Geelong

theobserver wrote:Interesting story in Inside Footy today. Quotes Martin Stillman as saying he wouldn't be comfortable if Geelong went into the finals with a heavy influence of AFL players. He wants to restrict them to 16-6 from next year. He's also got the idea of allowing clubs to recruit players from interstate and not having their payments included in the salary cap. It's a way of letting the VFL get back at those vultures from the SANFL (and WAFL). Bloody good idea

The situation with Geelong needs to be fixed. Should be 12/10 like evrybody else. If its good enough for Sandy, why should Geelong get a differant set of rules?

With Geelong having a small VFL list. I think 16-6 or 15-7 is what they should play under. They don't have a strong VFL list like Sandy, Willy or the Bullants.

Geelong should be under the same rules as the other allianed clubs of the V.F.L why should they be any different .I think it should be 12/10 rule for all allianed clubs the whole season to give the V.F.L. listed players ago. If the A.f.L clubs dont like it bad luck. Go Borough!

Robbo wrote:With Geelong having a small VFL list. I think 16-6 or 15-7 is what they should play under. They don't have a strong VFL list like Sandy, Willy or the Bullants.

Geelong having a small VFL list is a consequence of the conditions that they play under in the competition. They should be forced to have 2's like the rest of the Victorian sides.

I agree Dolphin they should if they want to compete in the V.F.L. Go Borough!

Dolphin wrote:[quote:f384977aec="Robbo"]With Geelong having a small VFL list. I think 16-6 or 15-7 is what they should play under. They don't have a strong VFL list like Sandy, Willy or the Bullants.

Geelong having a small VFL list is a consequence of the conditions that they play under in the competition. They should be forced to have 2's like the rest of the Victorian sides.[/quote] Fair point, but would the Geelong leagues be weakened by having all the good platyers and young talent playing VFL reserves each week? There are still some people who have issue with Bendigo fielding a reserve grade side because it's taking all the talent/good players away from local football in Bendigo. Are you suggesting Tasmania should field a reserve grade side as well?

bcarbonaro wrote:[quote:1e01850dcb="Dolphin"][quote:1e01850dcb="Robbo"]With Geelong having a small VFL list. I think 16-6 or 15-7 is what they should play under. They don't have a strong VFL list like Sandy, Willy or the Bullants.

Geelong having a small VFL list is a consequence of the conditions that they play under in the competition. They should be forced to have 2's like the rest of the Victorian sides.[/quote] Fair point, but would the Geelong leagues be weakened by having all the good platyers and young talent playing VFL reserves each week? There are still some people who have issue with Bendigo fielding a reserve grade side because it's taking all the talent/good players away from local football in Bendigo. Are you suggesting Tasmania should field a reserve grade side as well?[/quote] Its [b]22 [/b]players!!!! You can't tell me the whole western district, and the Geelong legues will be destroyed by taking 22 players out. .......and Benny, read the words where it says "Victorian sides". That means not Tasmania. Although, if the competition is to be equal, then they should have 2's as well.

Geelong are a stand alone AFL team and only have a list of 11 VFL players - so that means they can afford one VFL player injury for the year if the make finals so they can play under the 12/10 rule like everyone else?? In regards to reserve grade teams, I think a problem with the reserves at the moment is how bad it looks get 4-6 top up players every week just to get a team on the park or even worse, playing short. Drops the standard of the competition really - especially when teams playing short or with local top up players playing the likes of Williamstown who dominate anyway. And it would be way to expensive to have Tassie field a reserves team - for everyone!

BigV wrote:Geelong are a stand alone AFL team and only have a list of 11 VFL players - so that means they can afford one VFL player injury for the year if the make finals so they can play under the 12/10 rule like everyone else?? ........ And it would be way to expensive to have Tassie field a reserves team - for everyone!

The fact that Geelong are not required to field a reserves side sghould not allow them to have differant rules. Its rediculous. What we are doing is having differant rules to simply suit a side that doesn't want to be part of the competition proper. I agree Tassie is too expensive an issue. Thats why I said Victorian teams. Namely Geelong.

Give Geelong the big A. Bring back Geelong West and Joe Radojevic.