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The Engineers Room said:Swans get crowds at the games though. They are growing all the time and the papers, radio and TV are boosting them and investing heavily.
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The Engineers Room said:Swans get crowds at the games though. They are growing all the time and the papers, radio and TV are boosting them and investing heavily.
Wonder how Blacktown Council, and more importantly the Blacktown community, feels about their AFL-friendship now....
According to http://www.realfooty.com.au/news/ne...-western-sydney/2008/04/13/1208024992661.html AFL/Demetriou already has "the more affluent areas of the north-western suburbs firmly in his sights" and "Demetriou also revealed the AFL was not only targeting the west of Sydney but also the north-west, with the new name to reflect that."
While many of the north-western suburbs are in Blacktown Council's area, many aren't....and clearly the name "Blacktown whatevers FC" won't be appearing across the nation every week in the AFL match reports....which must be disappointing news to the Council given getting Blacktown's name up in lights was the very reason for getting involved with the AFL in the first place...and seemingly the people of Blacktown itself aren't as appealing to the AFL as the more affluent suburbs.
Ron Moore is not really a male.
How the f**k can you be converted from rugby league to AFL by your wife?
I'll bet she's 6 foot 5 and he's jockey size.
Beware of people on council's with name of Ron.
From what I remember the club will have a training base in Blacktown. I imagine that the name will reflect the community they are based in and as a result be called Blacktown something.
The Melbourne Storm represent rugby league in Victoria, I live in Bendigo and hate the Melbournian attitude but still follow the Storm . I imagine the same principal applies here. They will be based in Blacktown, called Blacktown or West something and represent the regions of Western Sydney - North West, West West and South West.
Anyway to make assertions now based on the things that journalists are saying is a waste of time. They all have ideological self interests involved and nothing is certain until the AFL makes a proper statement.
It is not really what the journos saying. Jacqualine Magnay is just reporting what Andrew Demetriou said on the Offsiders program yesterday. I think the AFL is making it up as they go along. Im sure the story will change again in the near future. Blacktown Olympic Park is in between Doonside and Rooty Hill, which about 6km from the centre of Blacktown. I drove past the site the other day and they clearing the scrub next to the creek where the ground is going to be built. It looks like it will be a haven for mozzies.
The AFL are not stupid, their administration is light years ahead of the NRL..the NRL are still trying to kill off Sydney based NRL clubs..it is only logical that a competing sport plays off that idiot attitude and start to make a play for the area.
Young kids who may have played league in the past are getting to their formative years and risk being crippled by kids their age but who weigh 30 -40 kilos more than them..parents want their kids to play sport but not get masscared doing it.
Auskick is logical and a growing alternative to junior league..its numbers are increasing, but more importantly it is being aequately funded by the AFL, something the NRL is utterly failing at.
Criticise the AFL and Councils for doing business with them, but svae your real ire for those vegies running the NRL, they are the true morons but are not held to account!
Why have AFL teams on the GC & in West Sydney?
I reckon there'd be more support for AFL in Tas than in Qld... Shouldn't they reward a people who actually want a team?