http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/dividing-sanfls-money-20110531-1fe...
THE SANFL - or to be precise, its nine league clubs - owns the licences for Adelaide and Port Adelaide.
It takes 40 per cent of all takings generated by its AFL clubs, including catering and car-parking on match days, and the clubs share the rest. This is after the AFL takes its share from gate-takings.
The SANFL's 40 per cent share is used largely to develop and manage football throughout the state. The system reaped the SANFL clubs millions until attendances began to drop significantly in recent years. They then found themselves suffering because a large share of monies were being used to rescue Port.
Story continues below The SANFL's cash cow has died. Most of the SA league clubs are struggling to stay afloat, and they have told the SANFL enough is enough.
Maybe now the SANFL clubs will finally stop stealing our (Williamstown & other VFL club's) players by offering them money that the VFL clubs can't possibly match. Also, watch them come scuttling home when the money dries up :-)
BTW, I wish kenfreddie would f#ck off !!!!
