I have often talked about the ever expanding cost of running an AFL club. Clubs needing $40 million to $50 million to breakeven when the players only get $8 million. The whole thing is out of control, clubs are full of no hopers and hangers on who have their high paying jobs because they know someone at a club. Lets be honest about this, no club should need more than $25 million to $30 million to run itself. Where money, stupidity, jobs for mates etc are involved problems will always emerge. AFL clubs are taking members and supporters to the cleaners, they claim they need the money to run the club ... its bulldust they just need the extra money so they can give themselves and their mates massive pay rises year to year. What a stuffen disgrace.