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I guess everyone has differing views on what needs to happen for an aligned player to qualify for WAFL finals but clearly where Peel can roll the two top teams that finished the season 7 and 4 games ahead respectively suggests the current requirements aren't working. Currently Peel only have to make the finals whilst Freo miss out at AFL level to have the ability to parachute a whole heap of "qualified" players into the team for only 3 games during the finals to win the flag. To me that is wrong. So if you agree then my suggestion is to email the WAFC and demand change. I'm not sure what Gavin Taylor's direct email address is but you can get the WAFC on - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Over to you.

BC wrote: I guess everyone has differing views on what needs to happen for an aligned player to qualify for WAFL finals but clearly where Peel can roll the two top teams that finished the season 7 and 4 games ahead respectively suggests the current requirements aren't working. Currently Peel only have to make the finals whilst Freo miss out at AFL level to have the ability to parachute a whole heap of "qualified" players into the team for only 3 games during the finals to win the flag. To me that is wrong. So if you agree then my suggestion is to email the WAFC and demand change. I'm not sure what Gavin Taylor's direct email address is but you can get the WAFC on - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Over to you.

Count me in BC. I'm totally disillusioned with the whole thing and will probably have seen my last season of Wafl footy. The integrity is gone, the relevance is shot, what's the point anymore

Tough gig this inequality lark eh lads?....realistically without this alignment rubbish, Subi would of won a three peat last year and be odds on for a 4 peat this year and possibly their 7th flag over the last 10 years....and you guys have had enough integrity and revelance wise? I have always backed you Subi guys in discussions, when others for the last decade have had a go at your dominance and how it has been "unfairly" achieved through disparity of re$ource$ and made the comp look irrelevant and boring............perception is an interesting concept....LOL

To be honest out all the teams in the comp...Subi are the best team to challenge this alignment finals criteria.....yes a SF v Subi final would be great....but pretty sure SF have been your bunnies for a wee while too.....the SF win over SD showed the true state of the WAFL comp....a huge gulf between the top 3 and the rest.....and to be honest SF are the only one of the top three who can "legitimately" say they are there well n truly off their own back....

To make the WAFL listen, whichever non aligned team plays Peel in the final really must take one for the good of the comp and get rolled by 10 goals plus.....a close fought GF game will only see spartan tweeks to the finals criteria be made and we will be here again this time next year having the same whinge and whine....lose big and the WAFL will have no choice but to make the necessay changes.....which hopefully will be greater number of games needed to be played by aligned players, at least 10........or a cap of 50/50 ratio of non aligned and aligned players in the finals playing for Peel or EP....regardless of Freo or WCE own finals run that year.

Freezin wrote: Tough gig this inequality lark eh lads?....realistically without this alignment rubbish, Subi would of won a three peat last year and be odds on for a 4 peat this year and possibly their 7th flag over the last 10 years....and you guys have had enough integrity and revelance wise? I have always backed you Subi guys in discussions, when others for the last decade have had a go at your dominance and how it has been "unfairly" achieved through disparity of re$ource$ and made the comp look irrelevant and boring............perception is an interesting concept....LOL

To be honest out all the teams in the comp...Subi are the best team to challenge this alignment finals criteria.....yes a SF v Subi final would be great....but pretty sure SF have been your bunnies for a wee while too.....the SF win over SD showed the true state of the WAFL comp....a huge gulf between the top 3 and the rest.....and to be honest SF are the only one of the top three who can "legitimately" say they are there well n truly off their own back....

To make the WAFL listen, whichever non aligned team plays Peel in the final really must take one for the good of the comp and get rolled by 10 goals plus.....a close fought GF game will only see spartan tweeks to the finals criteria be made and we will be here again this time next year having the same whinge and whine....lose big and the WAFL will have no choice but to make the necessay changes.....which hopefully will be greater number of games needed to be played by aligned players, at least 10........or a cap of 50/50 ratio of non aligned and aligned players in the finals playing for Peel or EP....regardless of Freo or WCE own finals run that year.

