20th AFL Team - Expansion

[Beaussie]

I like the idea of a northern Australia club based out of the NT and playing games in Darwin, Alice Springs and North Queensland.

But what about Canberra? This multi sports stadium proposal looks nice.

[azif]

there will be no multi purpose stadium in Canberra
the ridiculous idea is being shredded by locals

Barr said the ACT can't afford to build a rectangular stadium .. not enough money , been saying this for 20 years

any suggestion that the ACT could now find ... 50% more .. money to build an inferior shit multi purpose stadium that pleases no one is beyond ridiculous
Barr is a twat , a fumbelball fan & he is on the way out with Canberrans having enough of him & his hypocrisy

a 30K seat indoor stadium for the 3 rectangular sports is the plan
& the only plan

[azif]

plus the NRL & the Raiders have previously rejected the idea ..... emphatically

https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/ ... h-the-afl/

Albo & Vlandys are good mates
the NRL will get what it wants

[Fred]

Recent talk is maybe they lose a team - Ala north Melbourne ?

[Quolls2019]

Recent talk is maybe they lose a team - Ala north Melbourne ?

Will absolutely not happen…complete crap reporting..other directors will not vote for it…because they may be next.
And it makes no money for the AFL…will not happen.
20th side, then 21, then 22 and then they will stop.

[Fred]

Need more players - WA not producing any next year they think - and whilst there are many players eniinating from QLD for no players to be coming from a heartland state is a concern.

[leeroy*NRL*]

Canberra team 20
Stadium Upgrades would happen with Cricket also joining in
( as there was good interest for 9th Big Bash side)

stadium of 20-22k

date unkown

[Terry]

AFL is maxed out for 'expansion'. They have nowhere else to go. They dominate Victoria, the desert states and little Tassy. They tried NZ and laughably China. Both joints punted 'em lololololol!!! Fumbling will not and can not get any bigger anywhere. No one outside the captured states wants the mess.

Rugby League on the other hand have multiple real expansion options. PNG - Albo wants to put a team there and help finance them for 'strategic' reasons lololoolol!!!!!

Another NZ team is also calling. The game is flying over there. Another team will be real expansion. NZ has been dominated by Union forever but RL is catching up. A team in Christchurch would be the way to go.

Plus the pacific islands are converting to the greatest game of all. And apparently Peter The Great is contemplating buying the pommie Super League and running it. How good would that be. The Great Man running both comps. If only The Big Dill had these options.

And my prediction for fumblings next team? Send the Ginats to Canberra. No one would notice the difference in western Sydney. Then put a team in Nauru. Apparently AFL is their national sport. All 12k of 'em lolololol.
They'd get better crowds than the Ginats I'd say.