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AFL to launch "Sydney Celtics" to develop Irish talent?

Authored by: Brett Northey
on Tuesday, July 15 2008 @ 06:04 pm ACST

Reports are now suggesting that the AFL wouldn't seriously entertain the idea of Sydney Celtics, despite not ruling it out initially. I think the media went wild with that because normally the AFL quash things pretty quickly if there is no truth to it.

There's also a bit of a club backlash against the Gold Coast team. It seems with the economic downturn, the current clubs want to use the GC admission as leverage for better stadia deals etc. And they are just plain turning cold on the Western Sydney idea.

Again, there seems to be no comment from the clubs about where Tasmania could fit in amongst all that. If Tassie could get the AFL clubs genuinely pushing for them, then since the public and media already is, they should make it easily - all those factors would make it too hard for the Commission to ignore. Without the clubs it is a whole lot harder.

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Brett Northey - Co-founder and Chief Editor of WFN

AFL to launch "Sydney Celtics" to develop Irish talent?

Authored by: Troy Thompson
on Tuesday, July 15 2008 @ 09:58 pm ACST

Not entertaining the Celtic push but committed to GC and Western Sydney http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=597891

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Brett Northey - Co-founder and Chief Editor of WFN

AFL to launch "Sydney Celtics" to develop Irish talent?

Authored by: Troy Thompson
on Tuesday, July 15 2008 @ 10:08 pm ACST

Sean Og O'hAilpin has his say on the matter - http://www.irishexaminer.com/irishexaminer/pages/story.aspx-qqqg=sport-qqqm=sport-qqqa=sport-qqqid=67378-qqqx=1.asp

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Brett Northey - Co-founder and Chief Editor of WFN

AFL to launch "Sydney Celtics" to develop Irish talent?

Authored by: Brett Northey
on Tuesday, July 15 2008 @ 10:54 pm ACST

Worth quoting some of that article:

"They probably do deserve a team, we shouldn't dismiss the contribution that Tasmania has made to our game," Demetriou said.

"But the commission has made a decision that the 17th licence will be awarded to the Gold Coast and the 18th licence will be awarded to western Sydney.

"It's not a competition for the 18th licence and as we've repeated to the Tasmanian Government, we welcome their submission.

"They are absolutely entitled to put forward a proposal, but the commission has already decided where the 17th and 18th teams are going."

Hence my queries - what are Tassie aiming for. I wonder if it's possible for the Commission to change its mind on West Sydney? It still looks like Tassie's best chance is to be next after the GC and WS.

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Brett Northey - Co-founder and Chief Editor of WFN

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Brett Northey - Co-founder and Chief Editor of WFN

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