20th AFL Team

[threenewpadlocks]

It's the whole point - you're wanting regular attendees.

Says who?

So if you are are a regular Melbourne footy fan and you want to see some footy action are you more likely to drive to Ballarat, Bendigo, Albury Wodonga or are you going to catch a plane to Busselton, hire a car and drive the 100km round trip to Bunbury ?

Sure. Doesn't pay North Melbourne's bills though if those places are offering less cash to North.

What you're saying is great for the region, great for the government but only minimally beneficial to an AFL club.

Except for the benefit of the cold hard cash going to North. That's of a benefit. Clearly North don't think it's minimal.

People go to the G.C. and what are the Suns crowds and what proportion of that from tourists?
People go to the G.C. presumeably because it's warm and sunny.

Cool. So you agree you can base a team in GC permanently because there's always going to be an element of consistency of away attendances for all home games contributing to crowds and financial stability. Nobody's suggesting a SW full time team (yet).

Have you been to the S.W. in winter ?

Probably the reason that they're buying a game in the first place is that they want to spread out the tourism more evenly throughout the year rather than just in summer. That is also of a benefit to the SW other than just additional tourism numbers.

 

[RedV3x]

Says who?

if you cannot work out the benefit of regular attendees then your hopeless.

Sure. Doesn't pay North Melbourne's bills though if those places are offering less cash to North.

Sounds like you're saying that N.M. are strapped for cash
I'm saying investigate some long term to permanent options.
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Except for the benefit of the cold hard cash going to North. That's of a benefit. Clearly North don't think it's minimal.

I'm saying investigate some long term to permanent options.

Cool. So you agree you can base a team in GC permanently because there's always going to be an element of consistency of away attendances for all home games contributing to crowds and financial stability.

Yes, but the degree is small.

Nobody's suggesting a SW full time team (yet).

then why did you waste all that posting on the attractiveness of the S.W.?

Probably the reason that they're buying a game in the first place is that they want to spread out the tourism more evenly throughout the year rather than just in summer.

Maybe a good point. So we're banking on the ignorance of eastern Staters !

That is also of a benefit to the SW other than just additional tourism numbers.

Again NOT AFL club related but yes, an excellent deal for N.M. take it
BUT don't let that stop investigation of some long term to permanent options.
Do understand the difference ?

 

[Coolangatta]

Honestly I think North will continue to struggle if they can’t turn their on field performances around. If they want to grow their base in Melbourne, then they need to be successful.

It’s no coincidence that the biggest VIC clubs have been the most successful. I know Carlton and Essendon haven’t been for decades, but they do have a history of success that North can only dream of.

And it’s going to be hard for them. They’re competing for success against 9 other teams from the same state plus 8 soon to be 9 other interstate teams.

If they fail under Clarkson and cannot get themselves into the 8 or deep into September by the time Tassie roll around then I’d be seriously looking at a Canberra relocation.

It’d be good for the club and it leaves the door open for a 3rd Perth side to come in as the 20th club but they’re probably going to fight for dear life to stay in Melbourne. Good luck is all I can say, they’ll need it.