Have you ever done a front page poll onslaught asking which title people would prefer - VFA or VFL? If not, how about starting one.
And I'd like a few peoples thoughts on the topic here.
The VFL name isn't right in my opinion - the VFL was the opposition to the VFA, it contained the Collingwoods, Carltons etc.
Hopefully get the thoughts of people a bit older than me who remember the good old VFA days that I can only read about.
I know your point Footyman and it is a sound argument.
Just as an aside and a bit related to the name issue, how the heck does Tasmania fit in to the concept of the [size=18][b]V[/b][/size]??
It fits in with a few "$$$$$"
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THe the greatest VFA President Alex Gillion said the VFA was just that ans could never "be" the VFL and for the clubs the have keet their identity and history they should have left this fake VFL comp and gone their seperate ways.
As someone that was taken to a VFA game at Sandy when I was 3 years old in 1945 and have follwed the club the rest of my life ( but I now cannot be bothered to attend games) I find it particually hard to watch the "Zebra's" playing in the virtual AFL reserves.
The matches are slowly taking on the aura of seconds football with the AFL imports more and more just playing for themselves and their own future and stuff the "club' that they happen to be forced to play for.
I grew up in an era that if you barracked for a VFA club you were looked down on and and even bullied at school as their was a genuine hatred between the two bodies dont ever forget the VFL was born by an act ot treachery and that the aim of the VFL was always to get rid of the VFA,( Aylett said that publicly many times when he was VFL Pres) well they have succeded but I dont think this has been of benefit to anyone that loves our national game except the ofcourse AFL/VFL.
Thats one of the reasons that I dont trust Gannon who is an AFL stalking horse and is only warming a cushy seat IMO.
To love and nurture an organisation your have to have been imbured in its culture and I see that none of the people running "Football Victoria"(sic) have that background of VFA support and struggle.
As I have said elsewhere the current VFL comp cannot be sustained in its present form as you will find will slowty die through lack of support from both admistrators who mostly do it for free and supporters who like me find the clubs have no soul or football sprit.
Yes Footyman, I did create a poll a while back asking if people supported reverting the name back to the VFA. I will create a new poll on Sunday night, and it should be interesting to see the result.
Personally I would prefer the comp goes back to the name VFA. Im happy to keep the VFL logo, which is fine.
As was mentioned in the book 'A taste of Port' it's a little wierd that clubs like Port Melbourne and Williamstown are playing in the VFL, when league clubs fought hard to prevent them joining!