AFL SAYS NO TO ORIGIN GAME IN 2009
BY STEPHEN BAKER
AFL CEO, Andrew Demetriou has shut the door on the possibility of a State of Origin clash for the 2009 season.
“It won’t happen next year I can assure you of that,” he said today.
Mr Demetriou said that although there was widespread support for a return of the concept following last weekend’s blockbuster ratings and a seventy thousand strong crowd, the league needed time to decide on what form representative football would take in the future.
“I don’t think we can kill it off,” he said.
“I think we’ve got to consider how it can be best used, how effective it can be if we have it, perhaps, on a cycle, but I’ll be interested in getting feedback from all our stake holders to see what ideas they’ve got,” he said.
“We certainly wouldn’t do it every year, we certainly wouldn’t do it every second year.”
“What format it takes, we’ll wait and see”
FOOTYHEADS: When should the next State of Origin game take place?
Re: State of Orgin
Should involve 3 teams only Vic, SA & WA
Only 2 teams play once, with the winner playing the following year against the state who didnt play. The winner gets the home game.
Dont believe in the concept of every 4 years, Cause it robs injured players the chance of playing. eg. Gary Ablett ( Would least have a chance to play next year after missing out this year)
May 16th, 2008 | #