From the Herald-Sun
Reported by Sam Landsberger
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AFL clubs may abandon their VFL affiliates and field stand-alone reserves teams from 2012.
AFL Victoria is expected to ratify the radical proposal in January as part of an extensive review.
The 12-10 player rule has already been abolished for next season, meaning VFL clubs can field as many AFL-listed players as they want.
AFL Victoria chairman Grant O'Riley said clubs wanted the option to stand alone, while two teams are believed to have declared they want out of their VFL partnerships.
"We're in the process of looking at putting on the table to AFL clubs the opportunity to consider whether they want to run their own VFL team from the 2012 or 2013 season," O'Riley said.
"Some of the AFL clubs are very, very happy with their alignment and I don't believe they would ever find the need to break away.
