What the AFL have now is television money, this is not football money and its continuation cannot be guaranteed. It's like the housing market in Aus. with everyone walking round thinking they are millionaires. What we have now is several clubs - Port Adelaide, Richmond, Footscray, North Melbourne, Brisbane - millions in debt, (more so than the 80's) or with playing lists beyond the help of the compromised drafts. Whilst we have now 18 teams in a 'national' competition, in effect we have about six, with the rest just catching planes and delaying contract negotiations.