InformedOpinion
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Last I went to a game in Sydney there were just 19,000 of us (5000 of which wore blue and white) for a final. A fair way to go until the current Sydney team is viable, much less a new one I would've thought.
On the other side of the country in Perth you can't actually go to a game of footy without having to buy a season ticket in November.
The rationale of the AFL in selecting where their new teams are going to be seems to be entirely based on fantasy rather than fact.
5000 hahahahahahahahahahahaha
YOUR SO-CALLED NUMBER ONE SUPPORTER WHO WAS IN SYDNEY AT THE TIME - PONTING - COULDN'T EVEN BE BOTHERED TO GO AND SEE HIS OWN TEAM!!!!!!!!!!
Why selectively use an abboration created by a perfect storm against the logical next step for Australian football?
Pissing down all week, cold, poor drawing and low-profile opposition, high ticket prices, game played out of Swans' hearland...
We desperately need another team in Sydney to grow our game and provide a product that is relevant to Western Sydney. My team, the Swans, are the 'silvertails' from the east/lower north shore. We need a product (team) that is relavant to the West to grow our game and ensure we are still relevant in 20-50 years.