The arrogance of the AFL will be their downfall. Most of these guys in AFL had never heard of Karmichael Hunt when the story broke, they have no real idea of what makes Sydney Sydney.
This is good for NRL and for Sydney. The AFL will spew heaps of cash into schools, grounds and kids, they'll train at Blacktown and play at Homebush (two completely different areas of Sydney) and then when the kids grow up all multi skilled, they'll remember AFL like they remember skateboarding and follow the game that couldn't be killed... our big game, Rugby League.
This is spot on, when I was a kid the Sydney Kings came to my school and gave out backpacks and mini basketballs etc. It was fantastic but guess what?? It didn't ever make me go to a game. And why?? Well I supported the game my Dad did, and my Dad's Dad.
Moral of the story, 100 years of culture doesn't get erased with a few free footballs and stickers.