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Long list of possible attendees for next Cup

Authored by: Aaron Richard
on Thursday, April 01 2010 @ 03:22 pm ACDT

Hi smusic - good to see a new voice on here beyond the usual suspects.

We've got two separate issues here. The first is the $$$, which has been discussed a lot over the years. Obviously, some of the sides had more AFL cash put into getting them to Melbourne than others, and this has created plenty of debate.

The second is the idea of the World 18. I reckon there's a good chance it will happen, but not for a few years yet. The World 18 at this year's underage championships is the first step towards this. But for it to happen at a senior level, and to be taken seriously by the Australian media, you'd have to have at least two dozen, probably thirty or forty eligible players in the AFL. At the moment, you've got a few Irishmen on senior lists, then rookie-listed players from Canada, the US, and South Africa.

Regarding your side note about International Rules, I agree that it has a limited shelf life, but it'll be there as long as the AFL don't have any other way for the All-Australian team to play matches, and it's going to be a long time before you could put a competitive World 18 on the pitch who could take it to the Aussies.

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