Excellent post, Freezin. I'm sorry, though - I must correct you on one point. The "WAFL" cannot make any changes as the "WAFL" is purely the name of the competition. The organising body responsible for the destruction of the competition known as the "WAFL" is the Western Australian Football COMMISSION. In Adelaide the SANFL is run by the SANFL and the commission (SAFC) is a separate body that oversees footy across the state across all levels. Here in WA, our premier state football league does not have its own governing body. I believe it is important to remember the difference. Apart from that important point, I reckon you're spot on.

Maybe even go a step further and make all WAFL clubs have at least 15 players from their own zone playing not only for finals but for all WAFL games!
You do have to smirk at the normally smug Subi supporters getting all holier than thou in releasing their displeasure at another side rorting the finals when many of us have been questioning their own club for similar to the WAFL over the last 15 years or so!

BC wrote: I guess everyone has differing views on what needs to happen for an aligned player to qualify for WAFL finals but clearly where Peel can roll the two top teams that finished the season 7 and 4 games ahead respectively suggests the current requirements aren't working. Currently Peel only have to make the finals whilst Freo miss out at AFL level to have the ability to parachute a whole heap of "qualified" players into the team for only 3 games during the finals to win the flag. To me that is wrong. So if you agree then my suggestion is to email the WAFC and demand change. I'm not sure what Gavin Taylor's direct email address is but you can get the WAFC on - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Over to you.

Id say reduce it to no more than 6 dockers listed in finals.

Country member wrote:

Freezin wrote: Tough gig this inequality lark eh lads?....realistically without this alignment rubbish, Subi would of won a three peat last year and be odds on for a 4 peat this year and possibly their 7th flag over the last 10 years....and you guys have had enough integrity and revelance wise? I have always backed you Subi guys in discussions, when others for the last decade have had a go at your dominance and how it has been "unfairly" achieved through disparity of re$ource$ and made the comp look irrelevant and boring............perception is an interesting concept....LOL

To be honest out all the teams in the comp...Subi are the best team to challenge this alignment finals criteria.....yes a SF v Subi final would be great....but pretty sure SF have been your bunnies for a wee while too.....the SF win over SD showed the true state of the WAFL comp....a huge gulf between the top 3 and the rest.....and to be honest SF are the only one of the top three who can "legitimately" say they are there well n truly off their own back....

To make the WAFL listen, whichever non aligned team plays Peel in the final really must take one for the good of the comp and get rolled by 10 goals plus.....a close fought GF game will only see spartan tweeks to the finals criteria be made and we will be here again this time next year having the same whinge and whine....lose big and the WAFL will have no choice but to make the necessay changes.....which hopefully will be greater number of games needed to be played by aligned players, at least 10........or a cap of 50/50 ratio of non aligned and aligned players in the finals playing for Peel or EP....regardless of Freo or WCE own finals run that year.

Excellent post, Freezin. I'm sorry, though - I must correct you on one point. The "WAFL" cannot make any changes as the "WAFL" is purely the name of the competition. The organising body responsible for the destruction of the competition known as the "WAFL" is the Western Australian Football COMMISSION. In Adelaide the SANFL is run by the SANFL and the commission (SAFC) is a separate body that oversees footy across the state across all levels. Here in WA, our premier state football league does not have its own governing body. I believe it is important to remember the difference. Apart from that important point, I reckon you're spot on.

Spot on Country member ...The missing link atm is also our WAFL Council of presidents and their WAFC planted support person in Ric Gloede who are very strangely saying stuff all. Cmon gents you are the representative body of your WAFL clubs grow some balls and demand immediate action from the WAFC.
Wake up Haydyn Rait and co and start to ask questions on behalf of your clubs that you supposedly represent..........

