I think it's time that fans were treated with respect by the AFl and clubs .
It's about time a representative body of the paying public /viewers was formed to take on the AFL over issues like GWS fraudulence, the increasing corporatisation of the game, the rule changes, the woeful umpiring, the disgusting food /beer forced on fans, the ridiculous promotion of products throughout the game, the woeful entertainment on GF day, the ridiculous Etihad deal that is breaking some clubs every time they play there.
Millions of dollars, from paying idiots like us, gets flushed away on half-wit schemes like GWS whilst established clubs, Melbourne, Swans, Saints, Dogs and Lions see success become harder to obtain or are forced to move/merge .
Community football, local clubs, Auskick etc receive little benefit from the expansion of the AFL.
In order to sell more burgers in West Sydney, the goodwill and history of our great club has been eroded and stolen for a fraudulent and artificial franchise. The TS saga aside, this would never have happened had the clubs/fans had a say.
If the NSW AFL had put forward it's own proposal for a new team then fine.
What I object to most is that the huge headless glutton we call a CORPORATION has stolen an organic culture and replaced it with culture LITE .
Most people are too stupid or sated to notice but, as with cricket, this sort of crap will destroy the game.
I suggest a symbolic protest during which the fans start bringing their own food and drink to games again and refuse the slop they sell at grounds.
The individual players should have their salaries capped at half a million. Twice as much as the PM is more than enough .
The argument will come back that kids will choose cricket or basketball over AFL if we cap the salaries. Cricket is already ruined by TV and corporatisation and basketball is broke.
Fans of all clubs should rise up and make some simple demands for the benefit of a game we have founded and funded for generations.
It's time we stopped the game being run by people who know the price of everything and the value of nothing .