Quote Originally Posted by Bulldog Joe View Post
This is pretty close to the truth.

If they really want some genuine equalisation, the first step should be for the AFL to take control of ALL gate receipts to be evenly distributed amongst all the clubs.

The fixturing gives Collingwood plenty of opportunity to sell more sponsorship and membership than anyone. That should be enough.

I agree with that. I'd go further and say that the AFL should pay player's wages. That way any payments outside the cap would stand out and could be properly investigated.