TURBULENCE IN THE AFL
- Boris Konovalov
- 9 hours ago
- 1 min read
The ELF isn’t the only league in Europe suffering from serious changes and disputes. The players weren’t the only ones busy during the offseason. Reviews were conducted here and there, which led to drastic changes in the results of the 2025 season.
VIOLATION BY THE SALZBURG DUCKS
The Austrian Football League has a very strict policy on import players and what actually counts as an import player. If a player has spent his whole career in Austria, he is considered an ö-class player. But if a player spends even one season in America, he counts as an import player or an A-class athlete.
The Salzburg Ducks didn’t pay attention to that rule and claimed that one of their players (the identity of which is undisclosed) was of class ö, instead of class a because of his experience in an American college.
This led to the revocation of the only win the Ducks had this season, which is quite embarrassing in my opinion. In the end, the Ducks are at the bottom of the league with zero wins.
DRAMA IN THE FINALE
Because of a probably similar, yet undisclosed rule breach by the Vienna Vikings, the finale didn’t count. The Vienna Vikings are now second to last on the final power rankings and the Danube Dragons are the national champions.
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