Gill’s legacy

[DavidSSS]

Wouldn't need that amount of money if they didn't have such a bloated headquarters.

The thing is that Gil represents the neo-liberalisation of our great game. Yes there is a pile of money for those in the industry, meanwhile those not involved in the elite competition get starved. There is a complete lack of transparency, effectively a small boys' club has privatised the game for their own agrandisement. The mighty dollar trumps the interests of the average supporter. There is no balance between the interests of the average club member and the pursuit of riches.

Will the AFL continue to be able to suck at the teat of Murdoch and Stokes, or will this be the final emptying of the trough of riches from the media rights? Who knows, but the model of hitching the game's future to the riches from broadcast rights is not forward looking given the trends away from watching live TV. The neglect of the supporter base, especially club members, could well come back to bite them.

Plus, the rule changes are changing the game away from its roots. Australian football has always been a game where player movement is unrestricted unlike most football codes. I am very unconvinced that we won't end up back at rolling mauls once the coaches sort out how to game these rules. What is needed is an evolution of the game whereby it is strategy and tactics which open the game up more, not silly rule changes.

DS

 

[The Big Richo]

With the new tv deal, Gill's larceny of the Soft Cap and Player TPP needs to end now, stop the steal McLachlan.

Soft cap absolutely but I think the players have been pretty well looked after.

 

[TigerPort]

The new $ contract does not start until 2025 so might be a while before soft and hard caps get adjusted.

But looks like we have yet again played this beautifully especially if the TPP limit increases substantially. Sign Taranto and Hopper to mega deals and in two years Dusty and Lynch (their contracts started around the last big increase in TPP) come off their big contracts and we have cash to increase deals for Bolton and the rest of the kids

 

[tigersnake]

Nobody seems to have picked up on this at all. The 7.30 Report on Concussions in the AFL, a few weeks ago, they used Tucky as one of the case studies, donated his brain to research. But for Gils legacy, they interviewed 2 medical researchers at 2 institutions leading major research into footy concussions and the long-term effects. CTE is the medical terms, chronic traumatic encephalopathy. These 2 scientists were scathing of the AFL, in very low-key professional ways. Both had research agreements with the AFL, both of their projects had media launches where the AFL spoke and gave their full support. Both had been promised access to players for research. 1 had been promised 85 players, and were belatedly given 5, the other one I forget the numbers they had been promised but they got none.

These are, or would be, significant, rigorous longitudinal studies into what is the most important issue for the AFL. The obvious first step in tackling the problem. And surprise surprise, the rhetoric doesn't match the reality, rigorous transparent process? Forget it. scared of the truth? Slackness and incompetence? Bit of both?

Gills legacy is woeful.

 

[spook]

Come on, snakey. "The head is sacrosanct." That's why they pay a too high free kick to anyone who headbutts his opponent in the stomach. What more do you want? A proper crackdown on violent head-high hits that give blokes brain damage?

 

[Bones17]

I was told Andrew Dillon is Gill's replacement.

 

[DavidSSS]

I was told Andrew Dillon is Gill's replacement.

What, an insider?

Never.

DS

 

[Legends of 2017]

I was told Andrew Dillon is Gill's replacement.

After an expensive exhaustive worldwide search for the best person for the role, they’ve discovered that the best person was sitting in the next office? Shock horror
Who would have thought that with the afl. I’m glad I was sitting down when I heard that

 

[shawry]

I was told Andrew Dillon is Gill's replacement.

At least he is a Richmond supporter isn’t he?

 

[Brodders17]

After an expensive exhaustive worldwide search for the best person for the role, they’ve discovered that the best person was sitting in the next office? Shock horror
Who would have thought that with the afl. I’m glad I was sitting down when I heard that

He has been learning from the best.

 

[The Mole]

After an expensive exhaustive worldwide search for the best person for the role, they’ve discovered that the best person was sitting in the next office? Shock horror
Who would have thought that with the afl. I’m glad I was sitting down when I heard that

Same process they used to give the job to Gill after Dimetriou “retired“

 

[daniel30]

To much poison running our game no wonder Warner wrote that book it's run like a boy's club.

 

[TrialByVideo]

At least he is a Richmond supporter isn’t he?

Believe so.... will probably hand contentious Richmond decisions over to his new 2iC Brad Scott, for a fair ruling!
Suppose if all of this is true, Travis Auld will move on and save Essendon now.

 

[CarnTheTiges]

At least he is a Richmond supporter isn’t he?

That doesn’t make much difference. Do we even know who Gill actually supports?

 

[IanG]

That doesn’t make much difference. Do we even know who Gill actually supports?

Saints

 

[CarnTheTiges]

Saints

Thanks. Done great things for them as head honcho.

 

[Bones17]

He has been learning from the best.

Too many skeletons to bring in an outsider.

 

[Bones17]

After an expensive exhaustive worldwide search for the best person for the role, they’ve discovered that the best person was sitting in the next office? Shock horror
Who would have thought that with the afl. I’m glad I was sitting down when I heard that

I wonder how much money was wasted on the head hunters.

 

[Nico]

Has Benny actually applied for the job?

 

[tigersnake]

Yeah good on you Macca for negotiating, with an army of big money lawyers and consultants, a big fat broadcast deal. Players will be rapt, but it will mean more pain for us fans.

More money will bring a greater need for control, eg ARC review, greater need for more ads, so more half baked crap rule changes.

GM's stocks will be high so he'll be able to usher is preferred successor in to maintain the status quo of opaque unaccountability, lap dog board, nepotism, contracts for mates, etc etc.