Carlton Supporters Club

REM ... it's the end of the (AFL) world as we know it
 

Yes, it's important to remember this.

Healy, Brown and Pavlich are commenting based on the AFL they knew, not what it will become!

Nobody really knows who is going to be best suited to the Nouveau AFL genre, because we do not know what Nouveau AFL is yet!

There are some interesting tells though, clubs rallying against draft age change, rich clubs asking for assistance! In one case those two perspectives are even coincident, that in my opinion it is a sign of the old world desperately clinging onto power! They won't succeed as change is inevitable, so for them it could be disastrous, not just financially but tactically, the rules of the game are changing on all levels.

In other cases, it appears some clubs may be delusional, they are thinking business as usual in ignorance that usual no longer exists, Perhaps it's just they are in shock, a sort of corporate / social denial! They comment and behave like this fever situation has peaked, when it's really just the first sneeze of a long flu season!

When Virgin folds (as it will) just contemplate the reconstruction of flights to a QF schedule for interstate operations.  And to where?

IMHO, 2020 should be put to bed now so resource planning commences now in earnest for 2021.

It'll need a bloody decent panel dedicated to logistics, frameworks, sponsorships and competing teams. 

Action without bias and mature project managers.

I'm starting to think 2020 is a WOFT now. Those in charge will really earn their keep getting through this one.

When Virgin folds (as it will) just contemplate the reconstruction of flights to a QF schedule for interstate operations.  And to where?

IMHO, 2020 should be put to bed now so resource planning commences now in earnest for 2021.

It'll need a bloody decent panel dedicated to logistics, frameworks, sponsorships and competing teams. 

Action without bias and mature project managers.

Agree...its going to be more like the old lightning premiership series and I'm not even sure if some of the better
players will even front up. Its more about getting the game back on TV and those advertising/sponsorship dollars
flowing to help keep teams afloat.
What disturbs me more is the Bulldogs being able to go it alone without AFL assistance and us having to crawl to the AFL, how far have we fallen that the Dogs are able to keep afloat and we would be drowning not waving without assistance...😒

From what i can remember of that Caro article i was talking about earlier (cannot find it!) the dogs are better suited simply because they recently sold off a lot of land they owned IIRC.
Perfect timing for them in that regard and they'd be stuffed if it happened any other time.

Does the money need to be paid back to the AFL by the clubs?

I'm starting to think 2020 is a WOFT now. Those in charge will really earn their keep getting through this one.

Yep....with interest.

....but less than what the banks will slug you.

They can get to the end of a Mickey Mouse season and give everybody a gold star for participation!

Can you imagine the crap that the fans of whichever club won the flag in that season would have to put up with, most wouldn't even want it on the official tally?

If we won flag 17 we would simply point to the scoreboard irrespective of what the rank and file have to say.

Winning is winning.

Its not like these circumstances are in our control.