Is Canberra Pear still going on about the 20th team being Canberra? Give it a rest mate! We all know the 20th team will be the Woodville-West Torrens Eagles!
Ex-South Aussie Victorian. Been to Tasmania once in my whole life.
Just feel like being a foundation member is something special so will barrack for the Devils.
Ha! Manifest it all you want but it will never happen!
If Canberra legitimately becomes the 20th team or before WA3 or QLD3 I will buy a PAFC membership. But it'll NEVA happen!! Ha!
The more I look into it, the less convinced I am that Canberra will secure the AFL’s 20th license. The league has invested heavily in the GWS-Canberra partnership, and establishing a brand-new franchise in the ACT would seem like a step backward.
Instead, I believe the AFL will look to expand...
Yeesssssss !
Would love to see more love given to the state leagues, but I would love an eventual evolution into a legitmate AFL 2nd division (no pro-reg) with selected clubs from the state leagues joining permanently.
Keep the AFL at 20 clubs with Canberra joining in last - and then develop...
Oh no! Caught red-handed... 555
Jokes aside, I'm not against a ACT team as long as it's feasable. Same with a 3rd WA or QLD team or even a NZ team. .
I could see the league expanding to at least 24 teams in my lifetime.
Make North Melbourne the 3rd WA team and St Kilda the 3rd SA team.
Norwood and South Adelaide can merge. It would make the bid stronger. But only at the AFL level. They should still maintain a separate identity at SANFL level unless a reserves league is established.
For a third WA franchise, I suggest that instead of a geographical location, they simply call themselves, "The Quokkas" ala the Dolphins in the NRL.
This would be good as they would be able to draw in fans from all over the country without geographical ties, while still being the WA3 team and...
Norwood being the third SA team is just fantasy.
SA's southern region is severely underrepresented, and the South Adelaide Panthers can fill that void.
Unfortunately for the 20th team, it will never have the same level of popularity or love that the Tassie Devils have acquired in such a short time.
I think it's time to cap it at 19 - we've reached peak AFL.
Look, there is clearly one solid option for the 20th team. South Australia.
The Southern Panthers will be the ultimate footy club. Representing a vast, growing region, stretching from the South of Adelaide all the way to Mt Gambier and beyond.
We’ll even win a flag before Freo too.
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A Canberra team taking over the ACT and Southern NSW would win the code war and destroy the NRL's chances of becoming the no.1 footy in Australia. I support this initiative completely but don't tell Canberra Pear I said that :nomouth:
If Brisbane Tigers get the bid they should ditch the Firehawks crap and go in as something more ferocious.
Brisbane Jaguars - the closest thing to a Tiger.