There is generally resistance to copying other codes from A-Leagues fans and foreign concepts tend to be eyed with suspicion - a by-product of a desire to embrace the sport’s uniqueness in a packed sporting landscape. (Photo by Sarah Reed/AFL Photos via Getty Images) Credit: Sarah Reed/AFL Photos /AFL Photos via Getty Images There would have been initial objection to the fact they were copying a concept from a rival code, but in time fans would come to embrace it.Ĭamera Icon ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 12: Gillon McLachlan, CEO of the AFL and the Premier of South Australia Peter Malinauskas stand with Aliir Aliir, Patrick Cripps of the Blues and Jordan Dawson of the Crows talks to the media during the Official Gather Round Media Opportunity at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, on Apin Adelaide, Australia. With finals approaching, fan resentment over the decision is ramping up once more, after the original announcement created a breakdown in relationships so vitriolic, even the Gallagher brothers would be eying it with trepidation. If the league wanted to create a new tradition and attract some much-needed money, shamelessly pilfering the concept would have brought fans together and been far less divisive than the grand final decision. However, a Magic Round or Gather Round or whatever you want to call it - a Festivus of Football, if you will - was the card the A-Leagues should have played, if they were going to play one at all. Credit: Will Russell /Getty Imagesįor so long, hosting rights being on offer for the grand final made the finals series so enticing and created scenes like the 2019 A-League grand final at a packed-out Optus Stadium. Camera Icon The 2019 A-League Grand Final at Optus Stadium allowed Perth Glory fans a rare major match in the post-NSL era. ![]() The decision alienated fans and triggered protests which turned into apathy and anger - the latter of which spilled over during the violent scenes at the Melbourne Derby in late December. Of all the football codes, the A-Leagues loom large as the one without a similar sort of concept - their big ticket idea to try to bring fans across the country was to sell the grand final hosting rights for the men’s and women’s competitions to Sydney for the next three years.
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