Numerous AFL clubs reportedly resent the Western Australian clubs’ complaints about excessive travel, referencing “business class” perks to claim they are at “no disadvantage”.
Watch every game of every round this Toyota AFL Premiership Season LIVE with no ad-breaks during play on Kayo. New to Kayo?, Herald Sun journalist Sam Landsberger revealed some of the “pushes” currently being made by clubs in relation to “celebrating” the game in a more expansive way. “There is a strong push tonight from some clubs and some playing groups that have submitted feedback to the AFL, that we need to find a way — like English soccer, where they have multiple trophies, like the US sports, where they have conference winners, or they celebrate winning seasons for coaches — we need to find a way to celebrate more players and more clubs in the game.
Port Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley celebrates a win with Miles Bergman in Round 13 of last season. Photo: Dylan Burns.Landsberger referenced a recent AFL initiative to incentivise clubs across their men’s and women’s programs. “I can tell you tonight that some clubs are arguing that the WA clubs are not disadvantaged by the travel burdens they’ve taken on,” Landsberger told the“This is extraordinary to me, but they believe that under the CBA , the WA clubs — they’re afforded 12 business class seats for every flight to and from the Eastern Seaboard — therefore they’re at no disadvantage for the travel burdens they take on each year.
“I think that’s a pretty tough argument to make, but that has been put forward as part of this review.”As for the state of player movement within the AFL, Landsberger reported that North Melbourne “don’t think” free agency is effective.
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