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Discussion: Are the AFLs struggles a chance for NBL?

The NBL has the fact that it's an international sport over the AFL, however playing international competition or using this in its favour has never really happened. The NBL appears to have very little ambition to work with Asian leagues/players which is surely the obvious route to take.

Here's hoping. The AFL haveto had their heads so far up their own arses for years now. They've lost me bring on the NBL season I say!

That's exactly right^, for the NBL to gain leverage on something the AFL is seen as struggling in it must be seen to overtake or encroach into some of the AFL's turf.

Basketball in general, especially at junior or youth level is doing just fine, compared with the AFL I am happy with our participation and our performances across many platforms, but I can't see where the AFL itself is struggling enough for the NBL to make them worry too much.

Even if a big TV deal comes our way (basketball), I am not sure that it will take anything away from the AFL, plenty of left overs and different seasons anyway...

Understood, and I am taking into account that there is much media being generated about the issues the AFL is going to consider in their usual reviews. Trying to sort out what might be a real problem, to justify discussion that the AFL is struggling however, is where I am making my point.

Sure, the media may be exposing some of their issues, but whether or not we look at it in isolation, the AFL is not even close to struggling.

Whatever figures or percentages they want to throw at us in regards to a drop of 10% here or 5% there is insignificant because it doesn't impact their competition or their bottom line.

The AFL juggernaught is too big, so they can always prop up any individual team or area seen as 'Struggling', should they choose to do so.

They have expanded their competition quite solidly in recent years, everything they are doing was geared towards growth, now it is time for consolidation.

They are always going to have a re-adjustment, so I expect this type of slight up and down to occur for a few years, then they will possibly look at another small expansion, not too much room left in Aus though...

The AFL itself might consider itself to be struggling in some areas. They will highlight the few problems that they have and try and fix them.

AFL isn't perfect - they have their issues, and being a high profile sport, any issues they have will get massive amounts of press about it. But they are well and truly ahead of every other sports league in Australia and will stay that way.

The 'problems' that the AFL have pale in comparison to that of the NBL.

Isaac, I have heard and read quite a bit lately on the AFL and it's perceived issues, but I still can't see where they are struggling.

To suggest the AFL is struggling is so far removed from reality it beggars belief.

The AFL still holds the best crowd numbers of any sport in Australia, they have a billion dollar sponsorship deal, their games are on FTA and Foxtel (every game, every week), the AFL is on the front page of every newspaper, every week at least once and on the back page almost every day, they have radio and TV time above any other sport and they are represented in every State of Australia (Tasmania has games now)!

So, once again, can someone enlighten me on specifics that can identify where the AFL is actually struggling, please...?

865, LOL, you deserve a big boo

AFL is a beast. The Melbourne teams are struggling with crowds. Melbourne v Carlton would struggle to beat the crowd at the Cairns cane toad races but other teams always do well.

One thing the AFL does too much of is the politically correct stuff to try to please everyone

The AFL rules committee has to change stuff every year so they keep their jobs.