Here's the Problem With Victorian Football

rama_fan · Post by **rama_fan** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 9:59 pm

Here's the problem with Victorian Football:

Summed up with one simply article.

http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/footy/ ... 3,20429579%

Post by **Jazz_84** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 10:09 pm

link doesn't work but i know the article and it's hard to argue with i must say!!

2QIK4U · Post by **2QIK4U** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 10:29 pm

Any likelyhood the AFL would put a third team into either Adelaide or Perth before somewhere else in the country?

Post by **Jazz_84** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 10:32 pm

2QIK4U wrote:Any likelyhood the AFL would put a third team into either Adelaide or Perth before somewhere else in the country?

na doubt it..... gold coast or canberra would be next on the list i guess

temporary stevo · Post by **temporary stevo** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 10:36 pm

rama_fan wrote:Here's the problem with Victorian Football:

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is that some kind of allegory that the AFL just ain't listening to Victorian football?

seriously, if it is, that's the best post ever, RF.

Crowny · Post by **Crowny** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 5:20 pm

Jazz_84 wrote:
fordmania wrote: The Gold Coast have got their stadium up to decent facilities, so North Melbourne away you go.
still needs a lot of money poured into it im afraid, and i honestly dont think the gold coast could support a team based full time up here, 20 000 people to each game is all they would get and is that enough???

Playing a few games a year up there is a start. Whats the population of Gold Coast? 500,000? I reckon to have a successful team up there would require attendances in the order of 30 - 40,000.

It might be possible in the long term given that Gold Coast is the fastest growing city in Australia. But some development work would need to be done at grass-roots level to build up a fan base.

Rotorog · Post by **Rotorog** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 10:24 pm

Gossy wrote:Don't know if we need to reduce the number of teams in the competition, but we will certainly have to reduce the number of vic teams sooner or later. Maybe have one on the gold coast or north sydney or tassie. Maybe even another one in SA or WA

Maybe one on Mars? No doubt who will volunteer to coach the Martians. :lol:

Crowny · Post by **Crowny** » Fri Sep 22, 2006 5:45 pm

Rotorog wrote:
Gossy wrote:Don't know if we need to reduce the number of teams in the competition, but we will certainly have to reduce the number of vic teams sooner or later. Maybe have one on the gold coast or north sydney or tassie. Maybe even another one in SA or WA
Maybe one on Mars? No doubt who will volunteer to coach the Martians.

Grant Thomas

team · Post by **team** » Fri Sep 22, 2006 7:09 pm

How about a 5 - 3 point split for games between sides from different states.

A visiting team get 5 points for a win, a home team 3 points for the win.

The theory is it would make home crowds less excited and the whole thing more balanced. Games between sides from the same state 4 points of course as would the Tasmanian and Canberra stuff I guess. Make Melbourne happy with there playing a "home" game in Brisbane.

What do you reckon?