World Footy News

Today's The Australian newspaper reported that the AFL's Western Bulldogs are pushing hard to take matches for premiership points to New Zealand's capital city Wellington. The deal would see the Bulldogs play two home matches at Wellington's Basin Reserve, possibly as early as next year.

The Dogs currently sell two home games interstate, one to Darwin and the other to Canberra. The idea is to take those games to the New Zealand capital and attempt to build some sort of regular sporting and cultural event for the city around the idea of premiership points being fought over on foreign soil.

Bulldogs' chief executive Campbell Rose outlined the proposal in a direct letter to NZ prime minister John Key, with endorsement from the AFL.

The full story can be read at Bulldogs push for games in New Zealand.