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AFL Competition or Marketing Competition?

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The Afl commission was set up in the 80s to basically save the game & stop bigger clubs just dominating the competition & by buying up the best players & stop clubs going broke by paying players too much

A draft was introduced to create an equalization & allow clubs who finish at the bottom of the ladder to get early picks via the draft & a salary cap.....

Whats happened in recent years is the opposite....how can smaller clubs like Melb,bulldogs,Nth,Stkilda etc ever improve when the Swans are allowed to pick up 2 champions & pay them in access of 1mill within 2 yrs after winning the flag & playing in a prelim this yr.....

Is this equalization???? When you deny the MFC a priority pick after winning less than 5 games in 2yrs & yet allow the Swans to get such quality of players!

This is a slap in the face when the whole concept of the salary cap would force clubs to let go of players when success occurred as the value of those players grew & they would be traded.

Dont get get me started on the fixture of games which is controlled by tv rights who demand high profile clubs to play at prime time & grow their brands thus attracting better sponsors etc...

Allow all clubs equal access to prime time exposure so that all have an EQUAL opportunity to grow their brands!

Somehow I dont see EQUALIZATION in this MARKETING COMP

 

They should be striving for a competition were the top and bottom clubs are separated by >20 points and percentage, rather than what has occurred. A top and bottom team separated by 72 points... surely an even competition would encourage more fans join their old clubs and to watch more games, which in turn makes more money for the tv channels and the AFL.

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