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Merge into Australian Football League[edit]

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To not merge, given the differences in function of the AFL Commission; readers best served by having it remain separate.Klbrain (talk) 07:12, 17 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The AFL Commission is not a separate entity. It is the board of (independent) directors of the Australian Football League. The article is written as if it is a separate entity. The AFL is a league which is incorporated as a company. The AFL Commission is just the AFL's board of (independent) directors. The AFL operates its premier competition and other competitions. The AFL constitution was amended to make directors independent of the member clubs and its board was renamed. Information on the governance of the league and competition belong in the article on the league, not a separate article. The separate article on the AFL Commission is superfluous.115.42.6.197 (talk) 09:53, 20 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Disagree - this is a useful fork to keep the main AFL article at a reasonable size. If merged, I can see this just being split again in future. Anon, you're welcome to expand this article and be WP:BOLD and make useful edits. Storm machine (talk) 23:32, 23 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Disagree - the Commission and the AFL may be the same entity, however the Commission and the AFL serve different functions (the AFL oversees the national competition in Australia) whereas the governing body is responsible for the game itself worldwide. The article is about this function. It should ideally have delegates from each of the major state and international leagues like almost every other governing body (otherwise it would seem to be a pretty obvious conflict of interest and self-serving body), however the absence of these representatives does not negate its duty as a governing body. --Rulesfan (talk) 06:39, 13 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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