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A serious, (if possibly very stupid), question: Given how much money the AFL is losing on The Suns and The Giants, is there an insane millionaire that would be willing to buy either team as a tax write off/speculative investment to take them off the AFLs hands? Would such a thing help? I mean given drafts and salary caps etc. They couldn't do what rich people do with EPL etc. teams and just throw money at good players like a drunken sailor and hope to buy success. So would it be of any use to them? And what would the players/staff do when things inevitably go wrong and the owner can't make payroll etc.?
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I think there’s two factors that would cause issue: First, just because you can’t throw money at players doesn’t mean you can’t do what American universities do and throw money at facilities; and second, selling off two clubs in times of crisis would likely be the thin end of the wedge. “Well what about selling [insert club in trouble],” and everything.
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quote:This extraordinary cutback comes as several senior AFL coaches are working only limited hours, such as Melbourne’s Simon Goodwin Maybe this Coronavirus thing ain’t all bad after all!
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Mar 25, 2020 10:48
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The AFL owns Marvel stadium and will use it for liquidity, at least I hope. https://twitter.com/RudiEdsall/status/1242767434999664640?s=19
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We've had private ownership of clubs before and it didn't work out well. The Roos floated around about 1986 (and only went back to the full membership model in 2006) so in that respect it may have saved them, meanwhile it's not much of an coincidence why the Swans and (then) Bears were clown shows when they were privately owned. But then even with the "traditional" clubs, before the cap came in, clubs were going into debt poaching star recruits from each other even though that was one of the things zoning was meant to prevent. (If you've seen the actual zoning maps, they were pretty farcical.) The salary cap in the VFL actually came about because some of the VFL decision makers were visiting the US, and got the idea straight from David Stern around about the time he'd brought that in for the NBA. https://www.espn.com.au/afl/story/_/id/28517677/how-david-stern-little-help-tv-star-changed-aussie-rules-history As for this season, well, it's a write-off frankly. It's possible that restrictions may ease up by about August, so I am thinking that the window for a competition will be so short, with players and staff coming back into it cold. Absolute best case scenario is they get, maybe 12 weeks, with that they could do a split conference system like the AFLW, have the top 3 or 4 from each in the finals, but they need to have that done by late October. So that's still late July they would have to start by then if they have shorter breaks between games and play through the week. Most likely, the season gets blanked. Worst case scenario, everyone dies, not due to the virus but because the Yellowstone finally decided to burst right open and bust forth oceans of molten gooey death, followed a couple of weeks later by an asteroid. I can't see that happening, even though we are still very early in this crisis and honestly sport is one of those things that can take a backseat until we get some sort of normalcy again. Whenever the gently caress that is.
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Apropos of absolutely nothing: Post your favourite ex-footballer who now looks like a mad scientist. Exhibit 1 - John Platten. 
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Mar 26, 2020 02:55
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The Northern Blues are now defunct, and even if the VFL goes ahead later in the year Carlton will be allowed to form a new reserves side using anything they'd like to salvage instead of inviting Northern back.
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Mar 26, 2020 06:46
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Carlton were probably going to establish our own VFL team once we got out of debt in the next year or two and built the new training centre which would house all four teams under the one roof (afl, aflw, vfl, vflw) But this sucks, it kills off Preston Football Club after 138 years.
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Mar 26, 2020 07:21
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🚨 2018 Grand Final on 7mate now 🚨
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Mar 27, 2020 13:44
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Brown Paper Bag posted:🚨 2018 Grand Final on 7mate now 🚨 It was Round 14 2009 here in Vic 
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Mar 28, 2020 05:41
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https://twitter.com/tommorris32/status/1243439633653846016?s=21 Seems there’s some sort of equitable/tiered structure to the pay cut which is good at least.
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Solemn Sloth posted:https://twitter.com/tommorris32/status/1243439633653846016?s=21 Yeah it is good. It was laughable hearing about gill taking an 80% pay cut while millions are out of work. I mean I love dusty but I’m not exactly feeling sorry for him taking a hit you know?
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Mar 29, 2020 13:08
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that made the round on our club group chat, glad we can still laugh at times like this
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Mar 29, 2020 13:12
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haha, he's hidden/deleted the tweet as well, what a roast.
