Furball
Evil Scotsman
Surely in every sports league in the world there will exist a number of teams for whom winning the league that particular year is completely unrealistic?That's his point though. It's not even a remote possibility.
Hasn't the AFL expanded recently? How realistic is it to expect either of the new franchises to be in a Grand Final this season?
The difference between Europe and Australia is that in Europe, teams that aren't good enough don't get an artificial hand up in the form of the draft. And a salary cap doesn't promote competition, it promotes mediocrity.