Far be it from me to suggest that rugby takes a leaf out of the AFL's book but perhaps the Force, Rebels and Brumbies should also 'do their own thing' rather than waiting for the ARU to put something together...

A BREAKAWAY competition involving reserve teams from West Coast, Fremantle, Adelaide and Port Adelaide could be launched as early as next season, with the West Australian and South Australian AFL clubs losing patience in their battle to field stand-alone teams.

Frustrated after years of players being mismanaged as they are forced to field footballers across various SANFL and WAFL clubs, the four AFL teams have demanded assistance from the AFL in taking on the two state football commissions.

Full article: http://www.watoday.com.au/afl/afl-ne...828-24ysq.html