Ok, but are they making any money?
Or will they drain cash from AFC?
At this time they are cost neutral, nil cost to the AFC. But they technically are in the infancy since the MBL pull out 2016, this is the first year they have expanded with strong international teams. with Winterball Korea basing a team in Australia to play and showing Games in Korea.
They are running with 2 x 4 team conference, 160 games plus playoffs.
Southwest Division = Adelaide Bite, Winterball Korea, Melbourne Aces, Perth Heat.
Northeast Division = Brisbane Bandits, Sydney Blue Sox, New Zealand, Canberra Calvery.
Cost wise I believe the travel and expense are structured similarly to the AFL, nil cost to the Clubs. Not too sure about Player payments.
The bite does come with a solid group of Sponsors. and has a reasonable following in SA.
Then there is the expertise AFC will bring to enlarge the Bites exposure and bring in More Sponsors. cost sharing over several areas could also be on the cards.
The name on the Korea team is a hint to an interesting market they have the potential to tap into.