Eagles say Swans deserve more money from AFL.

[Sanecow]

West Coast will push the AFL to provide a $1 million premiership payday next season, claiming the current prizemoney is inadequate and outdated.

It's the only way they can imagine something that hurts worse than losing this year.

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[ScottH]

Re: Eagles say Swans deserve more money from AFL.

Originally posted by Sanecow
It's the only way they can imagine something that hurts worse than losing this year.

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Premature Forward Planning for 2006??

[Xie Shan]

Re: Re: Eagles say Swans deserve more money from AFL.

Originally posted by ScottH
Premature Forward Planning for 2006??

Maybe..

But why does this remind me of the Brisbane/Collingwood rivalry of 2002-2003? I can see us beating them in next year's grand final for some reason.

I think Cousins' speech after the game "It's not the end, it's just the beginning" reminded me of Buckley who I think said something similar in 2002, and we all know what happened after that...

[Refried Noodle]

Re: Re: Re: Eagles say Swans deserve more money from AFL.

Originally posted by sydfan83
I think Cousins' speech after the game "It's not the end, it's just the beginning" reminded me of Buckley who I think said something similar in 2002, and we all know what happened after that...

I remember when Philloppoussis said that after losing to Federer in the 2003 Wimbledon final. And I knew that he had pretty much peaked then and there. Yes he won the Davis cup a month or so later, but he hasn't done @@@@ since then. First round exit after first round exit.

The only slam success he has are chics.

[FredFlintstone]

As much as i hate to agree with anyone from West Coast, they are right the AFL Premiership prizemoney needs to be increased. If the NRL can offer a $400,000 premiership prize then surely the AFL can go one better?

[Mike_B]

Originally posted by FredFlintstone
As much as i hate to agree with anyone from West Coast, they are right the AFL Premiership prizemoney needs to be increased. If the NRL can offer a $400,000 premiership prize then surely the AFL can go one better?

So you're advocating a prize of $400,001???

[goswannie14]

250,000 is not much of a prize when you consider the turnover of the AFL and the status of AFL as the premier football code in the country. $1,000,000.00 would appear to be a much more appropriate reward for the premier team IMO

[swans4ever]

i agree with the raise of the prize money because carlton got $220,000 4 winning the wizard cup and then the team who wins the premiership only gets $250,000. Poor SWANS!!!

[Pommie Swannie]

Originally posted by goswannie14
250,000 is not much of a prize when you consider the turnover of the AFL and the status of AFL as the premier football code in the country. $1,000,000.00 would appear to be a much more appropriate reward for the premier team IMO

I quite agree. You may want to check my maths on this one, but if you take the GF alone; 92,000 in the MCG at an average ticket price of say $120 each (and that's probably understating wildly given the corporate packages etc) - and that means just a shade over $11m in takings for the day!

Now granted there are huge costs involved in putting on the GF, but still ...! And to give only 2% of takings out as prize money? Seems there may be a slight imbalance there ...?!?