Would Hawks be in with the 6 or the 12 without pokies?
Absolutely not.
The self-proclaimed 'family club' get the most benefit (i.e. cause the most community and family harm) financially from the pokies.
Compared to North who exited pokies in 2008 and are financially struggling.
So it is a bit rich for Kennett to get on his high horse about the AFL supporting clubs without acknowledging that the Hawks got just under $25m from Pokies last financial year.
I wonder how many of the 6 financially viable clubs would survive without pokies (not sure who the 6 are - Hawks, Richmond, WC, Adelaide?, Collingwood, Essendon?)
If those are the right names, then only Collingwood out of the Victorian clubs is financially viable without pokies.