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Bazza wrote: Have SA followed this model?

As far as I'm aware the answer being no. Who knows what will happen around the corner?

Yes, experts in their field are usually pretty good no matter what industry. I would assume they use plenty of data to back up findings.

So which 3 clubs are going to lose their colts if these plans go ahead??? 6 team comp suggested right???

Dirty Weekender wrote: So which 3 clubs are going to lose their colts if these plans go ahead??? 6 team comp suggested right???

No mate

The 9 team colts comp remains.

WAFC staff will be in charge of coaching, talent development etc.

In truth, in many cases they already are or at least rubber stamped by the commish.

There aren't that many coaches available....not much will change....the WAFC people who do come in will quickly realise that no talented players go unidentified in the metro area. There are simply too many WAFC, WAFL staff, talent managers, development managers, scouts, coaches already in place for talent to go missing in the metro area.

Hopefully they focus on building up the participation rates in the areas where footy has lost a presence. That's the big problem in WA. Big population but relatively low numbers of boys playing the game.

I'm surprised giving Perth the flick wasn't one ofthe recommendations , lack of attendance to Perth games is not surprising considering how shit they've been over the years on a par with Peel before the alignment

The mind boggles why the WAFC have gone out of there way helping Peel out while one of the TRADITIONAL clubs is left sitting on the bottom of the ladder year after year with no change likely in the future .

La Hincha wrote:

Dirty Weekender wrote: So which 3 clubs are going to lose their colts if these plans go ahead??? 6 team comp suggested right???

No mate

The 9 team colts comp remains.

WAFC staff will be in charge of coaching, talent development etc.

In truth, in many cases they already are or at least rubber stamped by the commish.

There aren't that many coaches available....not much will change....the WAFC people who do come in will quickly realise that no talented players go unidentified in the metro area. There are simply too many WAFC, WAFL staff, talent managers, development managers, scouts, coaches already in place for talent to go missing in the metro area.

Hopefully they focus on building up the participation rates in the areas where footy has lost a presence. That's the big problem in WA. Big population but relatively low numbers of boys playing the game.

And now the negotiations will begin to find a fair compromise in regard to where and when the colts will play.

The best outcome for both parties will be that they play at 11.30am before the league or at 5.00pm after the league with the reserves also playing on the same day at the same ground in one of the earlier or later timeslots

La Hincha wrote:

Dirty Weekender wrote: So which 3 clubs are going to lose their colts if these plans go ahead??? 6 team comp suggested right???

No mate

The 9 team colts comp remains.

WAFC staff will be in charge of coaching, talent development etc.

In truth, in many cases they already are or at least rubber stamped by the commish.

There aren't that many coaches available....not much will change....the WAFC people who do come in will quickly realise that no talented players go unidentified in the metro area. There are simply too many WAFC, WAFL staff, talent managers, development managers, scouts, coaches already in place for talent to go missing in the metro area.

Hopefully they focus on building up the participation rates in the areas where footy has lost a presence. That's the big problem in WA. Big population but relatively low numbers of boys playing the game.

Right on point here LH, very few fall through the system currently in place. A lot of talent disappears simply because kids don't keep the discipline but this is the reality of current society values, something the AFL will never have control over....you can't control free will, only educate and hope the kids find the right path.

I couldn't help but notice Peter Sumich at the SD colts huddles yesterday appearing to monitor the coaches??? Anyone aware of his current role? Noticed him at SD v SF the week before but assumed he was there with Jacko as his wingman watching his kid

Don't worry about Perth Football Clubs lack of attendances on game day Peter.
The 2 alignments will """generate more interest in the WAFL""" according to the so called commission. Wafl attendances will increase we were told. The Wafl has generated so much interest, even the mainstream media totally ignore it!

"We want to make sure it’s a really successful and high-profile WAFL competition, but ultimately we need those that are playing in the competition to be earning their right to play in it and be sustainable enough to participate in it long-term.”

Love that above quote from the WAFL boss Taylor.....so taking the AFL draft fee away from the WAFL clubs is helping clubs stay sustainable....and the focus on developing Women's footy is helping too....I guess ultimately the AFL or is it the WA -AFL will be a feeding comp for the Women's AFL in years to come....can see a shite load of quality mature age guys leaving the WAFL in the next year or two to p[lay in other leagues for more money....

Looks like mergers are still on the table after reading todays ST, with only one club in EP having a lower ave net balance btwn 2011-2015 compared to the previous 5 yr period. So in other words clubs will no longer get any extra help to survive. He also said that clubs who have recently embarked on new development facilities will be burdened with regular maintanence costs. Interesting. I wonder if my club SD will rethink our mooted development now?
Fuck this Taylor shits me! Another AFL puppet