Which Victorian AFL teams should go so that more teams from rest of Australia can be in the competition?
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I would think that the kangaroos moving up to queensland to form the northern kangaroos seems like a logical move financially for the club and the comp. There isn't a big enough fan base to move a club to Tassie so i think the hawks and saints will stay. The only other option is a second team in Sydney or a team in Canberra...I think that the canberra option may be passed its used by date (especially if the kangas move to qld) but sydney will probably get another team in the next 10 years or so...How does the Sydney Saints roll off the tongue?
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I'm an Adelaide Supporter so I wanna say no, but Adelaide's the only team to have beaten them so far. If they win the championship they'll represent, but I'd prefer it if Muscat didn't wear the armband....\n\nJust taking back what I said previously expect the part about Adelaide and Muscat because I read an article explaining the cut of date situation.\n\nrizwano.... thats not what the questions referring to. Sydney and Adelaide will represent Australia in the Asian Champions League in 2007 because they were the Champions and Minor Premiorship winners respectively after the 2005/2006 season. If Melbourne win this season they will represent Australia in 2008. The cut off date means Melbourne cannot qualify for next years ACL.
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2 teams\nAustralia or Japan
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The next one is already in South Africa.  \n\nAustralia moves to Asia for qualifiying for the next round so they will be considered and Asian country from that point forward and Japan&#92;Korea had the last one.\n\nSo my guess is 2014 goes to South America if there is a reasonable bid.  After that it will either go to North&#92;Central America or possibly back to Europe.\n\nMy guess is the earliest it would go back to asia would be 2022 and the winter/summer issues mentioned in someone elses post may be an issue for Australia thogh given the mean average high in Sydney in June is 16.9 C(62 F) it could work out as playable.\n\n\nThe other issue with Australia is a you can't get there from anywhere issue.  There are not many close neighbors and none that are football crazy so besides the few willing to make the journey from other continets most of the fans would have to be from Australia itself.  The European cups are always the easiest to fill the stands of because everyone in Europe can get there by either car or train.  Thus much easier to fill up the stadiums.  Other Asian countries that are closer to europe have this same advantage.\n\nIn any case I would think it would be some time out before it was played there if ever.
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Tony Lockett (Syd/Stk), Doug Wade (Kang/Geel), Saverio Rocca (Coll/Kang), Wayne Carey (Kang/Adl) - the list could go on and on\n\nIn fact these four players have kicked more than 10 goals for 4 AFL clubs:\n\nRichard Osborne - Fitz/WB/Coll/SYD\nCraig Davis - Coll/Carl/Kang/Syd\nSimon Minton Connell - Carl/Syd/Haw/WB\nPhil Carman - Coll/Melb/Ess/Kang
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no sydney is not able to sustain 2 afl teams that is why the roos have taken to canberra as it is half way and as canberra is a big afl place it can suit the needs of canberrites and the travelling sydnetites..\n\ngo the swannies
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Choose the right teams
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id go with new zealand to be honest. im usually rooting for the smaller teams, but new zealand are amazing again this year
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Brazil is a given.  The second spot will come down to the Australia-Croatia match (I don't think Japan have the quality to advance).  I'd love to see the Aussies do it, but the Croats have more talent and the match is in Europe.
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Who is deciding that??? Also you have missed Torino.\nAnyway, Juventus should be the one.
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yes i think so because the European teams aren't very good this year expat England and maybe Italy .....Argentina might do something too
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AFL is the Arena Football League people. Why would Utah have a "Australian Football League" team??? The AFL is for real, and Arena Football is getting more popular although not all leagues use the rules though. For example we have a local Indoor(Arena) football league and they allow punting. Although I think you can only get three points for a field goal. Anyway I don't know about the AFL but I know the local league is exciting to actually go watch. The AFL games do get broadcast on NBC I think it is. I don't know really as I don't watch them.
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your last answer was about the sharks & warriors,neither have a hope in hell,as do the rabbitoes,raiders,eagles,storm,tigers,eels,broncos,roosters.maybe the dogs,nights,panthers,dragons,or cowboys.it will be one of these 5
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id like to see our derby grand final...eagles vs dockers.\nsadly it will be over east..\ni dont think roos or geelong will be in it....\nare u a saint fan?\nGO FREMANTLE!!!!!!
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Barcelona or Chelsea I think, but there are good teams like lyon,arsenal,juventus or real madrid
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hmmmm tough one.\n\n1) We need to play at least practice matches at the start of the season to help the clubs trial new recruits and experiment with players etc., so you might as well make the games organised and for a prize (a decent one, with plenty of prize money).\n\n2) A longer season has some merit cos all the clubs currently don't play each other home and away. But any practice games or even intra-club games on top of this makes the season far too long for a contact sport like AFL.\n\nIt's beyond me as to why it is not possible to offer heaps more prize money for the pre season cup. The AFL signs a deal for $700+ million for the TV rights off the back of the $400+ million current channel 9 deal, and they can't come up with $20 million for a decent cup that the clubs would take seriously?\nEven Kevin Sheedy would pick decent players to try and win that kind of dough! :)
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There are already too many bottom feeders (I know I'm from Detroit!!) to expand to more cities although a couple more to make each conference have the same amount of teams would be the best situation.\n\nWith Canada having the CFL and Toronto already having a good football team, it is HIGHLY unlikely that there would be an expansion to compete with the CFL. (An interesting alternative to that would be to combine the CFL and the NFL... Hmmm would it work??)