Quote Originally Posted by westdog54 View Post
Even then, their concessions were not as generous as those afforded to GWS. Among other factors, they didn't have the benefit of trading out mini draft selections. These yielded GWS an extra 5 first round picks over 2 years.
The concessions handed out to GWS has been far more generous than that afforded to GCS, with $80 million given to GWS in its first 2 years to establish a second Club in Sydney. Amazing to think that St Kilda has won one flag in over 100 years and the WB two only in 90 years and yet GWS has figured in the past 4 final series including this year’s GF.
The Gold Coast continues to be a basket case with quality players like Lynch and Prestia happy to move on after the mandatory two years. The AFL is happy for this fiasco to continue because it is happy to prop up GCS in order to protect its multi millions National Television Sponsorship. Sydney has a far greater attraction with the Sydney Swans now a strong well established Club and GWS being able to attract the likes of Ward Davis Shaw Mumford Deledio Griffen etc combined with the best young talent in the competition even though they continue to lose many of this young talent to strong Melbourne based Clubs to then be replaced by equally talented young players through draft concessions. Given the current hopeless arrangement you wouldn’t want your own son drafted to the Gold Coast Suns.