AFLcrap1 wrote:Drac wrote:plus a training regime of 'beer and pies' doesn't really require state of the art facilities.
How do these STATE OF THE ART players go when up against BILLY SLATER..

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As has been proven time & time again ,when a fumbler Steps out of the insular bubble & has a go against other athletes .The result is dismal failure.
& I see the Hypocrite ADAM ,brings up Pokies ..
Wow POT MEET KETTLE.
Difference is RL fans know that clubs rely on pokies ..we don't deny it .
Yet fumble fans think their sport is clean & point at RL ..
Delusional tards.
More & more AFL clubs are reliant on POKIES..
But you just ignore that fact...Which is easy when you have your head up your arse.
With a poker machine addiction now embedded in the finances of AFL clubs, it is legitimate to question the league's self-proclaimed role as a champion of social responsibility.
Certainly, some people believe football's link with the pokies is damaging the community from which it draws its millions of supporters.
This week The Age reported that the 1317 poker machines in nine Victorian AFL clubs last year drained $85 million from the pockets of customers, a good proportion of whom are football fans. They would also make up a fair swag of the gambling addicts who, according to the voice of the anti-pokies movement and World Vision CEO, Tim Costello, contribute 40 per cent of this revenue.
Read more:
http://www.theage.com.au/AFL/AFL-news/a ... z2tvV4TRj1
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AFL clubs have ignored an offer to help them get out of poker machines.
Victorian clubs instead are increasing their reliance on pokies cash.
It is now 19 months since AFL boss Andrew Demetriou said clubs had shown an interest in selling machines.
The league was "prepared to open the batting on being the intermediary for them", Demetriou said.
Gaming Revenue
Collingwood – 22.17 million, up from 19.8 million
Carlton – $19.7 million, up from 9.5 million
Hawthorn – $18.4 million, up from 14 million
Geelong – $13.7 million, up from 11.3 million
Brisbane – $13.4 million, down from 13.7 million
Essendon – 8.6 million, up from 5.8 million
Richmond – 5.4 million, up from 3.7 million
Western Bulldogs – 5.1 million, up from 3.7 million
St Kilda – 2.2 million, up from 1.1 million
http://www.worldofwookie.com/aflbusiness/?page_id=1625
Yes the AFL are as clean as a whistle from pokie machines......................................FFS how stupid are some AFL fans...