Sure Sydney will eventually win, but what are they doing for promotion of this great game by their negative approach to football? How many fans or potential markets are they turning off and steering towards soccer, league and union? I'd say plenty!!
Things such as playing for the line, smothering the ball, kicking behind the advantage line, flooding, trying to control the ball regardless of attacking options being available - these things are counter-productive and fly in the face of the great tradition that has taken over a century to build up in this country.
Do people really believe this brand of football is conducive to establishing a second AFL team in Western Sydney? I don't!
Swans fans like KE, Bridget, JFBay22, and Beaussie will tolerate this style of play as long as Sydney are successful, but there will be empty seats aplenty at the SCG in future months and years. People are not prepared to pay good money to watch this shit! TV viewers will switch to other channels.
It's bloody disgraceful. Carlton are battlers - you'd expect negative play from them as they are outskilled - but the premiers should be embarassed by what they are doing.
For me, the Iron Chef awaits!!
