Interesting, 1 team pushes boundaries which most do, got caught and are serving a punishment. 1 player is accused of Rape and denies the claim. Melbourne can't win matches even when they do try and the Crows never breached the salary cap, they tried to outsmart the system and in the end outsmarted themselves.
They take racism and sexism front on, they have pumped a lot of money into junior sports programs and are far easy and cheaper to be involved in compared to soccer, they run numerous amounts of community programs, players off their own back do a lot of charity work which they ask for no media coverage.
Its been a tough year for the AFL with its challenges but it is still clearly then most watched, attended and financially supported sport in our country. I still watch and love going when I can.
Before you tar me with the brush of your just an AFL fan, yes I was a Crows season ticket holder for 18 years and was a Centrals member for even longer. I was an Adelaide United Season Ticket holder and am now a Roar season ticket holder. I've probably done more for the sport in Adelaide than you've done. Just don't know why people cant follow both games equally.