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I reckon the concept of this "Super League" idea is quite good for state league football competitions. I have already heard people saying it will lead to a permanent second & third division type competition down the track, but that is a logistic impossibility.

WAFL, SANFL and most VFL players are people with jobs and careers and unless we are talking $millions of dollars here, it will never happen.... However the idea of having the top 4 sides from all these competitions competing is OK. Much like the old ESCORT CUP series back in the 70's and 80's ... But has any consideration been taken for the VFL sides who are made up of entire lists of AFL players ?? The WAFL and SANFL have player allocations split evenly across all teams, yet the VFL clubs have alignments with AFL clubs themselves. And even the salary caps for all comps vary quite substancially. The SANFL is widely known to be some $350,000 higher per season & per club than the WAFL. The WAFL will be on the back foot in terms of comparisons with both the VFL and SANFL for various reasons... The question should be asked, are we taking our brand to the sword here ?

Image is everything these days and the WAFL has found a niche over the past few years in the local footy supporters agenda. Crowds are up, the standard has definently lifted and the comp itself appears to be evening out with the introduction of the points system.... And WAFL clubs are living within their means compared to some of the SANFL Clubs (ie.Port Adelaide Magpies) who are having massive financial problems at the moment. We are sacraficing some quality in terms of how much we pay our players, which keeps our clubs at least surviving. This makes their clubs possibly stronger, but at what price ?? Now we are going to put ourselves (The WAFL) up against these clubs on the main stage (Foxtel) to possibly be seen as inferior to the VFL and SANFL.... Is it worth it ? Remember when the Eagles were formed and we were lead to beleive that the South Australians would follow right behind WA... It did not happen as the SANFL sat back to see how it all eventuated. They actually played it cool and smart. They waited another 4 years before taking the leap... Maybe the WAFL should seek the same path here. It can be about making yourselves look bad, when in fact you are severly disadvantaged before you even start.

The WAFL deserves the right to try before it buy's, so to speak. I think the concept is a great one for local football, but it needs to looked at in a true context. It is easy just to say lets be involved. But the facts are we are disadvantaged and this disadvantage is designed to keep our clubs rolling along in 100 years time, not looking at bankrupcy like the Port Magpies are... Having said that I think both Claremont and Swan Districts would put on a good showing against some of these other sides. But that is based on last year. Swans are not a one trick pony, but take an Andy Krakouer out of that side and it could be a different story.

If the WAFL go into this series they should do it with two clubs only. The series should start small and be given the time to build, if it in fact does. The whole idea will need the financial backing of Foxtel, and whether they commit for 5,10,20 or even 50 years who knows. I cannot see the AFL spending one cent on it.... But how good would it be to see say a Swan Districts play SANFL heavyweight Central Districts at Steel Blue Oval ? It would be great exposure on a National TV scale and it would attract a masive crowd at Basso.. And possibly watching East Perth take on say a Port Melbourne on LIVE TV from the eastern states would be great... And the Subiaco side from a few years ago probably would have wiped the floor with many of these type of challengers. That would be a huge boost for the image of the WAFL and something money could not buy.... It is easy to get caught up in the excitement of it all, but it we must see it for what it actually is. A great concept where the WAFL is starting with a severe handicap. That is a cold hard fact.

I would love to see others idea's on this. It is a great concept, but do others see it they way I do??