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International clubs in AFL by 2032?

Authored by: Brett Northey
on Monday, July 04 2011 @ 05:43 pm ACST

Every area is free to advocate for themself. On a personal level I will always advocate for my hometown of Adelaide (but if Port can't make a go of Adelaide Oval then maybe their time is up, but I suspect they'll do okay). Beyond that, I judge every case on its merits. Football heritage is just one part of those merits. On that basis I think Tasmania ranks highly in terms of next cab off the rank, so combined with a reasonable sized population and strong public advocacy I think they deserve a chance next. I don't rank Canberra as highly in the heritage stakes - sure they have footy going well back, but not as far as Tassie, and far more mixed allegiance to other sports, nor do they produce anywhere near the number of AFL players Tassie do.

To be honest Rory, you're the only person I can recall consistently calling for Canberra to have its own AFL side. The public campaign for Canberra, if there is one, is miniscule compared with Tassie. Perhaps you need to look in your own backyard rather than trying to block others. Is there a Canberra campaign? Maybe you start one otherwise it will never happen.

As for the "Nation's Capital" argument, I'm afraid you might see that as a bigger plus than most people. For many, Canberra is a place where the politicians do their arguing before returning to their electorates, other than that it's just one of the many nice cities across Australia.

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Brett Northey - Co-founder and Chief Editor of WFN

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