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Both of our teams are in the top 4 as far as memberships go. Its clear that we are fast becoming the home of the AFL with a massive amount of support for the game.

Instead of relocating a team to the middle of nowhere, its time to add a third team into W.A and further take the Melbourne-centric views out of the game.

Thoughts?
 

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F-U said:
Both of our teams are in the top 4 as far as memberships go. Its clear that we are fast becoming the home of the AFL with a massive amount of support for the game.

Instead of relocating a team to the middle of nowhere, its time to add a third team into W.A and further take the Melbourne-centric views out of the game.

Thoughts?
All Victorian teams membership> All WA teams membership
 
F-U said:
Both of our teams are in the top 4 as far as memberships go. Its clear that we are fast becoming the home of the AFL with a massive amount of support for the game.

Instead of relocating a team to the middle of nowhere, its time to add a third team into W.A and further take the Melbourne-centric views out of the game.

Thoughts?
Adelaide + Port > West Coast + Freo by about 6000 members.

http://afl.com.au/default.asp?pg=news&spg=display&articleid=282483

Adelaide have been #1 for memberships every single year for 16 years straight.
 
It wouldn't work. Freo had a ready made supporter base, with the north vs south of the river rivalry. But even so, the number of Freo supporters is much less than those that support West Coast.

To put a third team in would be suicide as you would not have a distinct region or supporter base to tie them onto.
 

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Actually, I think he's got a point. Perth is growing rapidly, so it makes sense for the AFL to focus on it as a growth area, much the same as the gold coast. I certainly wouldn't anticipate a 3rd team in the near future, but the AFL's ten year plan should certainly have room for it. But the facilities in Perth would need to improve first, preferably building a new ground.
 
ok.crows said:
Adelaide + Port > West Coast + Freo by about 6000 members.

http://afl.com.au/default.asp?pg=news&spg=display&articleid=282483

Adelaide have been #1 for memberships every single year for 16 years straight.
Adelaide is a powerful club, Port is not

Both West Coast and Fremantle are powerful and are based in one of the fastet growing regions in the country.

I've been on this bandwagon for a while.
 
eirinn said:
Actually, I think he's got a point. Perth is growing rapidly, so it makes sense for the AFL to focus on it as a growth area, much the same as the gold coast. I certainly wouldn't anticipate a 3rd team in the near future, but the AFL's ten year plan should certainly have room for it. But the facilities in Perth would need to improve first, preferably building a new ground.


Ok, why not give Adelaide another team as well? Dont forget Hobart, Darwin, Cairns, Gold Coast, Alice Springs as well. Imagine the Darwin vs Alice Springs match? Huge rivalry between those two towns i just might add.

Maybe we can have 6 divisions like they have in English Football,
 
Bingo ;)

The new stadium is going nowhere, it has been on the cards since 2004 and still nothing has happened.

The government will give us our stadium if they choose what goes on there.

If it's a redeveloped Subi (crap idea) it will take about until 2015 to finish if they start in the next 3 years.

If they build a new stadium at Cockburn (which has killer parking and easy to get to - right next to the Perth-Mandurah train line), it'll take until about 2010 if they start NOW.
 

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eirinn said:
Actually, I think he's got a point. Perth is growing rapidly, so it makes sense for the AFL to focus on it as a growth area, much the same as the gold coast. I certainly wouldn't anticipate a 3rd team in the near future, but the AFL's ten year plan should certainly have room for it. But the facilities in Perth would need to improve first, preferably building a new ground.


Don't hold your breath eirinn, we have a proud tradition in the West for building B grade white elephant venues, we don't even have a decent venue to see live acts. Tight assed government over here.:thumbsdown:
 
matera_goal said:
Bingo ;)

The new stadium is going nowhere, it has been on the cards since 2004 and still nothing has happened.

The government will give us our stadium if they choose what goes on there.

If it's a redeveloped Subi (crap idea) it will take about until 2015 to finish if they start in the next 3 years.

If they build a new stadium at Cockburn (which has killer parking and easy to get to - right next to the Perth-Mandurah train line), it'll take until about 2010 if they start NOW.



hahahaha Cockburn
build a stadium there
how good would that be!!!

where ya been today?
just been to Cockburn

reminds me of a Micallef skit from the Micallef Pogram a few years back
 
Polly said:
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Don't hold your breath eirinn, we have a proud tradition in the West for building B grade white elephant venues, we don't even have a decent venue to see live acts. Tight assed government over here.:thumbsdown:
You know, this is the first time in my life I have ever agreed with a Freo supporter on Bigfooty :eek:.

Probably because the only ones I'm on the same thread as are Pav for AA or Ripper :p

Our government sucks :thumbsdown:
 
Hes got a point, with the massive resource boom only starting and W.A with the largest growth rate with many people moving over here to get work and take advantage of the big boom in the W.A economy I think we probably could accomodate a third team. I wouldnt want it though. Freo is bad enough

W.A really is the most logical place to put a third team though it must be said.
 
Hawkk said:
Adelaide is a powerful club, Port is not

Both West Coast and Fremantle are powerful
From the link I gave you:

Freo = 35,666 members,
Port = 35,648 members.

So I can see where those 18 extra members really take Freo over the "powerful club" criteria compared with Port!

{Damn where is that sarcasm button?}
 

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