Foxtel Cup - state leagues club knockout comp.

[one-eyed]

The top 5 SANFL clubs aren't interested in this (read not enough money offered). So the bottom SANFL clubs like West, Port and South Adelaide may only participate instead.

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/afl/champions-league-snub/story-e6freckc-1225969146427

[gerkin greg]

Surely AFL listed players in the VFL, SANFL and WAFL won't be allowed to play in these games otherwise these smaller clubs from weaker states will get pulverised by 100+ points. The whole point of this comp. is to help footballers who are not in the AFL system but could possibly play at the highest level.

I would have thought the opposite. Expose them to players of AFL quality and see how they compete. Anything other than clubs fielding their full strength sides will be a joke.

[mightytiges]

Surely AFL listed players in the VFL, SANFL and WAFL won't be allowed to play in these games otherwise these smaller clubs from weaker states will get pulverised by 100+ points. The whole point of this comp. is to help footballers who are not in the AFL system but could possibly play at the highest level.

I would have thought the opposite. Expose them to players of AFL quality and see how they compete. Anything other than clubs fielding their full strength sides will be a joke.

That's a fair argument for VFL, SANFL and WAFL clubs who all have AFL listed players in their squads but the smaller state league clubs will be lambs to the slaughter if they are playing against sides with half their team made up of AFL-listed players. I still remember Swan Districts sending over their ressies side for a Escort Cup game back in '82 and we won by 186 points with Roach kicking a lazy 10 playing only one half. There needs to be some compromise between finding diamonds in the rough for AFL club recruiters and having a competitive state league cup competition.

[one-eyed]

The VFL, SANFL and WAFL clubs have now been confirmed.


Victoria will be represented by the recent three-time premiers North Ballarat, the Northern Bullants and Williamstown while Western Australia will put forward East Perth, Swan Districts and Claremont. South Australia will be represented by West Adelaide, Port Adelaide Magpies and North Adelaide.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/106332/default.aspx

[one-eyed]

The state-based cup competition is to be known as the Foxtel Cup



http://www.afl.com.au/fixtureresults/2011premiershipfixture/foxtelcup/tabid/16969/default.aspx
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foxtel_Cup

Andrew McLeod is making a comeback for the NT Thunder.

[one-eyed]

Live score updates of the Foxtel Cup can be found here for those interested:

http://www.afl.com.au/tabid/17333/default.aspx#fixtureid=5713&tab=Stats

[mightytiges]

Polak kicked 2 goals in Earth Perth's win over North Ballarat. Good to see him doing well over there  .

[gerkin greg]

Has anyone been watching any of this? Caught the Royals v Roosters game and it was dead boring without a crowd there cheering them on.

[Coach]

Petts play?

[gerkin greg]

Injured 

[Coach]

Why are you kissing......


My old man met Petts in darwin a while back. i thought he was meant to be a bit arrogant but the old fella thought he was alright

 

[mightytiges]

Has anyone been watching any of this? Caught the Royals v Roosters game and it was dead boring without a crowd there cheering them on.

The problem is the games even as curtainraisers are being played hours before the AFL game so there's no one at the ground yet. Foxtel however are telecasting these games on delay. If the games were played live when Foxtel telecasts them you'd then have a half-decent crowd at the ground especially in the second-half.

[F0551L]

Has anyone been watching any of this? Caught the Royals v Roosters game and it was dead boring without a crowd there cheering them on.

i went to that game and the Cats v Freo after   crowd figure was on the screen at 1300 early in the 4th  1\4   about par with a WAFL  game    certainly no support for Nth Ballarat  just a few feral Royals  but most of crowd like me    went early to see what all the fuss of the Foxtel cup is all about good to have the oppertunity to watch players from other states 2nd tier footy   all n all a great 6hours at the footy

[gerkin greg]

Has anyone been watching any of this? Caught the Royals v Roosters game and it was dead boring without a crowd there cheering them on.

i went to that game and the Cats v Freo after   crowd figure was on the screen at 1300 early in the 4th  1\4   about par with a WAFL  game    certainly no support for Nth Ballarat  just a few feral Royals  but most of crowd like me    went early to see what all the fuss of the Foxtel cup is all about good to have the oppertunity to watch players from other states 2nd tier footy   all n all a great 6hours at the footy

Do you think more people would have turned up to the Royals game if it had been played at their WAFL ground?

[F0551L]

hard to say for others   for me personally no I would of gone to Freo game only