VICTORIA still the backbone of the AFL?

Question

you have to agree now , 34 players drafted from Vic, !2 WA, 5 SA, 2 each NSW & QLD 2 NT 1 Tas . 6 States provided 24 players , while Victoria, with 10 Clubs has provided 34. 6 interstate Clubs in total, have needed to recruit 15 Victorians between them, what the h**l is wrong with AFL beyond Victoria . Interstaters continually bag Victoria, while they pillage the state of players . WA & SA are a disgrace, both larger states than Vic, but these 4 Clubs in those states have needed to recruit 10 Victorians between them. While Victoria produces the cream, and are failing to win PREMIERSHIPS, the interstaters are lapping it up, then gloating how good they are , The AFL competition is a total farce

Answer 1

If you are going to make such claims at least check your facts prior to going to print. WA had 15 players selected in the draft - not 12 as claimed by you. WA had players chosen as selections 3, 4, 6, 7, 17, 18, 20, 23, 30, 36, 40, 46, 52, 54 & 62. ( four from the top 10 was not bad).

You say that WA & SA are a disgrace as they are larger than Vic!!!!!!!!! An absolute astounding statement! How many teams do you think WA has running around in the Gibson & Great Victoria Deserts? What about Coober Pedy & Broken Hill in SA - their teams were very remiss in not having anyone selected in the draft.

In 2006 Victoria had a population of 5,128,310. WA had 2,059,045 & SA 1,568,204....Vic has more teams & more players.......Plus the topography of Vic means that teams are more local & not as isolated as the other two states you mention.

Your argument does not carry any credibility & to me, appears just another whinging rant by a Vic whose team is a regular cellar dweller. Those that wont accept that it is now the AFL & not the VFL are still living in the past.

The WCE selected one Victorian - young Sellwood, who will be joining his brother at the club.

Answer 2

I'm going to stay right out of this arguement..

The moment I mention Victoria or Collingwood I get attacked ...pffft

Goodluck Deeds, im with ya ;)

Answer 3

4 out of the top 7 drafted were from WA now you add the population of West Australia to Victoria and then do the math if you find this hard get someone to help you.

Do you get special newspapers over there or what.

Answer 4

Deeedub, you have your d**k head hat on today! WA & SA combined have about half the population of Victoria. you know that Vic is the mecca of AFL, and is going to produce more players. So they happened to produce more draft picks this year....so what? Stop thinking about the states, and think about the teams. The AFL is not a competition between states. Embrace the draft mate, it is a good thing.

Edit - reading the other answers, mate you have been smashed into submission. I am surprised at you for such a silly, bitter rant!

Answer 5

can you honestly read?, WA have 4 of the top 10 draft picks which is a good effort for any state including victoria.

Answer 6

Sorry Deedubya, I have to agree with Ray and (god I don't believe i'm saying this) I also agree with  imawunda!

Looking at our population, 1.5 million in S.A. compared to victorias over 5 million.

I honestly can't see how that statement can be accurate.

You know Deedubya, at the end of the day, Everybody here on YA Aussie rules section have ONE thing in common.

WE LOVE OUR FOOTY!!!

I don't see how you can call interstate teams a disgrace. Aussie Rules is loved by Australians from East to West and everywhere in between.

Of course we bag the Vics! Just as the Vics bag us, the WA's bag us and the Vics, We bag the W.A.'s and the other states too! Sydney siders and Queenslanders bag us and the vics, and vice versa. We all bag each other!

At the end of the day, I would be more than happy to sit down and share a coldie with EVER ONE, and I mean EVERY SINGLE ONE of our friends and foes on our Aussie rules section.

S.hit stirring, slagging off, insulting, laughing, having a good ****** is healthy and bloody fun!

Lets enjoy our AFL and agree to disagree, life's too short mate!!  :))))

Isn't this what makes us AUSSIES?

Bloody proud Aussies too!!!!!!!!

With the best game in the world.

EDIT: God bless our Aussie Diggers that we have recently lost in Afghanistan, East Timor and Iraq.

Now there's something that should make us take a minute to think how lucky we are to be able to bitc.h on here ..

Answer 7

nice head

Answer 8

Well Big Kev...unfortunately the Adelaide Crows think thay Victorian players are wonderful...it stinks..we have some wonderful talented players in SA that should have been grabbed up by the AFC, but NO they have to go for homesick interstaters!!

Answer 9

Nup - Dubya, not with ya on this one!

Vic Population about 5.5 million (?) - 37 players

WA Population about 2 million (?) - 15 (Yes Wunda's right) - right representation per capita

SA Population about 1.5 million I think - 5 (Definitely under-represented and I'm surprised by that)

NSW and QLD well given the c**p I had to put up with playing in Sydney 20 years ago about being a fairy blah, blah blah, I think it's an amazing feat they've produced 4 AFL worthy players between them

Big surprise for me is just 1 Tasmanian but on the population figures, it's actually about dead right (Population about 400,000)

So that leaves SA.  Kev - it's about time to pull the boots back on.  You might get a run with Freo!

Answer 10

Yeah your right about The AFL being a farce, and that's due to the stupid rule changes and the interpretations of the rules. How can you say W.A and S.A are a disgraced is beyond me, but have you ever wondered why........people outside Victoria, think some of you Vics, not all of you, but some of you...are just bogans.... who think's Australia revolves around Victoria. Get a life dude, and get your head out of the sand.

Edit....I do not want waste my time giving you an answer you want, you will always give me c**p anyway.