Opinion - The Future of Footy: Where to now?

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Opinion - The Future of Footy: Where to now?

Authored by: Michael Christiansen
on Friday, April 04 2008 @ 09:56 am ACDT

Certainly - just what DO we want. And, if opened, can the 'footy pandoras box' be controlled?

At what point does an overseas nation suddenly stand alone? What is the liklihood of a US semi-pro league that becomes self-sustaining.

The reality is that Rugby League for example - has the English (NH) super league and the Aust (SH) NRL pro comps for development to cling onto. The example is that a single team from NZ perhaps even over represents NZ domestic RL, and perhaps likewise the French (1 and perhaps a 2nd) and possibly Welsh presence in English Superleague.

If the US, or a Euro based semi-pro league took hold - then can the AFL really claim to speak on behalf of the NH interests. Most likely 'NO'. The AFL commission still effectively acts on behalf of and instead of the 16 AFL clubs/presidents running the show. Is the Commission really supposed to be anything more than a national body should an autonomous (semi)pro league establish overseas.

Does it all fall onto Dave Matthews? Colin Carter has a vision, does the Commission have one too?

And, as Carter indicated - the amount of money that a North Melb has access to now is so much greater than 10 years previously - however, off the field to match the 'big clubs' then there will always be clubs 'struggling' on the fringe. Because, a budget almost always consumes the amount of money available to it.

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