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Who cares when the game was played. They can play on any day of the year if they like.

Just a franchise? haha a WA franchise at that though mate, West Coast/Fremantle, they are WA names to me, also they play their HOME games at SUBIACO, that also looks WA to me.

If you all hate the AFL so much then why not do something positive about it to support the WAFL rather than just coming on Public forums to whinge about your problems. Pretty pathetic to me.

I think a lot of us would have preferred to have not had the AFL happen because it did irreversible damage to the WAFL, however the national comp had to happen or Aussie Rules was going to be swallowed up by other codes. So in that regard the AFL is an enormous success and continues to grow. It is a shame they can't somehow incorporate the WAFL,SANFL and VFL to play games prior to AFL fixtures as there is nothing happening prior to these games now. There is no doubt one comp needs the other to survive, WAFL as a breeding and development comp, the AFL as the show piece of that development.

Soprano wrote: Bunch of very bitter people here.

Wishing their own WA teams do not have success.....grow up people.

Soprano the fact is that they are not WA teams. They are AFL teams domiciled in WA. They do not get their players from any WA zones. They have shown with their push for the host club alignment that they have no interest in WA football. They have shown their contempt for WA football by playing or trying to play football on the Monday of the long week end in June in Perth. They showed their contempt for WA football by turning their back on State of Origin football.

They have not shown any advocacy towards the devlopment of the local WAFL competition.

By the way name the WA player(s) who are legends in the AFL football hall of fame who did not play in the VFL/AFL. One would suspect to name one player, Billy Walker, that his record would have elevated him to legend status. He is by no means the only one who should have reached that status.

Nisbett queried / complained about richmond wearing the jumper they have worn for 500 years because it clashed with the eagles latest jumper. Ironic coming from a person who has overseen about ten different jumpers in his time at the club. Hey Trev if you had stuck with your original colours and jumpers ( heres a handy hint : listen to your supporters) this wouldnt be a problem and your club might have a bit more credibility than being known as just a money focused corparation!
Navy blue and gold are Claremont colours, bugger off back to your original colours please.

Tiger of old wrote: Nisbett queried / complained about richmond wearing the jumper they have worn for 500 years because it clashed with the eagles latest jumper. Ironic coming from a person who has overseen about ten different jumpers in his time at the club. Hey Trev if you had stuck with your original colours and jumpers ( heres a handy hint : listen to your supporters) this wouldnt be a problem and your club might have a bit more credibility than being known as just a money focused corparation!
Navy blue and gold are Claremont colours, bugger off back to your original colours please.

Were the canary yellow shorts part of that original uniform?

By your reasoning Swan42 with the non WA players so not WA AFL teams, we could easily extend that to supporters. If not born and bred WA people then you are just a fake supporter. WAFL and AFl supporters alike.
So all fake supporters shall have no voice. I am WA born and bred and I certainly do consider the Eagles and Dockers WA teams and take offense to your drivel.

shwaborn wrote: By your reasoning Swan42 with the non WA players so not WA AFL teams, we could easily extend that to supporters. If not born and bred WA people then you are just a fake supporter. WAFL and AFl supporters alike.
So all fake supporters shall have no voice. I am WA born and bred and I certainly do consider the Eagles and Dockers WA teams and take offense to your drivel.

shwaborn and a/man. The Eagles and the Dockers play in a competition where there predominant number of teams are in Victoria. Those teams they are in Victoria played in the VFL. The Eagles joined the VFL. The VFL name was changed to the AFL. The Dockers joined the AFL. Under no circumstances do the Eagles or Dockers represent WA. In fact it was the Eagles who were the primary reason why State of Origin matches were scrapped. A true WA team representing WA.

Name some ways that the Eagles or Dockers support the local competition in any other way than financially? If the AFL is truly a national competition rather than merely just a rebranding of the VFL why is there only one player ias a Legend of the AFL Hall of Fame who did not participate in the VFL/AFL? Surely, in over 100 years of WAFL and SANFL more than one player would have achieved that honour?

A/man I did not say that because they had non-WA players that made them a non-WA team. What I said was that they do not have a WA zone where they get any of their players.

The are 28 players from WA on the Eagles' senior list.
I am WA in my own right, the Eagles represent me.
In an alternate view, not suggesting my own, what has the WAFL 'offered' the local AFL teams, other than a below par level of match fitness?
I am opposed to the Eagles & Dockers' reserves sides in being able to win WAFL premiership points.
I know the WAFL is a proud culture, but was there any significant drops in spectator numbers over the long weekend to warrant this argument?
Hall of Fame is a retired mans award, it has never fazed me nor ever will.
Makes no difference to how footy is played as to whom is awarded with it.

Agree with you there Anchorman.....I am also proud to be a ticket holder, but of the other WA side haha.

WAFL teams that have VFL players.....should they be considered Victorian clubs.....what about WAFL teams with a Victorian coach?

You guys are just searching for reasons to have a whinge about the AFL and the WA sides....all because of the alignment changes. Get over it, every other AFL team (well most) have an alignment club, so why shouldnt we? If WCE and FREO think it will help them in the AFL, and they have the power to request this change.....then good on them, they are doing what is best for AFL football in WA!!