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money hungry too eh?

Browny,

Wash your mouth out with soap.

No self respecting Victorian would ever consider the Salary Cap Premiers worthy of honourary Victorian status.

Cheers,

Hands up all those (anyone?) who complained about the BEARS salary cap concessions when they were the easy beats.
A cycnic might say it is camouflage run by club managements who have done some poor recruiting or poor player management. Sure is a good way of deflecting criticism.
Maybe the draft should be revisited and the bottom couple of teams get some salary cap concessions for say next two years to rebuild the teams of has beens (although the AFL would probably have to fund it for some teams!). Will be interesting to see how the Lions recruiting pays off in two or three years when the concessions have been phased out. Then what will the catch cry be if they do any good? - All interstate teams have to play 90% of games in Melbourne because then Melbourne teams won't even have to travel twice a year? Or maybe there will be salary caps on coaching staff (maybe not, because the chief bleaters have large coaching staffs now!).
Bet there will be something!
;-) GO LIONS!

I actually follow that losing team the Crows....but ever since i realised that they could not make the finals I gave the power my support whereever I could

call em chokers, but they are in the final - no victorian team is.

No Brisbane arent anything of Fitzroy anymore. I reckon if you asked the Lions side anything of Fitzoy history they would have no idea.

YMMV

Ian,

Stick to what you know about.

Rugby League.

That's the game where one bloke tries to stick two blokes up three blokes' clackers ROFLMAO.

I guess you have lost interest in the Brisbane Bumsniffers (Broncos) and now follow the real footy. You need to understand the game and the tradition. I'm still ROFLMAO.

At least when Port roll the Salary Cappers some real footy followers will enjoy success. LMAO again.

"two blokes up three blokes' clackers"
"Brisbane Bumsniffers"

hahahahaha

Jimbo,
Went to one Broncos game about ten years ago - unfortunate enough to be asked to a corporate box and thought it would be good, Wasn't!
You are right though, the sell out crowds in Brisbane won't happen when the Lions aren't winning, and NRL crowds will pick up again.
Then there are the tragics like me who were members at Carrara - in those days you were lucky to get the scores for away games on the radio and real footy got about a quarter of a page a week in the paper. Having lived Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide I can say most Victorians have no idea what footy is like in a non AFL state. They really only see what happens on the field not what has to go on behind the scenes to build any following (other than ex pat Vics) in Sydney and Brisbane. Having said that - you always get a (temporary) following when you are winning.
I certainly understand the game and the tradition the Vics try to cling to - will be a long time before it is a truly national comp - if ever. Too much passion and not enough straight thinkers. But that's footy isn't it? And it makes it the game great!
Meanwhile it is great to have a "local" team and at least the general population know the game exists. And before you pan out on "local" - I would be surprised if 22 guys in history have made the big time from Qld. That is part of the reason there needed to be salary cap concessions (note - past tense!) - as no one wanted to play in a non footy state. Brisbane even had less players on their list and took the injury risk so they had more dollars per player - until the AFL said they couldn't do that either.
I agree that the need has passed now but as I said before - when it has been phased out and IF Brisbane are still winning there will be some other excuse put forward.

GO LIONS!!!!!!!!!!!

IAN (with tickets to the Granny!)

Typical....they cheat at every thing

Your supposed to be jubilent that the vics aint in the finals

and next week there will be something in the water hahaha

get out of here... SA that is ..if you want the lions to win over the power...

Any self respecting power hating resident of SA would even back collingwood over the power...........and the power supporters wouldn't want it any other way.

what drugs are you on ...hehehe

yeah...we'll all choke...on the champers toasting the power for being victorious

What crap.

Salary consessions to victorian clubs so they can stay in vic.. Yea that i'll work. Do you know the reason for the salary consessions?

Bias tribunal - arent they victorians on the tribunal? Also what would you have said if it was some Victorian getting off scott free? WOOHOO...

