As if on cue, the “tanking” debate has arisen with vigor among AFL commentators and supporters as the home and away season draws to a close, writes Adam Schwab.
Andrew Demetriou
John Elliot, hush money and the AFL
It is not John Elliott in this case who has shamed himself, but rather, the entire AFL fraternity.
Ultimately we are all alone but we have one thing that unites us, one thing that defines us as a nation…
It is Monday morning across our wide brown land…
All systems go for AFL on the Gold Coast
The AFL’s latest franchise is a success story solely because it has so many things going against it.
Forget the Gold Coast, Victoria needs a boutique AFL stadium
Struggling Victorian clubs may be forgiven for wondering exactly why they are bankrolling an expansion club which is predicated to boost the Gold Coast economy, writes Adam Schwab.
Rolled gold as AFL welcomes its 17th club
The Gold Coast will enjoy a $1.45 billion bonanza by entering a team in the country’s biggest sporting league from 2011, writes Ross Stapleton.
AFL ignoring the “not interested” message from Sydney
Why aren’t the shareholders in the AFL up in arms about the League’s plans to spend $100 million on growing a new team in Sydney, and a new team on the Gold Coast? asks Glenn Dyer.
AFL Commissars prove central planning is alive and well
The numbers on the AFL’s plans for Sydney and the Gold Coast don’t stack, now matter how loudly if the game’s Commissars claim they do, writes Greg Barns.
AFL in League heartland makes no sense
While a 17th AFL side on the Gold Coast raises serious financial questions, the logic to create a team in Western Sydney side is completely non-existent, writes Adam Schwab.
First Dog On The Moon’s Christmas Spectacular
With a Potato Cake as Andrew Demetriou
Demetriou’s denials don’t change the facts
Before we break for Christmas, let’s get one thing straight: the Crikey story on Monday which revealed how the AFL was death-riding the Kangaroos was absolutely spot-on, writes Charles Happell.
Broke ‘within six months’: Demetriou plots a Kangaroo cull
A discussion between AFL chief executive Andrew Demetriou and AFL Players Association president Brendon Gale at a South Melbourne café last week revealed in gory detail how the league expects the Kangaroos to go broke before the end of next year – and how plans for a replacement team on the Gold Coast are already well underway, writes Charles Happell.
You’re out: The AFL makes North Melbourne pay
Like any bully keen to maintain their status, the AFL has acted quickly to punish North Melbourne for its disobedience in snubbing a Gold Coast move and opting to fight on, writes Adam Schwab.
North avoids being shinboned: Will the AFL learn?
The situation facing North Melbourne and the AFL’s conduct in resolving the matter raises some interesting questions about the AFL Commission and the way it manages the game. But in pursuing this goal, who does the AFL executive and commission serve?
Crikey Says: Crikey Says
Crikey / Wednesday, 19 December 2007
On Monday, Crikey published an account of a conversation between AFL chief Andrew Demetriou and the code’s player association head Brendan Gale. Since then they’ve been denying it, a sad reflection of the conduct of public life.