I'm not arguing for an NT team at all, only saying I can see the reason why the NT government would push for one.
Tassie is clearly the 19th team. I can't see the AFL wanting to fracture the NSW market any time soon, but it certainly is the right population for it in another 15-20 years. WA does make sense, but in reality it would just be a third team in Perth region, which wouldn't grow the game at all.
The situation in WA is demand exceeds supply & a 3rd team wont resolve that.