp. basically WP seem to think they are more important than they actually are, if they were really serious about WAFL they would swallow their pride and move on.

Anyone hear Thommo on 6pr today?

No, what pearls of wisdom did Thommo relay.

Bazza wrote:

LTRFTP wrote: What has actually McDonalds and C7 done to promote WAFL in 2015? Has the food chain done give-aways? promoted the wafl through their chains? I don't know, I don't visit the obesity centre. C7, what have they done? Get back to the ABC. All this for $250,000.

yep there was pre season promotion and ticket giveaways and meal deals at the start of the season.

what did the ABC do?

the ABC televised the footy every week and people in the country got to see it.
can ch7 do that ? - no on both counts..
did ch2 make teams play at 11.15 on a sunday to suit their schedule - no