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National Press Club push on international vision

Authored by: Brett Northey
on Thursday, August 20 2015 @ 11:22 pm ACST

Quotes have been added now.

Rory, this is neither here nor there, but it bemuses me to remember that you used to roll out James Hird as one of the great ACT exports to the AFL. His playing reputation is of course undiminished, but there's some damage now isn't there.

But as to Canberra and its own club, we've debated this many times before and never bridge the divide. But the crowds that show up are not even close to justifying a club are they? And don't cite GWS because that's a huge catchment that can be grown quickly over time.

Alas I don't see Canberra as on the cards in the next 20 years, but it was disheartening to see such an emphatic opinion that Tassie can't support a club economically. I thought the position may be softening. I suspect the AFL still think North Melbourne should become the only club hosting matches in Tasmania and they might want to span Victoria and Tasmania, maybe playing most of its home games in Tassie in the long term. But of course the mega media deal might mean it's unnecessary for North to shift from their current arrangement.

On the other hand all the reasons cited why Auckland is exciting were exactly as we've been proclaiming for some time. We've been trying to get more details on a viable oval in Auckland... Gillon's comments demonstrate it's more than rumour. Any NZ readers have specifics?
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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

National Press Club push on international vision

Authored by: Harley Vague
on Friday, August 21 2015 @ 12:20 pm ACST

It was good to hear Nick Riewoldt say that he thought AFL players were currently paid enough. If the cost spiral can be maintained and with the desire to put football on a sound footing this new deal could lead to an even more exciting future. Let's not forget that it was the expansion clubs that partly underwrote their own creation with their part in media deals. Football is now played and viewed every week in NSW and Qld. Football is also reviving in Canberra with talk of stadium improvements. The NZ expansion model is similar to that of the domestic model in that the aim is to become self-funding. IMO the only reason Tasmania does not have a dedicated AFL team is that the Hawks were too successful. Now we have to wait for NM to make the transition. Currently there are a good number of AFL games played in Tasmania under special arrangements. Regardless of the desire for expansion the AFL has passed the optimum number of teams at least psychologically. Relocation and/or split representation is probably the way of the future.

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Brett Northey - Co-founder and Chief Editor of WFN

National Press Club push on international vision

Authored by: GarethB
on Saturday, August 22 2015 @ 08:12 pm ACST

The Auckland stadiums debate has been a shambles. Last I heard, the council up there had called a breather, with the regional facilities outfit to think again on its plan to reassign sports to different stadiums, then report back next year.
I guess the stadium referred to by McLachlan is Western Springs. At the moment it's a rugby field surrounded by a speedway track, with room outside that, too. The plan was to turn it into a good-sized boutique test cricket oval: a 15,000 seater, with light towers and a mix of seats and grass embankments, from memory.
But that was part of the old stadiums plan that was taking shots from almost everyone. Cricket didn't seem to want to shift totally from Eden Park No 2, for one. Maybe a local (I'm not from Auckland) has heard a few whispers about progress.

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Brett Northey - Co-founder and Chief Editor of WFN

National Press Club push on international vision

Authored by: Brett Northey
on Sunday, August 23 2015 @ 10:48 pm ACST

Thanks Gareth. Yeah keen to hear from anyone else too. It's actually when there is a shambles that maybe the AFL can make an impact, if it wants to and is prepared to make a serious investment. With sports or governing bodies undecided or bickering, a small bit of extra weight from a 3rd party can sway an outcome. 15,000 sounds a bit small, would hope for 20,000 and room to expand.---
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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