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Mar 29, 2020 21:24
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A lot of emergency service workers seem pretty loving worried about it, but of course you wouldn’t expect kane to understand that
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Mar 29, 2020 21:31
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Hahaha, perfect  Seriously, what is it with some people that forces them to adopt a smug "why are you all getting so worked up  " posture about this stuff? Like somehow all the medical and epidemiology experts just aren't as logical and sensible as Kane loving Cornes when it comes to a global pandemic.Presumably he's never even stopped to think that his voice has weight (somehow) and that him minimising the virus could literally lead to additional deaths.
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Mar 29, 2020 21:42
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cmndstab posted:
I'm just going to stop you there
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Solemn Sloth posted:A lot of emergency service workers seem pretty loving worried about it, but of course you wouldn’t expect kane to understand that lol
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Mar 30, 2020 02:01
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NPR Journalizard posted:I'm just going to stop you there I don't think that whole family has ever stopped to think
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Mar 30, 2020 10:30
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The thing I feel like makes it obvious its serious is how many businesses who normally would do absolutely anything to not lose a single dollar are shutting down. The AFL being one - you think they would shut down the league for anything less than the fact they absolutely 100% have to? When that's happening its hard to understand how people can have the Kane Cornes attitude.
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Mar 30, 2020 12:35
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If AFL gets completely canned this year, Round 1 2021 should see be return of rivalry round. Thurs: Carlton v Collingwood Fri: Essendon v Richmond Sat arvo: St Kilda v Melbourne (Saints vs Demons, battle at the pearly gates) Sat arvo: Brisbane v Gold Coast Sat night: West Coast v Fremantle Sat night: Hawks v Geelong Sunday arvo: Sydney v GWS Sunday arvo: WB v North (sorry this one is kinda boring) Sunday 6pm start: Adelaide v Port Surely that would absolutely smash single-round attendance figures?
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Mar 30, 2020 22:18
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I could see it. Then those same games doubled up later that season
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Mar 31, 2020 02:04
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eddie you absolute muppet https://twitter.com/9NewsMelb/status/1245259103334793216
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Apr 1, 2020 09:53
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That's embarrassing stuff, Ed.
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Apr 1, 2020 10:48
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One of the worst / most 2000’s jumper in history, but a heart warming result nonetheless https://twitter.com/freodockers/status/1245514802010533888?s=21
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Quantum Shart posted:eddie you absolute muppet loving hell eddie
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Apr 4, 2020 02:56
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Eddie continued his fit of pique later the same day against Caroline Wilson, before the AFL announced that they were taking control from all the clubs and that refunds for all club members will be honoured on request.
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NTRabbit posted:Eddie continued his fit of pique later the same day against Caroline Wilson, before the AFL announced that they were taking control from all the clubs and that refunds for all club members will be honoured on request. Yessss I mean I do understand it’d be hard for the clubs but like how many people are trying to cancel just for fun. If you are employed and love the club you’ll keep the membership. If you lose your job you might need the money and you’re definitely not getting the service promised right now. Eddie true man of the people there
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teacup posted:Yessss The great thing about it is that Ed probably though he was doing the right thing by making people who are under massive financial stress ring up and beg for their money back.
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I thought he was saying they might give you a loan if you begged hard enough, not give you a refund
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How loving tone deaf is it for a rich prick like McGuire to try and lean on struggling members thinking about a refund on what for the average person can be a hell of a lot of money even in good times. What's his net worth, couldn't he prop up the whole thing himself or with a few mates?
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Hey man, knock it off, Eddie is a man of the people who has a bunch of jobs, just like struggling folk. I mean it's not like hosting a tv show, a radio show, being president of the biggest AFL club and having a column in the hun pay a lot. I'm sure he is struggling to get by.
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Apparently Moana Hope is a 5G nuffy
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One of my FB friends was talking about the 'rona and mentioned that any idiots who talk about how 5G is responsible will have their uninformed opinions deleted from his thread and I was like 'wait that's a thing people think?'
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Chairchucker posted:One of my FB friends was talking about the 'rona and mentioned that any idiots who talk about how 5G is responsible will have their uninformed opinions deleted from his thread and I was like 'wait that's a thing people think?' Yeah, the same people were overlaying maps of the bushfires with the 5G rollout and the high speed rail path too. The Guardian has reported in the past that a lot of this poo poo originates from Russian troll factories
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Apr 6, 2020 02:30
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Can someone tell Kane Cornes that footy is on hold
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gay picnic defence posted:
It also just originates from a lot of people being dumb as gently caress
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