this "if you play well you will get good fixtures" is a load of BS.
the TV stations want the big clubs with lots of members to play so their ratings go up.
they dont care about the smaller clubs.
give me one example where a team has played well and been given more prime fixtures, because i dont know one.
not to mention that it is so much harder to get better when youre getting 15k people on a sunday because your club ends up with less money and therefore less footy department resources.