Former North Melbourne president James Brayshaw has taken purpose at Eddie McGuire after the previous Collingwood president stated some present presidents don’t need 19 groups within the league.
McGuire’s remarks have been centred round North Melbourne with the membership probably discovering itself within the firing line as soon as Tasmania enters the competitors.
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“If North don’t (develop their affect to northern Victoria), I can inform you – non-Victorian presidents and among the Victorian presidents, don’t wish to have 19 groups,” McGuire stated on 9’s Eddie and Jimmy podcast on Monday.
“There’s a simple resolution for this. One will go.
“And it wasn’t that way back that St Kilda have been proper underneath the microscope on this.”
His remarks have been referred to as out by Brayshaw on Wednesday night time with the with former Roos boss not wanting McGuire to cover behind anonymous identities.
Watch Brayshaw hit again at McGuire within the video participant above
“Look, I do know from my time after I was doing the identical job the fee head of the AFL all stated the identical factor and that’s, ‘we’ll by no means permit a Fitzroy departure once more, a 100-year-old membership to not exist’ so that’s nonsense for a begin,” Brayshaw stated on Seven’s Speaking Footy.
“One of many catch-alls that appear to be leant on by lots of people within the media now’s they title unnamed presidents.
“They use that as a platform to say what they need. Identify them. Which presidents desire a 100-year-old membership to not exist?
“I assure you not one president will put they title to that assertion if push involves shove.
“The opposite factor is that they have simply signed an eight-year multi billion-dollar tv deal that wants 9 video games to be performed each week.
“Tassie are a good distance away from coming into the competitors so in a number of methods it’s a nonsense.”
The Tasmania Devils are slated to enter the AFL competitors in 2028 which can take the league to 19 groups.
Whereas few imagine axing an present membership is possible, McGuire additionally referred to as for the AFL to finish the Kangaroos’ settlement with Tasmania to play extra thrilling fixtures within the state earlier than the Devils’ introduction.
Simply 5365 followers confirmed as much as Bellerive Oval for the winless Roos’ 57-point loss to Adelaide, just like final 12 months’s crowds of 4378 (vs Gold Coast), 5025 (vs GWS) and 6310 (vs Port Adelaide).
“I believe the AFL ought to transfer North out of there, pay them the cash and begin bulking up these video games in Tasmania and ship among the huge golf equipment down yearly to get the Tasmanian individuals lined up and excited (for his or her group in 2028),” McGuire stated.
“They weren’t excited by the weekend, I can promise you.
“Ship the great groups down there.”
