Has anybody on here who lives in Perth thinks that will the Eagles have to put a cap on their membership eventually. The Dockers are in a totally different scenario at this time and will continue to grow steadily.A demerger of Brisbane Lions, allowing Fitzroy to return to the AFL and Victoria, makes as much sense as a third Perth team. You can use all the same arguments.
- great stadium(s)
- growing population. Base them in an expanding area
- Some games are sold out (could be up to a dozen in Melbourne this season) so there must be fans missing out, who would potentially support the new club
- 16/17 local derbies v other Vic clubs
- they would average 20k (up to 50k v Big 4, 10k v GWS/GC/Port/Freo)
And , just like WA3, it makes no sense because it does not grow the game, and because no one is calling for it. The only people who would profit from having extra derbies in WA are the WAFL, and they have zero interest in another team.