Possible delay in GC17
Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 9:29 pmhttp://afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=69868
Their 2011 entry was not ratified at today's meeting of the AFL Commission, as was planed. A final decision has been deferred until the December meeting.
Based on Mike Fitzpatrick's comments, it seems the global financial crisis may cause GC17's entry to be delayed. With major sponsors potentially quitting the some of the existing 16 clubs I reckon there's been a re-think on the AFL's budget.
If it was delayed how would all the clubs feel after they treated this year's draft differently from normal and culled all those 24-28 year olds so they could stock up on draft picks?
If nothing else, I think we can assume that the West Sydney expansion will be delayed beyond the dates they originally set.
Their 2011 entry was not ratified at today's meeting of the AFL Commission, as was planed. A final decision has been deferred until the December meeting.
Based on Mike Fitzpatrick's comments, it seems the global financial crisis may cause GC17's entry to be delayed. With major sponsors potentially quitting the some of the existing 16 clubs I reckon there's been a re-think on the AFL's budget.
If it was delayed how would all the clubs feel after they treated this year's draft differently from normal and culled all those 24-28 year olds so they could stock up on draft picks?
If nothing else, I think we can assume that the West Sydney expansion will be delayed beyond the dates they originally set.