Doggies day out in Wellington

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Doggies day out in Wellington

Authored by: Brett Northey
on Tuesday, February 18 2014 @ 08:33 pm ACDT

I really think NZ is now the key country for international expansion. If things go really well over the next 15 years we could see an AFL club based there. That changes everything in terms of the growth of the game and very significant money being poured into development, and the wider acceptance that the game is not just Australian.

So with that in mind it's been really disappointing to see the Wellington league almost collapse in recent years. But if I switch to a glass half full approach, this season just finished does offer some hope. 2 clubs finished the year, but for much of the season the league was back up to 4. Consider the positives with St Kilda playing matches in Wellington, the continuation/growth of the Hawks Cup, so many AFL games now live on free-to-air TV, the progress of the elite national teams (e.g. against the AFL-AIS) and any game development coming from St Kilda staff (I recall they were going to base several staff there - hoping to hear that commitment was backed up!). Put it together and I'd certainly hope that next season sees all 4 clubs have a full year and maybe we'll start to see a junior aspect to clubs in the next 2 years as well. It's just got to happen at this pivotal stage for the game there and thus everywhere.

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Brett Northey - Co-founder and Chief Editor of WFN

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