Its a given brizzy will win.. was from round 10 onwards.

Port - chokers - again. they choked all the way to the grand final. So Geelong are chokers, St Kilda are chokers, etc etc..

IM a blues supporter, and we are in your league of chokers.

Now Truckster,

Salary Cap concessions, to aide in the retention of players from returning home............what a crock.

The mighty Kangas have lost Peter Bell & Byron Pickett cause they wanted to go home and we couldn't match the dollars to keep them, it happens to all sides now Waganeen/ Essendon, Melbourne look like losing a good young player to the same thing this year and plenty more from other clubs.They (the interstate sides) carry on about how unfair and vic biased the comp is, yet in a relatively short time they manage to put together dominant footy clubs with squillions in the bank 40,000 members and win premierships.

I wonder if peter bell thought about getting out of there heated indoor lap pool & rolling up his sleaves and getting down to Arden st and helping his former team mates while they did there own demolition work to try and provide them selves with a better training facilaty.

My heart bleeds for the poor interstators................not.

But having said all that, I honestly dont reckon the $600,000 has made Brisbane the dominant side they are, a little incident a few years back when the Kangas & Fitzroy where all set to merge but where stopped by the AFL and Fitzroy where sent North has certainly helped.

Browny

I am sure Brissie would give up their salary cap advantage if they got 18 or 20 home games each year like the vic clubs...........and they still are bleep lol

Some of you blokes had better get back on to the 4wd stuff where you have some credibilaty................20 home games a year???????

Sheeesh........Browny

hey Brew.. I reckon Brizzy would be happy to have ownership of the friday night games like the Maguire Magpies.

the other team from adelaide will be the lions wake up call!

ps..as for my pic...well it had to match the nightmare theme for those in that town that has the sheitiest weather around

"the other team from adelaide will be the lions wake up call! "

LOL.... we shall see Nudie... we shall see!

"We are the pride of Brisbane Town, we wear maroon, blue and gold!!"

pride of brisy eh?
seen better painted dogs playing around than that pride of lions..hehehe
Are you so sure that those mangy felines will be able to keep up?

you dissapoint me Nudenut. Your banter was ok till that last one... now you're just being childish.
"seen better painted dogs playing around than that pride of lions..hehehe
Are you so sure that those mangy felines will be able to keep up?"

I think their record of 3 straight flags beats how many chokes by the so-called Power????

If (when) they win a 4th.... they're in the history books... if not.. they're still in the history books anyway! And NOT for choking!

We shall see

we shall.................
but i note your not that confident of them getting a 4th.. "If(when)"

If I wasn't confident... perhaps I would have written "When (If)".......

Oh yes... I am confident....

another smart vic...you sure you aint Kiwi?

IMHO not so ev7oo..... the "G" is the home of footy... thats where the Grand Final should always be played. The finals should be played at home grounds where deserved, for sure!! But I think the game needs that traditional home of footy thing for the GF

round ball? tennis ah

no, ariel pingpong.

how could you believe our illustrious leader...he's a kiwi

Any how, it promises to be a real ripper of a finals match now that the vics aint in it

Hi Mick,

Well stated.

However no one has mentioned the coach. I think that the Lions are blessed with a fantastic coach in Leigh Matthews who has proven his ability to extract the best from his players, knows what it takes to win and builds a TEAM. So many of the Brisbane team have been picked up from other clubs who thought their time had passed, only to find their careers resurrected and playing good football at an age most other guys have retired. I think this reflects well on the coaching staff and football management of the club.

I'm an Eagles supporter so no biase in the above. Just have to acknowledge a fantastic achievement when you see it. 3 premierships in a row (and I think it will be 4) is truely incredible given the current comp.

And to add to the Vics wowes - the Brownlow has gone to an Eagles player! Yes guys, I know he is a Victorian but he plays for an interstate club and wants to stay here. The national comp is a wonderful thing.

Hugh