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What funding do ammo and country clubs receive towards their daily operating costs of their clubs?

Trying to compare WAFL clubs, who generally have 12 months exclusive access to club rooms and ovals to ammo clubs who generally share council owned facilities with other user groups and train and play on public open spaces is pointless.

In regards to govt funding, all sports across all levels are able to apply for these grants for capital works projects

A number of these grants require dollar for dollar input from clubs, the state govt CSRFF grants are often 1/3 state govt, 1/3 local govt, 1/3 clubs contribution. .

I'm looking forward to seeing the $16m Claremont Oval redevelopment tomorrow. We would never have afforded this without significant govt funding. Likewise ammo clubs like Collegians, Wembley and North Beach would never have afforded their $3m-6m facilities. Nor would Freo or West Coast have been able to fund a $1.3b stadium.

Funding large capital works is one of the roles of the three tiers of government so clubs should be trying to obtain this available funding for facility redevelopments and lighting upgrades etc.

None of these grants are available for clubs annual operational costs.

the WAFC provide staff and offices to the WAAFL and the WACFL, both organisations also have grants from the WAFC and sponsorship corporate partners.

this then reduces the costs to clubs to participate in their competitons.

pretty simple really

From where I look at it the WAFC are just about out of options after the developments of this weeks new Stadium discussions with the Govt / AFL and WAFC

Selling the two AFL licences of the two WA based AFL teams might be the only way that WA football will be viable going forward.

Dwert wrote: From where I look at it the WAFC are just about out of options after the developments of this weeks new Stadium discussions with the Govt / AFL and WAFC

Selling the two AFL licences of the two WA based AFL teams might be the only way that WA football will be viable going forward.

I agree Mate, the gravy train is about to come to an end, they will have to start doing some work, as the late great Georgie G used to say the cosy, easy money raked in by the WAFC with little or no work on the back of Subi Oval will end sonmetime.

Pretty damning seeing Eagles Dockers and WAFC walking iinto negotiations all behind the AFL Ceo,we all know who pulls their strings..

swan42 wrote:

Tiger Tales wrote: What's more concerning is that you obviously believe in unicorns and fairies.

Less money will be available as of next year to the WAFC and as a result to the whole WA football community. The WAFC is responsible for all levels of football in WA, not just the WAFL competition.

Without the stadium management income, the WAFC's income is based solely on the dividends that the WA AFL teams provide from the profits they make. Poor results lead to smaller profits so you are going to want Freo and West Coast to be very successful each and every year so that the WAFL clubs can continue to survive off the WAFCs annual payments.

Alternatively the WAFC can take money away from other football community's such as country football or junior football to continue to financially support WAFL clubs but given that these competitions feed the WAFL with players then that is a short sighted approach.

What was SDs profit last year? Now take away $465k...how do SD's books look?

Congratulations TT you have won the award for the most inane post for 2017.

Swannie old boy, no idea what cave you are hiding in, but I hate to tell you there is only ONE way Football funding is going in WA and that is DOWN. there will be reduced distriubutions across the board at all levels, The McGowan and the Labor Government have made it crystal clear that the Tax Payer wont be propping up the WAFC at the new stadium under any gereous long term compensation deals, and rightfully so, the WAFC is a low concern compared to education and health..

So you better get used to smaller dividends in the future, that is until the shackles of financial dependence can be broken, WAFL must achieve financial separation from the two AFL Franchises or they will continue to be at their beckon and call, you can see by the pathetic history of the WAFL clubs when it comes to resistance to WAFC plans , despite big promises it all amounts to nothing once a few coins are chucked at them. Even then clubs break ranks.

Tiger Tales is right, the only chance WAFL has is a ugly divorce from the WAFC, MAJOR sustainable restructure and independence.

Yeah well unfortunately the Television rights money that should have been available to distribute to all the stakeholders , which by the way is grassroot footy via the premier state leagues , has been spent buying Docklands Stadium in Victoria.
The WAFC remind me of a John Cleese script - it almost looks as they have no clue if the premier comp is gone they vanish with it , no need for a commish then

Southerner wrote: Yeah well unfortunately the Television rights money that should have been available to distribute to all the stakeholders , which by the way is grassroot footy via the premier state leagues , has been spent buying Docklands Stadium in Victoria.
The WAFC remind me of a John Cleese script - it almost looks as they have no clue if the premier comp is gone they vanish with it , no need for a commish then

Nailed it ....

TT the WAFC owns the licences of the two WA domiciled AFL clubs. Given that the two WA domiciled AFL clus' licences were paid for bt the WAFL clubs it is TOTALLY APPROPRIATE that revenue derived from the two WA domiciled AFL clubs should be pumped back into the WAFL clubs.

It's appropriate that the money raised from the WA AFL clubs is pumped back proportionately into WA footy for the benefit of all stakeholders. Its not for the exclusive benefit of the WAFL competition Swan.

How much did each of the WAFL clubs contribute to purchase the licenses?

Tiger Tales wrote: It's appropriate that the money raised from the WA AFL clubs is pumped back proportionately into WA footy for the benefit of all stakeholders. Its not for the exclusive benefit of the WAFL competition Swan.

How much did each of the WAFL clubs contribute to purchase the licenses?

ALL OF IT for the licences.

What is stunning TT is that you don't recognise the predator in the room. It is not the WAFL. The predator is the AFL. The predator that has destroyed Tassie footy. The predator that has destroyed the VFA. The predator that is currently in the process of destroying the WAFL. And the predator that will soon set its sights on destroying the SANFL.