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i just dont understand why interstate football fans from West and South Australia can take themselves seriously when complaining about the league and the deals that are handed out to their clubs.
(Obviously i am mainly talking about Crows and Weagles supporters)
What i have to say to these people is: shut up, why on earth did you join a VICTORIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE and then expect everything to be given to you on a plate. (Which in West Coast cases was world class favouring for the first seven years. In which for benefit of the National Comp, they got all the draft selections they wanted to create a state team).
Face it boys... your states where insuperior to the greatest football state.. which was destroying your local leagues by its pure might, so that eventually succumbed to the pressure abandoned some great culturally historical football clubs to support generic lifeless state teams with no history or heart.
Not only this but ask your average 21 year old in Western Australia, any question about the WAFL'S history or about VFL history and they will know nothing. I suspect its the same in South Australia but a smaller level.
I and many Victorians, West Australians, and South Australians think its a dam shame that two great football states gave in to the might of a stronger league and destroyed all the history and culture of two once great football states.
PS:
92 94: "Yeah well done".. you destroyed a whole state's rich football culture for 2 flags. These two flags achieved in a period of seven years of being a state team.
Dont you think if Victoria had entered a state team in the WAFL or SANFL for the late 80's or early 90's they may of won more than one flag in seven years.
PPS:
The picture describing Western Australian football was once Brain Peake running down the wing at Fremantle Oval in a heated Fremantle Derby full of partisan passion.
FAST-FORWARD: The picture of West Australian football is now a 10 year kid wearing a ocre eagles jumper being told to sit down as he jumps up from his seat to celebrate a goal at subiaco.
(Obviously i am mainly talking about Crows and Weagles supporters)
What i have to say to these people is: shut up, why on earth did you join a VICTORIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE and then expect everything to be given to you on a plate. (Which in West Coast cases was world class favouring for the first seven years. In which for benefit of the National Comp, they got all the draft selections they wanted to create a state team).
Face it boys... your states where insuperior to the greatest football state.. which was destroying your local leagues by its pure might, so that eventually succumbed to the pressure abandoned some great culturally historical football clubs to support generic lifeless state teams with no history or heart.
Not only this but ask your average 21 year old in Western Australia, any question about the WAFL'S history or about VFL history and they will know nothing. I suspect its the same in South Australia but a smaller level.
I and many Victorians, West Australians, and South Australians think its a dam shame that two great football states gave in to the might of a stronger league and destroyed all the history and culture of two once great football states.
PS:
92 94: "Yeah well done".. you destroyed a whole state's rich football culture for 2 flags. These two flags achieved in a period of seven years of being a state team.
Dont you think if Victoria had entered a state team in the WAFL or SANFL for the late 80's or early 90's they may of won more than one flag in seven years.
PPS:
The picture describing Western Australian football was once Brain Peake running down the wing at Fremantle Oval in a heated Fremantle Derby full of partisan passion.
FAST-FORWARD: The picture of West Australian football is now a 10 year kid wearing a ocre eagles jumper being told to sit down as he jumps up from his seat to celebrate a goal at subiaco.