Don't get me wrong....I understand the rationale behind the alignments...I don't necessarily agree with them but think something has to change. Subi has had a great degree of success in recent years and you can argue all you like why that is, but the fact remains we finished 7 games clear of Peel and now they're rolling through the finals only because they can top up with full time professionals. I would be saying the same thing if Perth had made advances and got into the finals only to be crunched by a Peel or EP loaded with AFL guys. I think there's an easy and reasonable fix....to qualify an aligned player must have played X amount of WAFL games whatever that might be but an additional criteria is that player must have played more WAFL than AFL during the year. To me it's a no brainer as it would make that person a WAFL player by association and by deeds.

Dwert wrote:

Country member wrote:

Freezin wrote: Tough gig this inequality lark eh lads?....realistically without this alignment rubbish, Subi would of won a three peat last year and be odds on for a 4 peat this year and possibly their 7th flag over the last 10 years....and you guys have had enough integrity and revelance wise? I have always backed you Subi guys in discussions, when others for the last decade have had a go at your dominance and how it has been "unfairly" achieved through disparity of re$ource$ and made the comp look irrelevant and boring............perception is an interesting concept....LOL

To be honest out all the teams in the comp...Subi are the best team to challenge this alignment finals criteria.....yes a SF v Subi final would be great....but pretty sure SF have been your bunnies for a wee while too.....the SF win over SD showed the true state of the WAFL comp....a huge gulf between the top 3 and the rest.....and to be honest SF are the only one of the top three who can "legitimately" say they are there well n truly off their own back....

To make the WAFL listen, whichever non aligned team plays Peel in the final really must take one for the good of the comp and get rolled by 10 goals plus.....a close fought GF game will only see spartan tweeks to the finals criteria be made and we will be here again this time next year having the same whinge and whine....lose big and the WAFL will have no choice but to make the necessay changes.....which hopefully will be greater number of games needed to be played by aligned players, at least 10........or a cap of 50/50 ratio of non aligned and aligned players in the finals playing for Peel or EP....regardless of Freo or WCE own finals run that year.

Excellent post, Freezin. I'm sorry, though - I must correct you on one point. The "WAFL" cannot make any changes as the "WAFL" is purely the name of the competition. The organising body responsible for the destruction of the competition known as the "WAFL" is the Western Australian Football COMMISSION. In Adelaide the SANFL is run by the SANFL and the commission (SAFC) is a separate body that oversees footy across the state across all levels. Here in WA, our premier state football league does not have its own governing body. I believe it is important to remember the difference. Apart from that important point, I reckon you're spot on.

Spot on Country member ...The missing link atm is also our WAFL Council of presidents and their WAFC planted support person in Ric Gloede who are very strangely saying stuff all. Cmon gents you are the representative body of your WAFL clubs grow some balls and demand immediate action from the WAFC.
Wake up Haydyn Rait and co and start to ask questions on behalf of your clubs that you supposedly represent..........

Dead right Dwert, that hollow man Gloede is invislble , WTF is the story, they need to fark him off straight away , the minute he was picked he was a AFL stooge, confirmed last year when he CELEBRATED the peel win, on social media he was everywhere slapping Peel on the back trying to shut down critics, but was overwhelemed , he is an embarrassment.

as for Raitt he is piss weak and has been for a while , spoke to him last week and saw him walking around like fat cat at ch 7 thinking all was great.

blokes a clown

BC wrote: Don't get me wrong....I understand the rationale behind the alignments...I don't necessarily agree with them but think something has to change. Subi has had a great degree of success in recent years and you can argue all you like why that is, but the fact remains we finished 7 games clear of Peel and now they're rolling through the finals only because they can top up with full time professionals. I would be saying the same thing if Perth had made advances and got into the finals only to be crunched by a Peel or EP loaded with AFL guys. I think there's an easy and reasonable fix....to qualify an aligned player must have played X amount of WAFL games whatever that might be but an additional criteria is that player must have played more WAFL than AFL during the year. To me it's a no brainer as it would make that person a WAFL player by association and by deeds.

That's not what the dockers management want BC, its clear they are pulling the strings here and they want to fill a cabinet with some silverware, expect the following very soon

Peel to be rebranded the Mandurah Dockers..
Ditchburn to get a seat on the WAFC.