is norm dare staying on or are southport going to go for a fresh start. who'll coach the thunder
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Yes, correct. Angus was wanting a year off from coaching... My word is that Clinton Watts was offered the job but declined... Angus is a very good coach with great club culture beliefs ,and proved this in his time with Broadbeach.Reckon he is a great choice by Southport.Angus new Southport coach.
Great post I couldn't agree more each state needs to have their own State league competition. It seems as though all the current model proves is that clubs are finding it extremely difficult to stay in the competition with all the costs involved. More players are denied the opportunity to compete at an elite level. And many players cannot commit to the demands of travel when they are juggling family work etc. It seems all the NEAFL does is pander to the AFL reserves sides getting the chance to play against one another regularly. Fold the AFL reserves sides into the State League competitions and have a State League in NSW, ACT, QLD and let the NT side either disband or join the QLD league or the SANFL and be done with it. Current model isn't working which is evident by the number of clubs dropping out of the NEAFL and the number of players returning to lesser level due to the demands of having work a full time etc.What an absolute ******* joke NEAFL is. Just give QLD its own league FFS. Enough of this combined 'non-AFL state' bullshit.
Give NSW/ACT their own league, give QLD their own league, and give NT whatever the **** they want.
Stop ******* over the states that are trying to 'expand'.
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Since when is recruiting talent 'desperate'?Southport recruiting all these afl players...... Don't they look desperate....
desperate for a premiership? I wonder if they signed two year deals?Since when is recruiting talent 'desperate'?
Great post I couldn't agree more each state needs to have their own State league competition. It seems as though all the current model proves is that clubs are finding it extremely difficult to stay in the competition with all the costs involved. More players are denied the opportunity to compete at an elite level. And many players cannot commit to the demands of travel when they are juggling family work etc. It seems all the NEAFL does is pander to the AFL reserves sides getting the chance to play against one another regularly. Fold the AFL reserves sides into the State League competitions and have a State League in NSW, ACT, QLD and let the NT side either disband or join the QLD league or the SANFL and be done with it. Current model isn't working which is evident by the number of clubs dropping out of the NEAFL and the number of players returning to lesser level due to the demands of having work a full time etc.
Wouldn't every team be desperate for a premiership? If they weren't, I'd be worried hahadesperate for a premiership? I wonder if they signed two year deals?
So many players dropping out of neafl particularly sharks and redland.
Not the clubs fault. Could be another messy restructure in 12-24 months.
Can't afford to have the 3 QLD clubs drop back to qafl.
Hope it turns around.
they haven't won a flag in 6 years and that team were together for a good 5 years. a well structured side they were and that's what they needSouthport recruiting all these afl players...... Don't they look desperate....
Well Said!Its fairly simple. To participate in the comp is a financial burden on the community based clubs ( be it all QLD,ACT and Sydney clubs.), needing a revenue of some 600k minimum to compete, ,,,, that sort of dough must be so difficult to raise every season, and already in the first season of the restructed comp, 3 clubs have abandoned ship.
We are seeing numerous players returning to comps such as the QAFL, etc etc. The travel and the training commitments are the concern especially for semi pro footballers.Its just not sustainable!!
It's happening in Queensland, too. But on the contrary, there are players that simply can't play at NEAFL level due to other commitments, so they're dropping to local clubs, thus missing out on drafting possibilities. Similarly, there are clubs dropping out of the NEAFL because of financial burden, while stronger and generally 'better' clubs are now sitting in a lower division and dominating it. It's really ****ed Queensland AFL at a grassroots levels. Pathetic.The NEAFL has destroyed the competition here in Canberra, we used to have a strong competition but now players from rival clubs have had to jump ship to chase their goals. To team's they would never have played for.
A few less team's perhaps one big ACT team, one big NSW team, QLD, NT and then the AFL reserves. The thing that annoys me about the NEAFL is they bang on about more kids being drafted, but the kids who got drafted this year were always going to make it.
The NEAFL has destroyed the competition here in Canberra, we used to have a strong competition but now players from rival clubs have had to jump ship to chase their goals. To team's they would never have played for.
This competition is going to send clubs broke, you can already see from the numbers who have left that it's just not going to work.
It's happening in Queensland, too. But on the contrary, there are players that simply can't play at NEAFL level due to other commitments, so they're dropping to local clubs, thus missing out on drafting possibilities. Similarly, there are clubs dropping out of the NEAFL because of financial burden, while stronger and generally 'better' clubs are now sitting in a lower division and dominating it. It's really stuffed Queensland AFL at a grassroots levels. Pathetic.