Sam Newman proposes Swans take AFL to court

[liz]

Originally posted by timbo
can you let us know what they said in on the couch?

Pretty much that the Swans had their chances, regardless of umpiring decisions.

[Sean]

Originally posted by liz
Pretty much that the Swans had their chances, regardless of umpiring decisions.

It was pretty standard Walls stuff. Mention our misses and said that we could have won anyway - didn't mention the Eagles misses and the fact that they didn't have to "win anyway".

[OldE]

Interesting the Newman thinks the club could sue...

I took a sports law class last semester, and one of the thing that stuck with me is that its only the good grace of all involved that keeps sport out of the courts, for the most part. We talked about how Bevan could realistically sued Cricket Australia for wrongful dismissal.

The Swans case is an interesting one. Could they sue the AFL for loss of revenue? I am sure there are statistics demonstrating that membership rises significantly in years after a home prelim. verses years in which there is only a home semi. Not to mention the countless bandwagoners who may have gone to the game at Homebush and be converted (they're not just a myth: I am one of them. I had never been to a game at the SCG before I became a member).

And what about fans? Surely there has been enough work done on the way fans identify with sports teams to legitimise suing them for emotional distress.

I'm not saying that we ought to do any of these things. I think, once opened, its a messy can of worms. I am just interested.

Or procrastinating .