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Travel costs still a problem for Cup countries

Authored by: Michael Christiansen
on Friday, April 04 2008 @ 11:11 am ACDT

I am curious - given that my VAFA club has stuck it's hand up to 'host' an IC team - however, we have no idea who or when we will know who, let alone the 'scheduling' of that evening.

Obviously - firstly - need to know that it WILL go ahead, and secondly who we have - - as, the capacity to perhaps assist in someway fundraising at this end via working with an ethnic social/community group or the like - depending upon IC team.

What the whole event needs is a good level of certainty - and, the AFL, in the year of Aust Footy's 150th (which is bigger and broader than the AFL) - the AFL has to come to the party re. this event - - do it right - this time, because, if the AFL aren't willing to fund or co-fund the travel then why should a sponsor (it's too late now to be holding out for a major sponsor at any rate - - unless there's an announcement coming in the next week or 2....)

(I) doubt it!

Travel costs still a problem for Cup countries

Authored by: Brett Northey
on Friday, April 04 2008 @ 12:38 pm ACDT

Hi Mick. Great to hear that your club has volunteered - a shame you haven't heard back. I know all the planning is being sorted out now, but one would hope you'd hear back very soon. Obviously it's not our role but if you fire me an email with any details your club sent off I'll see if we can find anything out for you.

I agree it would seem to be getting very late for any kind of major sponsor. I'm not sure how hard one has been pursued, but as I've said before, with the extra amount of exposure the IC is already getting through the AFL website, various interviews with people like Kevin Sheedy, and the extra awareness of international footy this time (especially through news reports etc on South Africa), you would think a sponsor could get at least tens of thousands of dollars worth of advertising from the Cup. Easier said than done, but you'd hope it is being explored fully.

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